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St Paul's Church of England Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Garden Street, St. Pauls C of E Cp School, Garden Street, Stafford ST17 4BT · st-pauls-stafford.staffs.sch.uk · 01785 337436
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Mar 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 63%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Staffordshire 63%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.6
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 97
- 80% of 121 places
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 23.7%
- First language not English
- 8.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 24 families put the school first and 15 places were offered; 63% 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 | 15 | 24 | 1.6▲ | 63% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 6 | 5 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 15 | 13 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 15 | 17 | 1.1▲ | 88% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 15 | 17 | 1.1▲ | 88% |
Results
In 2024/25, 63% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard. Across Staffordshire it was 63%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ●63% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●107 | 106 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
| ▲109 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 124299)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 18 March 2025, Ofsted’s outcome for St Paul's Church of England Primary School was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 18 Mar 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 124299)
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, May 2018
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 124299), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
May 2018Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 124299)
Jul 2016Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 124299)
Mar 2014Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 124299)