Grange Road, Leatherhead, Surrey KT22 7JN
10 reasons to choose St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Leatherhead
Top line
St Peter’s Catholic Primary School, Leatherhead has a Schoolsmith Score® of 71. It is one of the best state primary schools in Leatherhead and one of the 3 best independent or state primaries within 2 miles.
School fundamentals
St Peter’s Catholic Primary School, Leatherhead is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 4 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, Leatherhead has two classes per year, and an average class size of 30 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that St Peter’s Catholic Primary School, Leatherhead ranks in the top 8% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, the school achieves above average scores for pupil progress.
The St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Leatherhead curriculum
School curriculum emphasises Catholic social morality and also includes PSHE, Latin. Subjects are taught discretely, with enquiry skills developed within, rather than across, 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 languages and music.
Sport at St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Leatherhead
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Competitive teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Leatherhead
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
School hours are from 9.00am to 3.20pm. Out of school hours care from 7.30am to 6.00pm provided onsite by external contractors.
Find another school near St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Leatherhead
Downsend School (0.9 miles); City of London Freemen’s School, Junior School (1.6 miles); Danes Hill Preparatory School (3 miles).
The Royal Kent Church of England Primary School (3.1 miles); St Martin’s Church of England Schools, Epsom (3.6 miles); St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School, Epsom (3.9 miles).
St John’s School, Leatherhead (0.6 miles); City of London Freemen’s School (1.6 miles); RGS Surrey Hills (2.9 miles).
St Andrew’s Catholic School (0.7 miles); Rosebery School (3.1 miles); Howard of Effingham School (4.7 miles).