Voluntary aided school · Wirral

St Peter's Catholic Primary School

2–11Ages
216Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
105069URN

St Peter's Way, Noctorum, St. Peters Rc Primary School, Prenton, CH43 9QR · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.2per place

0.6 below Wirral median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Wirral

24 applications for 20 places · 73rd of 74 in Wirral

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

48%met the expected standard

Wirral 56% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 7 April 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

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About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.2applications per place, Reception

0.6 below Wirral median (1.8) 1.0 below England median (2.2)

24 applications · 20 places offered · 20 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.2; Wirral median median 1.8
2025 1.2; Wirral median median 1.7
2024 1.3; Wirral median median 1.6
2023 1.2; Wirral median median 1.6
2022 1.1; Wirral median median 1.6
2021 1.4; Wirral median median 1.6
2020 1.6; Wirral median median 1.6
2019 1.4; Wirral median median 1.7
2018 1.9; Wirral median median 1.8
2017 1.4; Wirral median median 1.7
2016 1.7; Wirral median median 1.8
2015 1.2; Wirral median median 1.9
2014 1.1; Wirral median median 1.9

More applications per place than the Wirral median in 1 of 13 years.

This school
Wirral median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	20	24	1.2	20	1.00
Sep 2025	14	17	1.2	14	1.00
Sep 2024	29	39	1.3	29	1.00
Sep 2023	22	27	1.2	22	1.00
Sep 2022	26	28	1.1	26	1.00
Sep 2021	14	19	1.4	13	0.93
Sep 2020	14	22	1.6	14	1.00
Sep 2019	10	14	1.4	9	0.90
Sep 2018	7	13	1.9	7	1.00
Sep 2017	17	24	1.4	13	0.76
Sep 2016	12	20	1.7	12	1.00
Sep 2015	19	22	1.2	19	1.00
Sep 2014	17	19	1.1	17	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 66% · Writing 69% · Maths 72% → all three 48% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard48%51st of 74 in Wirral

Wirral 56% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard66%

Wirral 74% England 78%

Higher standard14%

Wirral 27% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard69%

Wirral 68% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Wirral 6% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard72%

Wirral 70% England 77%

Higher standard28%

Wirral 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Wirral median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	48%	0%	104	105
2023/24	54%	0%	101	102
2022/23	65%	0%	105	105

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

St Peter's Catholic Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

1.2applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Co-op Academy Hillside
0.4 km · Wirral

2026

1.6applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Fender Primary School
0.7 km · Wirral

2026

1.1applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
Manor Primary School
1.2 km · Wirral

Requires improvement2023

1.2applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Townfield Primary School
1.2 km · Wirral

Remains Good2023

1.8applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Woodchurch CofE Primary School
1.3 km · Wirral

Special measures Inadequate2023

1.7applications per place
St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary School
1.4 km · Wirral

2025

1.8applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Upton
1.4 km · Wirral

Standards maintained2024

1.9applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
St Paul's Catholic Primary School
1.5 km · Wirral

2026

1.2applications per place 53%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 105069 · 344/3322
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 210 pupils · 216 on roll
Free school meals: 72.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: St Peter's Way, Noctorum, St. Peters Rc Primary School, Prenton, CH43 9QR
Local authority: Wirral

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources