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St Peter's RC Primary School

5–11Ages
75Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
140784URN

Brentford Avenue, Whitleigh, Plymouth, PL5 4HD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodFeb 2010

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Mar 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

close to Plymouth median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Plymouth

14 applications for 8 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

41%met the expected standard

Plymouth 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodFeb 2010

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Mar 2023

Inspection history

21 March 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
3 February 2010
Graded inspection: Good · as St Peter's RC Primary School, URN 113492

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

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

1.8applications per place, Reception

close to Plymouth median (1.8) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

14 applications · 8 places offered · 7 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.8; Plymouth median median 1.8
2025 2.5; Plymouth median median 1.9
2024 1.6; Plymouth median median 2.0
2023 2.0; Plymouth median median 2.1
2022 2.3; Plymouth median median 2.0
2021 1.9; Plymouth median median 1.9
2020 1.9; Plymouth median median 2.0
2019 1.9; Plymouth median median 2.1
2018 1.4; Plymouth median median 2.1
2017 1.3; Plymouth median median 2.2
2016 1.8; Plymouth median median 2.2
2015 1.5; Plymouth median median 2.4
2014 2.5; Plymouth median median 2.2; as the previous school

This school
Plymouth median

Dashed bars: as St Peter's RC Primary School (URN 113492), the previous school.

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	8	14	1.8	7	0.88
Sep 2025	6	15	2.5	5	0.83
Sep 2024	9	14	1.6	6	0.67
Sep 2023	8	16	2.0	7	0.88
Sep 2022	10	23	2.3	8	0.80
Sep 2021	18	34	1.9	17	0.94
Sep 2020	17	33	1.9	17	1.00
Sep 2019	13	25	1.9	10	0.77
Sep 2018	19	27	1.4	15	0.79
Sep 2017	28	36	1.3	23	0.82
Sep 2016	22	40	1.8	18	0.82
Sep 2015	29	43	1.5	20	0.69
Sep 2014 *	19	47	2.5	19	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 65% · Writing 41% · Maths 59% → all three 41% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard41%63rd of 65 in Plymouth

Plymouth 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard65%

Plymouth 76% England 78%

Higher standard29%

Plymouth 29% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard41%

Plymouth 74% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Plymouth 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard59%

Plymouth 75% England 77%

Higher standard18%

Plymouth 25% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Plymouth median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	41%	0%	104	103
2023/24	33%	0%	102	99
2022/23	29%	0%	98	98

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 RC Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

1.8applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
Woodfield Primary School
0.4 km · Plymouth

Standards maintained2025

1.4applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Knowle Primary School
0.8 km · Plymouth

2026

1.6applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Whitleigh Community Primary School
1.1 km · Plymouth

Remains Good2022
Shakespeare Primary School
1.2 km · Plymouth

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.4applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Ernesettle Community School
1.2 km · Plymouth

Standards maintained2025

1.4applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
Mary Dean's CofE Primary School and Nursery
1.3 km · Plymouth

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.1applications per place 27%met the SATs standard
St Budeaux CofE Primary Academy
1.9 km · Plymouth

Standards maintained2025

4.0applications per place 42%met the SATs standard
Beechwood Primary Academy
1.9 km · Plymouth

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.2applications per place 34%met the SATs standard

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

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School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 140784 · 879/3766
Trust: Plymouth Cast
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 210 pupils · 75 on roll
Free school meals: 48.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 April 2014
Replaced: St Peter's RC Primary School (URN 113492)
Address: Brentford Avenue, Whitleigh, Plymouth, PL5 4HD
Local authority: Plymouth

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