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St Paul's CofE Primary School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Voluntary controlled

Heathside Grove, Walkden, Worsley, Manchester M28 3NZ · stpaulsce.co.uk · 0161 841 5151

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Overview

Ofsted
No overall grade
2019 framework · inspected Feb 2025
Key stage 2, 2024/25
76%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Salford 60%, England 62%
Demand for places
0.9
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
355
85% of 420 places
Local authority
Salford
Nursery class
Yes
Free school meals
37.5%
First language not English
47%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, 28 families put the school first and 31 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 30 (Places 51)30September 2023: 32 (Places 38)32September 2024: 18 (Places 28)18September 2025: 28 (Places 46)28September 2026: 28 (Places 31)28Places 31
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202631280.9100%
September 2025Sept 202546280.6100%
September 2024Sept 202428180.694%
September 2023Sept 202338320.8100%
September 2022Sept 202251300.6100%

Results

In 2024/25, 76% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 11% the higher standard. Across Salford it was 60%, and across England 62%.

Expected standard reading, writing and maths

2019/20 to 2021/22: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1922/2323/2424/252015/16: 60% (England 53%)60%2016/17: 68% (England 61%)68%2017/18: 85% (England 64%)85%2018/19: 75% (England 65%)75%2022/23: 71% (England 60%)71%2023/24: 74% (England 61%)74%2024/25: 76% (England 62%)76%England 62%
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
Reading, writing and maths
▲76%62%
▲11%8%
Average scaled score
●108106
●107105
▲111105

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected St Paul's CofE Primary School on 4 February 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.

Overall
No overall grade
Inspected
4 Feb 2025
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
Personal developmentOutstanding
Leadership and managementGood
Early yearsGood

Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Jan 2020

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Jan 2020Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Jul 2011Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsRequires improvement
  • Jul 2009Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood

What parents said

94% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (18 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
94%
Replies
18
5% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school▲94% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▲94% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▲95% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▲89% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▲95% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▲89% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▲89% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects●89% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▲100% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development▲89% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲86% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 78% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼33% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 33% who had a child bullied

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