St Peter's CofE Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Mar 16 2022 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 11 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Church of England
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Shropshire
Unique reference
145790
Address
Shrubbery Gardens, Wem, SY4 5BX

Pupils

Number of Pupils
431 (90% of total capacity)
Boys
52.4%
Girls
47.6%
First language not English
4.4%
Free school meals (FSM)
19.7%
Persistent absence
12.8%
Special education needs (SEN)
15.1%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 90.7%
Other White 3.7%
Mixed 2.6%
African 0.9%
Indian 0.7%
Unclassified 0.7%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Other Asian 0.2%
Other 0.2%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingBelow average-1.8
WritingAverage-1.2
MathsAverage-1
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 60%
Local authority average 57%
England average 62%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 5%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 104
Local authority average 105
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 103
Local authority average 104
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

St Peter's CofE Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
53
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
53
2nd preference
7
3rd preference
6
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
53
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes27.7
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher25.7
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher28.9
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
39
23
16
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
7
6
1
Reception, Full-time
57
31
26
Year 1
43
21
22
Year 2
54
20
34
Year 3
59
31
28
Year 4
57
33
24
Year 5
53
25
28
Year 6
62
36
26
Year 2024-2025

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