St Peter's RC Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 5–11 · Plymouth
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.98 miles
Published by Plymouth City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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St Peter's RC Primary School is a primary school in Plymouth for ages 5–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 21 March 2023. Plymouth has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
St Peter's RC 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 | 0.98 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last Reception place in 2026 went to a child living 0.98 miles away, the 19th shortest of 67 Plymouth primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- For Reception 2026 there were 7 first-choice applications for 8 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- There are 16.3 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 21.1 across the 8 nearest primary schools in Plymouth.
- In 2024/25, 41% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Plymouth schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Brentford Avenue, Whitleigh, Plymouth, PL5 4HD
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Plymouth
- Pupils on roll
- 75 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 48% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 21 March 2023
Strengths
- “St Peter’s is the hub of the community.”
- “Pupils are happy and enjoy coming to school.”
- “Staff set high expectations and model what these look like in all that they do.”
To improve
- “Older pupils say that bullying was a problem in the past.”
- “Leaders recognise that the implementation of the curriculum in some subjects is more developed than it is in others.”
- “For example, leaders have not considered well enough how assessment can be used to identify what pupils know.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 17 May 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) | 41% | 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: 7 first-preference applications, 8 offers in total, 7 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 Plymouth.
- Woodfield Primary School 0.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Knowle Primary School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Whitleigh Community Primary School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Shakespeare Primary School 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Ernesettle Community School 0.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Mary Dean's CofE Primary School and Nursery 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Budeaux CofE Primary Academy 1.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Beechwood Primary Academy 1.2 mi Not judged Last distance published