Cottonmill Lane, St Albans, Hertfordshire AL1 1HL
10 reasons to choose St Peter's School
Top line
St Peter’s School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 69. It is one of the best state primary schools in St Albans and one of the 5 best independent or state primaries within 1 mile.
School fundamentals
St Peter’s School is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 3 and 11 years. It is a community school. The school was also rated as Good by Ofsted in its last (2023) inspection. It is one of the 20 most oversubscribed state primary schools for first preference Reception place applications in the Hertfordshire LEA.
Average class size
St Peter’s School usually has one class per year, but is increasing to two, and has an average class size of 29 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that St Peter’s School ranks in the top 14% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 39% of schools.
The St Peter's School curriculum
School curriculum also includes PSHE, French. Core subjects are taught separately, but foundation subjects, such as geography and history, are taught as half-termly topics with cross-curricular links to other subjects. The school offers each child a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and residential trips from Year 5.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with specialist teaching for music.
Sport at St Peter's School
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at St Peter's 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 St Peter's School
St Columba’s College Prep (0.8 miles); Manor Lodge School (4.9 miles); Stanborough Primary School (5.3 miles).
The Abbey Church of England Primary School, St Albans (0.5 miles); Maple Primary School (0.8 miles); Ss Alban and Stephen Catholic Primary School, St Albans (0.9 miles).
St Albans Independent College (0.2 miles); St Albans School (0.7 miles); St Columba’s College, St Alban’s (0.8 miles).
Loreto College (0.7 miles); St Albans Girls’ School (1.9 miles); Beaumont School (2 miles).