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St. Paul's (Slade Green) Church of England Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Sponsored academy
Slade Green Road, St Paul's(Slade Green) C of E Primary, ERITH DA8 2HX · st-pauls.bexley.sch.uk · 01322 334689
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Sept 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 50%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Bexley 67%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 348
- 83% of 420 places
- Local authority
- Bexley
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 44.7%
- First language not English
- 35.6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 21 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 | 21 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 40 | 38 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 34 | 34 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 32 | 30 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 32 | 31 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 50% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 10% the higher standard. Across Bexley it was 67%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼50% | 62% | ||
| ●10% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼102 | 106 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 101431)
hidden: too few pupils to publish
Ofsted
St. Paul's (Slade Green) Church of England Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 19 September 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 19 Sept 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Dec 2019
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 101431), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Dec 2019Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jun 2015Requires improvement
Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 101431)
What parents said
90% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (30 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 90%
- Replies
- 30
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 87% who raised concerns
based on the 53% who had a child bullied