St. Peter’s Primary is a Roman Catholic School situated in the Morningside area of Edinburgh. Our School aims to provide a learning environment where all pupils are happy, confident, and secure where each child acquires knowledge, skills, and understanding, to the very best of his/her ability, in an atmosphere that fosters concern for others and a sense of self-worth.
At St. Peter’s RC Primary, we aim to provide a welcoming, inclusive learning environment of the highest quality where all pupils are happy, safe, confident, secure and where each child acquires the necessary skills for learning and skills for life. We strive to provide a learning community where everyone strives to reach his/her spiritual, moral, physical, mental, and educational potential.
Our staff, pupils, parents, and carers all contribute towards building a positive ethos, which values and respects each individual and encourages working together in partnership for the good of all, by our Catholic faith.
St Peter’s R.C. Primary School opened in 1910. A new school was built on the Morningside site, which opened in April 2005.
The school serves a large catchment area in South Edinburgh, which includes the Roman Catholic parish of St Peter’s and parts of the parishes of St Columba’s, the Sacred Heart, St Albert the Great, and St Patrick’s.
There are 21 class teachers, some of whom are part-time. The senior management team is made up of the Head Teacher, two part time Depute Head Teachers, and a Principal Teacher, each with a class teaching commitment, which allows them to support the learning and teaching throughout the school, in addition to their management responsibilities, and the Business Manager. Learners are further supported by a full-time Support for Learning teacher. The Nursery is staffed by one full-time teacher and two full-time Early Years Practitioners, as well as a trainee Early Years Practitioner. There is a part-time Physical Education specialist teacher (2 days). The teaching of Music is supported for 1 and a half days and Art for one day. Violin and cello instructors visit for one-half day per week. Support staff comprises a school administrator, a school support assistant, 12 pupil support assistants, a dining supervisor, and a service support officer.
The Parent Council and the PTA play a very large part in helping to create the warm ethos which exists in the school. A busy calendar of family, social, and fundraising events is organized by the PTA. The Parent Council replaced the School Board in September 2007 as required by the Scottish Schools (Parental Involvement) Act 2006.
There is a very popular breakfast and after-school care club catering for pupils from P1 to P7. A wide variety of lunchtime and after-school clubs are available.
