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St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Voluntary controlled
St Paul's Terrace, Holgate, York YO24 4BJ · stpaulsprimaryyork.com · 01904 551122
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Mar 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 54%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. York 63%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · York Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 168
- 86% of 195 places
- Local authority
- York
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 13.7%
- First language not English
- 8.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: York Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 22 families put the school first and 24 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 24 | 22 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 19 | 19 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 24 | 22 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 25 | 20 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 27 | 22 | 0.8 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 54% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 13% the higher standard. Across York it was 63%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼54% | 62% | ||
| ▲13% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●105 | 106 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 22 March 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 21 Mar 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jan 2013
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Nov 2017Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Jan 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Nov 2007Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Outstanding
What parents said
97% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (59 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 97%
- Replies
- 59
- 32% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 71% who raised concerns
based on the 24% who had a child bullied
based on 13 parents (22%) with SEND