St Peter's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 4–11 · Romford, Havering
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From London Borough of Havering · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2012–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
St Peter's Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Romford, Havering for ages 4–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 29 November 2022. Havering has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2012 to 2026 entry.
St Peter's Catholic Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | Not published |
| Reception 2024 | Not published |
| Reception 2023 | Not published |
| Reception 2022 | Not published |
| Reception 2021 | Not published |
| Reception 2020 | Not published |
| Reception 2019 | Not published |
| Reception 2018 | Not published |
| Reception 2017 | Not published |
| Reception 2016 | Not published |
| Reception 2015 | Not published |
| Reception 2014 | Not published |
| Reception 2013 | 0.99 mi |
| Reception 2012 | 1.21 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2026 every Reception applicant was offered a place, whereas places ran out in both earlier published years, 2012 and 2013.
- Reception 2026 had 47 first-choice applications for 58 offers, and 11 of the offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 68% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%) and 13% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- The school has 19 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 21.7 across the 8 nearest primary schools in Havering.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Havering schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Dorset Avenue, Romford, RM1 4JA
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Havering
- Pupils on roll
- 376 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 12% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 29 November 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud to be members of the St Peter’s community.”
- “They are incredibly kind and respectful towards one another.”
- “They understand what is special about their school and work hard to be ‘the person God created them to be’.”
To improve
- “However, in a few subjects, the expectation of what pupils will learn limits some pupils.”
- “Some pupils are not expected to learn all the knowledge that leaders have identified as being important.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 20 January 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 68% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 47 first-preference applications, 58 offers in total, 47 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Havering.
- St Edward's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 0.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Parklands Primary School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- The Mawney Foundation School 0.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Gidea Park Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Rise Park Infant School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Rise Park Junior School 0.8 mi Good
- Concordia Academy 0.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Crowlands Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published