About us
As the Headteacher, it gives me great pleasure to welcome you to our school.
St Peter’s is first and foremost a caring school which has high academic standards, superb musical opportunities and a wealth of sports clubs and activities.
We are proud to play a strong part in our wider community. We make the most of our locality, including the beach, river and heathland. We even have our own swimming pool.
St Peter’s School has grown in popularity over the last few years as more and more families have come to appreciate our rich curriculum, happy atmosphere, dedicated staff and ever-improving results.
We are a busy school offering exceptional enrichment activities and character development. Get a flavour of what we get up to here with of end of year celebrations: 2025, 2024, 2023 and 2022.
Choosing a school is a big decision. Click on the links on this website to find out more about what St Peter’s offers you and your child.
Steve Hitchcock, Headteacher
Our school vision – Growing together in mind, body and spirit
At St. Peter’s, our mission is to achieve outstanding academic progress, especially reading, and to nurture pupils who are happy, spiritual, respectful and work hard
Our mission is rooted in our Christian ethos: ‘Love your neighbour as you love yourself.’ (Luke 10:25-28)
Through the Parable of the Good Samaritan, we teach our children and adults about respect and self-motivation in a simple yet powerful way. In the story, a man is hurt and in need of help. Many people pass by without stopping, but a Samaritan, who was considered an outsider, stops and shows caring. He helps the injured man, ensuring he gets the help he needs.
The parable teaches us to:
- Respect ourselves and others: The Samaritan’s actions show that it doesn’t matter who someone is or where they come from; everyone deserves respect and help when they’re in trouble, including ourselves. Just like the Good Samaritan, children learn the importance of helping others in need, even if they are strangers or different from themselves.
- Practice working hard: Love isn’t just a feeling; it’s shown through actions and choices. Children learn that showing love means making good choices, and working hard, even when it might be difficult.
We define our mission statement as follows:
- Happy: Experiencing joy and contentment in daily activities.
- Spiritual: relational consciousness: awareness of my relationship with myself, others, the world and beyond and God.
- Respectful: Showing consideration and kindness towards self, others and the environment.
- Working hard: Driven to achieve goals through personal initiative and determination.