St Peter's Catholic Primary School

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West Ridge, Sittingbourne, ME10 1UJ

Headteacher: Ms Catherine VedamuttuSchool website ↗Pupils: 209 (capacity: 210)Part of KENT CATHOLIC SCHOOLS' PARTNERSHIP
Ofsted Good
Inspected February 2024
Oversubscribed
86% of first-choice applicants offered a place
67%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Good
Inspected February 2024
86%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 6 February 2024Full report ↗

Good

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Quality of Teaching
Good
Behaviour in School
Outstanding
Pupils' Wider Development
Outstanding
School Leadership
Good

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
67.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
10.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 87%·Writing 70%·Maths 73%All three 67%
Reading
Expected87%
Exceeding53%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected70%
Exceeding17%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected73%
Exceeding27%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
30
How many families wanted this school first?
35
How many got their first choice?
30of 35 (85.7%)
How many applied in total?
92

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
10.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
20.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
7.0%
Boys and girls
47%girls·53%boys
99 girls, 110 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↓ Peaked at 93% (2017/18), currently 67%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1674.0%10.0%+3.3+1.7-1.1
2016/1788.0%13.0%+1.5+0.9+0.4
2017/1893.0%21.0%+2.8+1.8+1.3
2018/1993.0%20.0%+1.4+0.5-0.6
2022/2361.0%19.0%-0.2+0.9-2.6
2023/2472.0%9.0%---
2024/2567.0%10.0%---
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