SCHOOL PROFILE

St Peter's Church of England Junior School

Primary Academy sponsor led URN 142045
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 174 Published school capacity
Capacity used 68.4% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 7 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

26 April 2022
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy sponsor led
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England
Local authority Devon
Trust ST CHRISTOPHER'S C OF E (PRIMARY) MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 119 119 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 64 53.8% of pupils
Male pupils 55 46.2% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

21.0%
3.8 pts below England
School 21.0%
West Devon 19.4%
South West 20.1%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

6.7%
13.6 pts below England
School 6.7%
West Devon 3.3%
South West 10.7%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
West Devon 0.8%
South West 1.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
87.4%
104
Any other White background
5.0%
6
African
2.5%
3
Indian
1.7%
2
White and Asian
1.7%
2
Irish
0.8%
1
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 38.7% 46 of 119 pupils
17.8 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 38.7%
West Devon 24.5%
South West 21.7%
England 20.8%
SEN support 35.3% 42 pupils
England 14.8% 20.5 pts above
EHC plans 3.4% 4 pupils
England 6.0% 2.7 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 16
Speech, language & communication 16
Specific learning difficulty 8
Other difficulty or disability 3
Autistic spectrum disorder 2
Vision impairment 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

52.0% 8.4 pts below England
School 52.0%
West Devon 56.2%
South West 58.4%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

65.0%

8.8 pts below England

School 65.0%
West Devon 71.2%
South West 73.1%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

74.0%

3.7 pts above England

School 74.0%
West Devon 67.6%
South West 69.4%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

68.0%

4.0 pts below England

School 68.0%
West Devon 68.6%
South West 70.5%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

4.57%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.65 pts lower than England
School 4.57%
West Devon 5.32%
South West 6.20%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

8.33%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

7.48 pts lower than England
School 8.33%
West Devon 12.29%
South West 15.08%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.76%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.05 pts lower than England
School 0.76%
West Devon 0.95%
South West 1.90%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

68.4% 19.8 pts below England
St Peter's Church of England Junior School
68.4%
West Devon
82.7%
South West
84.2%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information