Saint Peters Catholic Voluntary Academy
Mill Lane, Earl Shilton, LE9 7AW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- ST THOMAS AQUINAS CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Siobhan Minford
- Diocese
- Diocese of Nottingham
- Constituency
- Hinckley and Bosworth
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 196
- URN
- 146133
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01455843840
About this school
Saint Peters Catholic Voluntary Academy is a Roman Catholic primary academy in Leicestershire. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 196 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 9 February 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 32 | 32 | 31 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 59% | 63% | 65% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 9% | 6% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 88% | 84% | 81% |
| Expected standard in maths | 81% | 81% | 81% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 75% | 75% | 71% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 108.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.70 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Saint Peters Catholic Voluntary Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Leicestershire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 59% | 60.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 63% | 60.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 65% | 61.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 205 |
| 2023/24 | 201 |
| 2024/25 | 202 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Saint Peters Catholic Voluntary Academy compares
Saint Peters Catholic Voluntary Academy ranked 92nd of 211 primary schools in Leicestershire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 53% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 65% | 4.4% | 14.9% | 196 | — |
| St Simon and St Jude CofE Primary School | 30% | 7% | 43% | 140 | 0.3 miles |
| Townlands Church of England Primary School | 65% | 3.8% | 15.2% | 275 | 0.6 miles |
| Newlands Community Primary School | 43% | 6.1% | 29.7% | 270 | 1.2 miles |
| Barwell Infant School | — | 4.3% | 19% | 150 | 1.9 miles |
| Thurlaston Church of England Primary School | 64% | 4.2% | 5.8% | 78 | 2.0 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 14.85%
- English as an additional language
- 15.3%
- Overall absence
- 4.42%
- Persistent absence
- 9.14%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Simon and St Jude CofE Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
Townlands Church of England Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
Newlands Community Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Leicester
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Barwell Infant School1.9 miles
Primary · Leicester
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Thurlaston Church of England Primary School2.0 miles
Primary · Leicester
Common questions
- What year groups does Saint Peters Catholic Voluntary Academy teach?
- Saint Peters Catholic Voluntary Academy teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Leicestershire.
- Who is the headteacher of Saint Peters Catholic Voluntary Academy?
- The headteacher of Saint Peters Catholic Voluntary Academy is Mrs Siobhan Minford, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Saint Peters Catholic Voluntary Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Saint Peters Catholic Voluntary Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Saint Peters Catholic Voluntary Academy?
- Saint Peters Catholic Voluntary Academy has 196 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Saint Peters Catholic Voluntary Academy full?
- Saint Peters Catholic Voluntary Academy has capacity for 210 pupils and 196 on roll (93%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Saint Peters Catholic Voluntary Academy a faith school?
- Yes. Saint Peters Catholic Voluntary Academy is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Nottingham.
- Does Saint Peters Catholic Voluntary Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Saint Peters Catholic Voluntary Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Saint Peters Catholic Voluntary Academy?
- Saint Peters Catholic Voluntary Academy is part of ST THOMAS AQUINAS CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Saint Peters Catholic Voluntary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 59% in 2022/23 and 65% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Saint Peters Catholic Voluntary Academy rank locally?
- Saint Peters Catholic Voluntary Academy ranked 92nd of 211 primary schools in Leicestershire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 53% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Saint Peters Catholic Voluntary Academy's absence rate?
- Saint Peters Catholic Voluntary Academy's overall absence rate is 4.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Saint Peters Catholic Voluntary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Saint Peters Catholic Voluntary Academy's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 10 July 2026.