Peter Hills with St Mary's and St Paul's CofE Primary School

  • Primary
  • Local authority maintained
  • Ages 3 to 11
Ofsted: Good

2 Beatson Walk, Rotherhithe, London, SE16 5EDOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)

Peter Hills with St Mary's and St Paul's CofE Primary School is a primary school in Southwark for ages 3 to 11. It is one of the 115 schools in Southwark. It ranks 56th of 62 primary schools in Southwark. Its latest Ofsted rating is Good, from an inspection in July 2022.

Ofsted inspection

Inspected 19 July 2022, report published 7 November 2022

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Good
Early years provision
Good
Safeguarding
Met

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 19 July 2022

Pupils are happy, confident individuals who enjoy coming to school. Pupils behave impeccably and demonstrate consistently positive attitudes and commitment to their learning. Pupils are safe as leaders have created a secure and trusting environment. Pupils are confident to talk about anything that worries them. They said that adults resolve any concerns they might have. This includes any incidents of bullying, which staff deal with effectively. Pupils can attend many activities that extend their interests. These range, for example, from sports and music to cookery and sewing. Pupils are encouraged to play an active part in their community. Each class carries out a yearly 'activism' project. These include working with the local council on a cleaner air initiative and with school meal providers to offer a 'meat-free Monday'. Pupils talk passionately about supporting local food banks and homeless shelters. They enjoyed redesigning the community garden. Teachers have high expectations of pupils. As a result, pupils produce work of a good quality. The curriculum in most subjects is ambitious and well designed to help pupils learn important ideas and vocabulary. However, in a few subjects, this is less well developed.

What the school should improve

  • In a few subjects, for example music and Spanish, leaders have not planned the curriculum well enough. This means that pupils do not learn as effectively in these subjects as they do in the rest of the curriculum. Leaders should ensure that they fully identify the important knowledge that pupils need to secure. They should sequence this logically so that teachers can support pupils to build their understanding and remember more over time.

Exam results

SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25

15 pupils took the tests

Expected standard in reading, writing and maths60%

60%, 2 percentage points below the England average of 62%.

Higher standard in reading, writing and maths0%

0%, 8 percentage points below the England average of 8%.

Reading, average scaled score104

104, 2 below the England average of 106.

Maths, average scaled score103

103, 2 below the England average of 105.

Grammar, punctuation and spelling, average scaled score97

97, 8 below the England average of 105.

Pupil numbers and mix

84 pupils on roll, with places for 210

Eligible for free school meals51.2%

51.2%, 24.7 percentage points above the England average of 26.5%.

English as an additional language38.1%

38.1%, 16.5 percentage points above the England average of 21.6%.

Special educational needs support19%

19%, 4.2 percentage points above the England average of 14.8%.

Education, health and care plan19%

19%, 13 percentage points above the England average of 6%.

Schools near Peter Hills with St Mary's and St Paul's CofE Primary School

SchoolDistanceOfstedResults
Redriff Primary, City of London Academy0.4 milesOfsted: Outstanding89% met the expected standard
St John's Roman Catholic Primary School0.4 milesOfsted judgements: Outstanding92% met the expected standard
Alfred Salter Primary School0.5 milesOfsted: Good73% met the expected standard
Marion Richardson Primary School0.5 milesOfsted: Outstanding64% met the expected standard
St Peter's London Docks CofE Primary School0.5 milesOfsted: Outstanding83% met the expected standard

School details

School type
Voluntary aided school
Sector
Local authority maintained
Age range
3 to 11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Nursery classes
Yes
Headteacher
Mrs Casey Penn
Address
2 Beatson Walk, Rotherhithe, London, SE16 5ED
Local authority
Southwark
URN
100837

School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.