• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
Schoolsmith

Schoolsmith

Schoolsmith. For parents choosing a school for their children. What to look for. Find a school. Compare

  • Home
  • What to look for
    • Type of school
    • School results and achievements
    • Breadth of education
    • Quality of teaching
    • School facilities
    • School look and feel
  • Find a school
  • Best schools
  • Ask Schoolsmith
  • About
    • Tailored advice
    • The Schoolsmith Score
    • School reviews FAQs
    • Strategic marketing for schools
  • Show Search
Hide Search

Duddon St Peter’s Church of England Primary School, Tarporley

Tarporley Road, Duddon, Tarporley, Cheshire CW6 0EL

Duddon St Peter's Church of England Primary School, Tarporley

10 reasons to choose Duddon St Peter's Church of England Primary School

Top line

Duddon St Peter’s Church of England Primary School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 69. It is one of the best state primary schools in Tarporley and one of the 3 best independent or state primaries within 5 miles.

School fundamentals

Duddon St Peter’s Church of England Primary School is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 3 and 11 years. It is a Church of England voluntary controlled faith school. Though Ofsted no longer makes an an overall effectiveness judgement, its graded judgements imply a Good rating for the school in its last (2025) inspection.

Average class size

Duddon St Peter’s Church of England Primary School has five classes, including mixed-age classes, a nursery class, and an average class size of 19 pupils.

Exam results

Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Duddon St Peter’s Church of England Primary School achieves attainment results that are around the national average. By the same measure, progress scores are around the national average.

The Duddon St Peter's Church of England Primary School curriculum

School curriculum emphasises Christian social morality and also includes PSHE, French. There is topic-based and thematic teaching for some foundation subjects. There may be an occasional extra-curricular academic or hobby club.

More on the curriculum

There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers, Forest School for Reception and residential trips from Year 3.

Specialist teaching

Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.

Sport at Duddon St Peter's Church of England Primary School

School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Representative teams in some sports from Year 3.

The Arts at Duddon St Peter's Church of England Primary School

Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.

Wraparound care

Out of school hours care from 7.45am to 6.00pm.

Find another school near Duddon St Peter's Church of England Primary School

Independent Prep Schools

The Firs School (7.5 miles); The Queen’s Lower School (8.1 miles); Abbey Gate College, Infant & Junior School (8.4 miles).

State Primary Schools

Tarporley Church of England Primary School (3 miles); Ashton Hayes Primary School (4.1 miles); The Delamere Church of England Academy (5 miles).

Independent Senior Schools

Abbey Gate College (5.6 miles); The Hammond (6.8 miles); The Queen’s School, Chester (7.9 miles).

State Senior Schools

Tarporley High School and Sixth Form College (3.3 miles); Christleton High School (5.1 miles); Helsby High School (9.2 miles).

Your school compare list

Add current school

Compare Clear

Something not quite right with this profile?

Let me know

Do you need more help?

Get in touch
Profile Feedback

Advisory request
If you want to know more about the school, how it compares with others, or you need help prioritising what’s important for you and your child, we offer an advisory service (see here). Please get in touch.

Be better informed about schools

I'll send my articles to your inbox as soon as they're written.

No charge. No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.

Follow Schoolsmith on social media

  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • E-mail
Privacy & Cookies; This site uses cookies. By continuing to use the website you consent to their use. To find out more, see here; Cookies Policy

Copyright © 2017 - 2025 Schoolsmith Ltd
Registered in England: 10230529
Registered Address: Courthill House Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AJ

  • Schools
  • Privacy Policy
  • Cookies Policy
  • Website terms & conditions
  • Disclaimer
  • Copyright
  • Trademarks