Age range. 2–8 co-educational.
Number of pupils. 148 boys, 124 girls.
Fees per term (from Jan 2025 incl. VAT). Nursery (term-time): £3,370 (full-time nursery is available through the holidays but booked separately); Reception, Years 1 & 2: £4,225; Year 3: £4,545. Nursery Education Grant accepted for 3- and 4-year-olds.
A sense of belonging, infinite opportunities and unlimited possibilities is what it feels like to be a child at St Peter's 2–8. As part of the St Peter’s School family, the school represents the start of an exciting and rewarding learning adventure.
Curriculum. A vibrant and dynamic thematic skills-based curriculum is covered, which offers variety, challenge and opportunities for everyone to discover what they love. Small classes, individual attention, Forest School and a huge range of after-school activities create a love of learning both indoors and outdoors in the school's 50-acre campus. Italian is offered to all children from Nursery upwards.
Music and Drama. All children throughout the school have ample opportunity to be creative and express themselves. Nursery children have a session of music and movement, and all other classes have weekly lessons with a dedicated music teacher. From Year 2, children have the opportunity to learn to play a variety of instruments in personal lessons. Each year there are opportunities for children to participate in performances to a wider audience.
Sport and co-curricular activities. Physical Education starts in the Nursery. Swimming is added as an optional Saturday activity from Reception and becomes part of the weekly timetable from Year 1. The pupils have access to the impressive sports facilities and 50-acre green campus at St Peter’s School. Co-curricular activities include: Art, Ballet, Drama, Football, Tennis, Coding, Languages and School Council.
Assessments. Throughout Nursery and Reception, children work towards achieving the Early Learning Goals, culminating in the completion of the Foundation Stage Profile. Work is assessed continuously and children’s progress is discussed at staff meetings. Incas is used in Years 1 to 3 for assessment purposes which informs future planning. There is ongoing communication between parents and staff through Friday Open Classrooms, the reports system, invitations to visit the school and parent evenings.
The latest ISI Inspection in April 2017 found St Peter’s School 2–18 to be ‘excellent’ in all areas for the quality of its education – the highest grading that any school can achieve.
Charitable status. St Peter’s School, York, is a Registered Charity, number 1141329. It exists to provide education for boys and girls.