Crescent Road, Woolwich, London SE18 7BN
10 reasons to choose St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Woolwich
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St Peter’s Catholic Primary School, Woolwich has a Schoolsmith Score® of 71. It is one of the best state primary schools in Woolwich and one of the 4 best independent or state primaries within 1 mile.
School fundamentals
St Peter’s Catholic Primary School, Woolwich is a state primary school for boys and girls (60%/40%) between the ages of 5 and 11 years. It is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided faith school. The school was also rated as Outstanding by Ofsted in its last (2024) inspection. Reception places are usually oversubscribed every year, on first preference.
Average class size
St Peter’s Catholic Primary School, Woolwich has one class per year, and an average class size of 29 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that St Peter’s Catholic Primary School, Woolwich ranks in the top 4% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 12% of schools.
The St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Woolwich curriculum
School curriculum emphasises Catholic social morality and also includes PSHE, French. It is subject based with some cross-curricular projects. 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, outdoor lessons for all, and Forest School for Year 3.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.
Sport at St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Woolwich
School offers PE and up to 10 seasonal sports. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Woolwich
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Two choirs and a band. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
School hours are from 8.55am to 3.15pm. Breakfast club from 8.00am and after school clubs may extend the day.
Find another school near St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Woolwich
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