Welcome to St Peter's CE Academy

St Peter’s CE Academy is a junior age school for KS2 pupils, years 3 to 6. We are a Church of England guided school with a very clear Christian ethos and vision at the heart of everything we do. Our Ethos can be summed up by our motto, taken from the bible. Matthew 5:16: Let Your Light Shine

“In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.” – Matthew 5:16

This verse leads us to understand that our actions should act like a beacon of light., it also encourages us to allow our talents, our light to shine and to be confident and creative. It is a powerful message for us to live by.

St Peter’s is a school on the site of the Manor School site. It is blessed with spacious grounds, a large playground overlooking our beautiful, enclosed field space. Around the outside of the grounds, we have built our trim trail/fitness path for our children to use each day.

We have eight classrooms, two in each year group from year three to year six. Each of our classes is named after a saint to reflect our Christian ethos. The classrooms are spacious and well appointed-outside each classroom area is a break-out space for arts, crafts or group work.

Our library sits at the heart of our school. It shows how important reading is to our community. Children visit this space all the time. Sometimes to exchange a book, sometimes to research (and sometimes to play chess - we’re getting very good at chess).

The school itself is a modern design allowing for a really lovely flow and energy around the learning space. This is in sharp contrast to the Raunds town church of St Peter - with whom we are very closely linked. This wonderful building is ancient, with frescos dating back centuries. Our school as a Church of England setting, has wonderful links with our church and we will often be found there. We enjoy services throughout the year and share in the Christian calendar.

We pride ourselves on our high standards, academic success and our commitment to developing our exceptional young people in all areas. We are proud of our sporting achievements within the county each year and St Peter’s has just been made a county wide lead school for music.

We have our six Christian school values that we learn to live by and each term we focus on a different aspect. These values help our school community grow together.

Although we are a Church of England school, we serve a very diverse and multi-cultural/multi-faith community. Our learning and curriculum reflect this-with a commitment to educate our children to become empathetic global citizens-regardless of their background-passionate, courageous advocates for change and for good.

The greatest strength of St Peter’s CE Academy is the strength of the community, the staff and our families working together in partnership.  

We are proud of our history, proud of our children and proud to be St Peter’s-Let Your Light Shine.

Should you require paper copies of anything from our website information, please ask at the office and we'll happily provide these for you. In addition, please do just pop in or give us a call any time if you have any questions about our school.

Mr Mark Currell
Principal