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St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Lytham

Primary · ages 4-11MixedAcademyRoman CatholicLytham St AnnesLancashire
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredThere isn't enough published data yet. To get a score, a school needs results or an inspection plus at least one other figure.
OfstedGoodConfirmed by Ofsted, June 2024
Reached the expected level at 1173%England 63%
Attendance96.0%England 94.8%

St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Lytham is a converter academy in Lytham St Annes for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. Ofsted's last grade was good, back in 2024.

Norfolk Road, Lytham, Lytham St Annes, FY8 4JG01253 734658st-peters-pri.lancs.sch.ukMrs Cate Gili-Ross headteacherAll details

What Ofsted found

A shorter visit on 19 June 2024 found nothing to change the school's grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.

Good overall. A shorter follow-up visit found nothing to change that. The last full inspection was before September 2019, which is as far back as Ofsted's public records go, so we can't show its date or the grades for each area.

Results

Year 6 results (SATs), summer 2025

30 children took the tests. Here is how they did against every state primary in England. These are the results of St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Lytham, the school this one replaced.

Reached the expected level at 1173%
England 63%
Official name: Expected standard in reading, writing and maths
Working above the expected level13%
England 8%
Official name: Higher standard in reading, writing and maths
Reading score105.0
England 105.6
Official name: Reading average scaled score
Maths score105.0
England 104.6
Official name: Maths average scaled score
Trend
Reached the expected level at 11
2017 to 2025
2017: 83%83%20172018: 50%50%20182019: 86%86%20192023: 84%84%20232024: 72%72%20242025: 73%73%2025
Since 2017: -10%
All Year 6 measures, year by year
Measure2025†2024†2023†2019†2018†2017†LancashireEngland
Pupils tested303231292830
Reached the expected level at 11Expected standard in reading, writing and maths73%72%84%86%50%83%61%63%
Working above the expected levelHigher standard in reading, writing and maths13%9%10%17%4%20%8%8%
Reading scoreReading average scaled score105.0104.0108.0109.0105.0108.0105.2105.6
Maths scoreMaths average scaled score105.0104.0108.0107.0102.0107.0104.2104.6
Grammar and spelling scoreGPS average scaled score104.0105.0108.0108.0104.0108.0104.9105.2
Expected level: readingReading expected standard80%81%90%93%86%90%
Expected level: mathsMaths expected standard80%72%90%86%64%87%
Expected level: writingWriting expected standard (teacher assessed)77%91%87%93%89%93%
Reading progressReading progress score+2.2+1.1-1.6+2.1
Maths progressMaths progress score+2.4-0.7-3.8+1.0
Expected level: low-income pupilsExpected standard, disadvantaged57%
Expected level: other pupilsExpected standard, non-disadvantaged78%

There are no progress figures for 2025. That year group missed their Year 2 tests during Covid, so there was no starting point to measure from. Progress figures come back with the December 2026 results. Tests were cancelled altogether in 2020 and 2021.

† These results are for St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Lytham, the school this one replaced in April 2026. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.

Does every child do well here?

A good school does well by every child, not just on average. Each row compares two groups of pupils here. The grey marks show the same two groups across England. None of the gaps is smaller than the gap across England. When a group has fewer than about ten pupils, its figures jump around a lot from year to year.

At the end of primary school, 2025

Reached the expected level at 11Low-income pupils vs other pupils
57%78%
Gap 21 ptsEngland 21 pts
Reached the expected level at 11Boys vs girls
58%83%
Gap 25 ptsEngland 5 pts
Reached the higher level at 11Low-income pupils vs all pupils
29%13%
Gap 16 ptsEngland 5 pts
First groupSecond groupEngland, each group

Low-income means the child has had free school meals at some point in the last six years. A group's figure isn't published when it has fewer than six pupils.

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published. As a Roman Catholic school it may put families of that faith first. Check the school's own admissions rules.

Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Lancashire council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll
Places210
Pupils from low-income families13%13% have had free school meals at some point in the last six years
Pupils learning English3%First language is not English
Pupils with extra funding (pupil premium)9%£29,450 extra funding in 2026/27; England 24%
White British pupils94%

Attendance and behaviour

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 96.0% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.

Attendance96.0%
England 94.8%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Pupils missing a lot of school8.4%
England 12.8%
Official name: Persistent absence
Missed without permission0.7%of school time, 2024/25
Attendance year by year
Measure2024/25†2023/24†2022/23†2021/22†2020/21†2018/19†England
Sessions missedOverall absence4.0%4.5%4.3%4.1%2.5%2.9%5.2%
Missed with permissionAuthorised absence3.3%3.7%3.6%3.5%2.4%2.4%
Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence0.7%0.8%0.8%0.6%0.1%0.6%
Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence8.4%9.4%7.8%6.7%3.9%4.4%12.8%

† These attendance figures are for St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Lytham, the school this one replaced in April 2026. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.

Money

Money

From the council school accounts, year to March 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.

Spend per pupil£6,937England £7,738. Total £1.4m
Income per pupil£7,004England £7,697. Total £1.4m
Spent on teachers per pupil£2,691England £3,480
Money in reserve4%Not much put by: £55k, £274 per pupil. England 6%
Money in against money out+£13kit took in more than it spent this year
Where the money goes£6,937spent per pupil

Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m6612 months to June 2026, mostly anti-social behaviour
Local crime rate63 per 1,000 people30% lower than the England average
Typical house price£243,000Fylde
Nearest bus stop30 mSt Peters RCPS, 7 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest primary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Lytham Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolChurch of England390 m170No overall grade 202416Compare
Lytham Hall Park Primary SchoolCouncil0.9 miles387Report card 202592Compare
Ansdell Primary SchoolCouncil1.7 miles220Good 202381Compare
Clifton Primary SchoolCouncil2.0 miles214Good 202423Compare
Warton St Paul's Church of England Primary AcademyAcademy2.4 miles102Good 20236Compare
Ribby with Wrea Endowed CofE Primary SchoolChurch of England2.6 miles152No overall grade 202589Compare
Holy Family Catholic Primary School, WartonAcademy2.7 miles157Good 202367Compare
Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy2.7 milesOutstanding 2023Compare

Questions parents ask

Is St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Lytham a good school?

St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Lytham doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it good at its last inspection in June 2024.

What is St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Lytham's Ofsted rating?

Ofsted rated St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Lytham good at its last full inspection on 19 June 2024.

How good are St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Lytham's SATs results?

In summer 2025, 73% of Year 6 children reached the expected level in reading, writing and maths. Across England it was 63%. 13% went further and reached the higher level.

How many pupils does St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Lytham have?

The number of pupils is not published.

What is attendance like at St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Lytham?

Pupils were in school 96.0% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 8% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Norfolk Road, Lytham, Lytham St Annes, FY8 4JG
Telephone
01253 734658
Website
www.st-peters-pri.lancs.sch.uk
Headteacher
Mrs Cate Gili-Ross
Type of school
Converter academy (Academy converter, academies)
Phase
Primary school, ages 4-11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic, Diocese of Lancaster
Multi-academy trust
The Blessed Edward Bamber Catholic Multi Academy Trust (20 schools)
Local authority
Lancashire
Ward
Lytham East
Constituency
Fylde
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
1 April 2026 (academy converter)
URN
152401 · LAESTAB 8883716 · UKPRN 10100074
Formerly
St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Lytham

Where these figures come from