Our Lady and St Peter Catholic Primary School A Catholic Voluntary Academy
George Street, Bridlington, YO15 3PS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- ST CUTHBERT'S ROMAN CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
- Coheadteachers
- Mrs R McEvoy
- Diocese
- Diocese of Middlesbrough
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- St Cuthbert's Roman Catholic Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Bridlington and The Wolds
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 216
- Pupils on roll
- 197
- URN
- 147210
- Local authority
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01262670138
About this school
Our Lady and St Peter Catholic Primary School A Catholic Voluntary Academy is a Roman Catholic primary academy in Bridlington. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 197 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Our Lady and St Peter Catholic Primary School A Catholic Voluntary Academy, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 33 | 28 | 23 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 58% | 57% | 35% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 12% | 7% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 82% | 79% | 87% |
| Expected standard in maths | 67% | 75% | 61% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 58% | 71% | 78% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 104.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.00 | - | - |
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 Our Lady and St Peter Catholic Primary School A 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 | East Riding of Yorkshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 58% | 57.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 57% | 58.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 35% | 57.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 204 |
| 2023/24 | 192 |
| 2024/25 | 199 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Our Lady and St Peter Catholic Primary School A Catholic Voluntary Academy compares
Our Lady and St Peter Catholic Primary School A Catholic Voluntary Academy ranked 100th of 106 primary schools in East Riding of Yorkshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 9% 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 | 35% | 4.4% | 29.3% | 197 | — |
| Hilderthorpe Primary School | 57% | 7.1% | 52.4% | 322 | 0.2 miles |
| Quay Academy | 76% | 6.5% | 56.1% | 295 | 0.6 miles |
| Bay Primary School | — | — | — | 397 | 1.1 miles |
| Burlington Junior School | 49% | 6.5% | 51.7% | 282 | 1.2 miles |
| Burlington Infant School | — | 6.3% | 34.9% | 118 | 1.2 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)
- 29.26%
- English as an additional language
- 13.1%
- Overall absence
- 4.41%
- Persistent absence
- 5.88%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hilderthorpe Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Bridlington
-
Quay Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Bridlington
-
Bay Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Bridlington
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Burlington Junior School1.2 miles
Primary · Bridlington
-
Burlington Infant School1.2 miles
Primary · Bridlington
Other schools in Bridlington
Our Lady and St Peter Catholic Primary School A Catholic Voluntary Academy ranks 8th of the 8 ranked primary schools in Bridlington.
- Bay Primary School Primary
- Bempton Primary School Primary
- Boynton Primary School Primary
- Burlington Infant School Primary
- Burlington Junior School Primary
- Flamborough CofE (VC) Primary School Primary
- Hilderthorpe Primary School Primary
- Martongate Primary School Primary
- New Pasture Lane Primary School Primary
- Quay Academy Primary
- Bridlington Nursery School Nursery
- Bridlington School Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Our Lady and St Peter Catholic Primary School A Catholic Voluntary Academy teach?
- Our Lady and St Peter Catholic Primary School A Catholic Voluntary Academy teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Bridlington.
- Who is the coheadteachers of Our Lady and St Peter Catholic Primary School A Catholic Voluntary Academy?
- The coheadteachers of Our Lady and St Peter Catholic Primary School A Catholic Voluntary Academy is Mrs R McEvoy, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Our Lady and St Peter Catholic Primary School A Catholic Voluntary Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Our Lady and St Peter Catholic Primary School A 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 many pupils are at Our Lady and St Peter Catholic Primary School A Catholic Voluntary Academy?
- Our Lady and St Peter Catholic Primary School A Catholic Voluntary Academy has 197 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Our Lady and St Peter Catholic Primary School A Catholic Voluntary Academy full?
- Our Lady and St Peter Catholic Primary School A Catholic Voluntary Academy has capacity for 216 pupils and 197 on roll (91%), 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 Our Lady and St Peter Catholic Primary School A Catholic Voluntary Academy a faith school?
- Yes. Our Lady and St Peter Catholic Primary School A Catholic Voluntary Academy is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Middlesbrough.
- Does Our Lady and St Peter Catholic Primary School A Catholic Voluntary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Our Lady and St Peter Catholic Primary School A Catholic Voluntary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Is Our Lady and St Peter Catholic Primary School A Catholic Voluntary Academy part of an academy trust?
- Our Lady and St Peter Catholic Primary School A Catholic Voluntary Academy is part of ST CUTHBERT'S ROMAN CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Our Lady and St Peter Catholic Primary School A Catholic Voluntary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 58% in 2022/23 and 35% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Our Lady and St Peter Catholic Primary School A Catholic Voluntary Academy compare with other schools in East Riding of Yorkshire?
- Our Lady and St Peter Catholic Primary School A Catholic Voluntary Academy ranked 100th of 106 primary schools in East Riding of Yorkshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 9% 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 Our Lady and St Peter Catholic Primary School A Catholic Voluntary Academy's absence rate?
- Our Lady and St Peter Catholic Primary School A 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 Our Lady and St Peter Catholic Primary School A Catholic Voluntary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Our Lady and St Peter Catholic Primary School A 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.