St Peter's Catholic Primary School Romford

Here at St Peter’s we are proud witnesses to Christ being the centre of all that we do. We are committed to being part of the mission of the Church to educate our children in the Catholic faith

The Headteacher, staff and governors firmly believe that the whole school environment, the curriculum, its policies, our relationships and the ways in which we work with one another in our community supports the provision of an outstanding Catholic Life at St Peter’s Catholic Primary School.

We actively support family life in the occasions and events of the school and together with the Parish of St Edward the Confessor and the active work of the PA we nurture our children in the Catholic faith and sustain our Catholic Identity.

Link to the Parish of St Edward the Confessor- https://www.stedwards-romford.org.uk 

The Mission Statement At St. Peter’s Catholic Primary School our mission is, "Like St. Peter we know and love God our Creator, Jesus our Friend and the Holy Spirit our Helper." 

We focus on placing Christ at the center of school life while ensuring every child receives a holistic, well-rounded education. "We celebrate the joy of learning and playing together, growing as indivduals and as a loving community."

All our programmes are thoughtfully designed and consistently taught well and celebrate Catholic Teaching and principals.St. Peter’s Catholic Primary School has agreed to follow the programme ‘A Journey in Love’ as recommended by the Diocese of Brentwood. Our PSHE and Health Education programme is taught using the Jigsaw programme.

The children tell us that they enjoy school and are happy and resilient.  From a very early age, children are able to describe ‘what is special’ about St Peter’s when new children and visitors come to the school. Surveys tell us that they see St Peter’s as a good school in which everyone is friendly to each other.  Children say that they like their lessons, the frequency of themed days and special events and this contributes to them becoming joyful, happy children who conduct themselves well.  They value and respect others and enjoy congratulating each other on their successes and achievements.  Their very good attitudes to school life supports them in recognising the capacity to praise, give thanks and the need at times to say sorry and ask forgiveness.

Infant children are invited to visit St Edward’s Church for a tour of the church led by Fr Dominic to explore an RE theme and an opportunity for prayer. Junior children engage in a programme of visits to the Synogogue and Mosque to enhance their understanding of our Other Faith programme as part of our RE. Year 5 pupils are invited to attend a residential retreat experience in the summer term led by the Brentwood Youth Service.  It is an opportunity for personal prayer, reflection and a group bonding experience to discover each other’s gifts and talents through prayer, drama and singing and is always well attended. All children are invited to attend the school Prayer Garden.

Link to Walsingham House at Abbotswick https://bcys.net/whabbotswick/