St Peter and St Paul Church of England Academy
Ofsted: Good
Score
C56
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- Phase
- Primary
- Location
- Leicester, LE7 1HR
- Distance
- 1.3km away
The Merton Primary School
Cherry Drive, Syston, Leicester, LE7 2PT
Local ranking31st of 226 primary schools in Leicestershire
Ofsted: Good
Primary
Phase
420
Capacity
5-11
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2025 SATs · Ofsted inspection 28 January 2025. Figures last updated .
Ofsted Inspection
Inspected 28 January 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full
Safeguarding standards Met
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour & attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership & management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate
Year:
KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)
2024-25- Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
- 58.0% nat62.0%
- Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
- 0.0% nat8.0%
- Reading (Expected)
- 73.0%
- Writing (Expected)
- 66.0%
- Maths (Expected)
- 76.0%
- Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
- 69.0%
- Reading avg scaled score
- 104.0 nat106.0
- Maths avg scaled score
- 104.0 nat105.0
- GPS avg scaled score
- 104.0
- Cohort Size
- 59
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 416
- Boys
- 217 (53%)
- Girls
- 196 (47%)
- Capacity
- 420 (98% full)
- SEND
- 9.6%
- FSM Eligible
- 11.1%
- EAL
- 5.0%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 1.2%
- SEN Support
- 8.4%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 27.9:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 14.9
- Budget per Pupil
- £5,481/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 3.7% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 6.1% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Not applicable
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 81.5%
- Asian Indian: 10.1%
- Mixed White & Asian: 2.2%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.9%
- Mixed Other: 1.2%
- White Other: 1.0%
- Other: 0.7%
- Asian Pakistani: 0.5%
81.5%
White British
10.1%
Asian Indian
2.2%
Mixed White & Asian
Historical Trends
KS2 Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Cherry Drive
Leicester, East Midlands
Administrative
- URN
- 138818
- UKPRN
- 10038984
- Establishment No.
- 2161
- Trust
- BRADGATE EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP
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