SS Peter and Paul's Catholic Primary School
Gordon Road, Ilford, IG1 1SA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- THE GOOD SHEPHERD CATHOLIC TRUST
- Headteacher
- Ms Tracey Osei
- Diocese
- Diocese of Brentwood
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Good Shepherd Catholic Trust
- Constituency
- Ilford South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 338
- URN
- 147340
- Local authority
- Redbridge
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02084781267
About this school
SS Peter and Paul's Catholic Primary School is a Roman Catholic primary academy in Ilford. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 338 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 9 October 2024, where inspectors found the school has improved significantly. 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 | 54 | 54 | 40 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 78% | 61% | 80% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 17% | 6% | 18% |
| Expected standard in reading | 85% | 74% | 90% |
| Expected standard in maths | 91% | 80% | 93% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 87% | 80% | 85% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 106.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 109.0 | 105.0 | 109.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +4.60 | - | - |
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 SS Peter and Paul's Catholic Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Redbridge average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 78% | 67.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 61% | 71.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 80% | 72% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 414 |
| 2023/24 | 395 |
| 2024/25 | 348 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How SS Peter and Paul's Catholic Primary School compares
SS Peter and Paul's Catholic Primary School ranked 18th of 53 primary schools in Redbridge for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 87% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 80% | 5.4% | 29.5% | 338 | — |
| Gordon Primary School | 94% | 7.5% | 25.4% | 398 | 0.1 miles |
| Winston Way Academy | 75% | 4.8% | 30.6% | 616 | 0.3 miles |
| South Park Primary School | 68% | 8.7% | 19.5% | 592 | 0.4 miles |
| Cleveland Road Primary School | 87% | 6.5% | 17.9% | 899 | 0.6 miles |
| St Aidan's Catholic Primary Academy | 58% | 5.5% | 34.7% | 213 | 0.6 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)
- 29.45%
- English as an additional language
- 61.5%
- Overall absence
- 5.37%
- Persistent absence
- 14.71%
Location
Nearby schools
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Gordon Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · Ilford
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Winston Way Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Ilford
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South Park Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Ilford
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Cleveland Road Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Ilford
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St Aidan's Catholic Primary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Ilford
Other schools in Ilford
SS Peter and Paul's Catholic Primary School ranks 10th of the 33 ranked primary schools in Ilford.
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Common questions
- What year groups does SS Peter and Paul's Catholic Primary School teach?
- SS Peter and Paul's Catholic Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Ilford.
- Who is the headteacher of SS Peter and Paul's Catholic Primary School?
- The headteacher of SS Peter and Paul's Catholic Primary School is Ms Tracey Osei, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was SS Peter and Paul's Catholic Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected SS Peter and Paul's Catholic Primary School, 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 SS Peter and Paul's Catholic Primary School?
- SS Peter and Paul's Catholic Primary School has 338 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is SS Peter and Paul's Catholic Primary School full?
- SS Peter and Paul's Catholic Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 338 on roll (80%), 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 SS Peter and Paul's Catholic Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. SS Peter and Paul's Catholic Primary School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Brentwood.
- Does SS Peter and Paul's Catholic Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records SS Peter and Paul's Catholic Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs SS Peter and Paul's Catholic Primary School?
- SS Peter and Paul's Catholic Primary School is part of THE GOOD SHEPHERD CATHOLIC TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have SS Peter and Paul's Catholic Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 78% in 2022/23 and 80% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does SS Peter and Paul's Catholic Primary School rank locally?
- SS Peter and Paul's Catholic Primary School ranked 18th of 53 primary schools in Redbridge for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 87% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is SS Peter and Paul's Catholic Primary School's absence rate?
- SS Peter and Paul's Catholic Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are SS Peter and Paul's Catholic Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, SS Peter and Paul's Catholic Primary School'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.