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St. Paul's CofE Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Hindle Drive, Royton, Oldham OL2 5LU · stpauls-school.co.uk · 0161 624 9019
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Sept 2019
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 59%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Oldham 58%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Oldham Council
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 231
- 93% of 248 places
- Local authority
- Oldham
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 29%
- First language not English
- 14.7%
- 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: Oldham Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 18 families put the school first and 22 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 | 22 | 18 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 25 | 20 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 25 | 27 | 1.1▲ | 93% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 27 | 26 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 28 | 28 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 59% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 3% the higher standard. Across Oldham it was 58%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼59% | 62% | ||
| ▼3% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●104 | 106 | ||
| ▼100 | 105 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 131848)
Ofsted
St. Paul's CofE Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 11 September 2019, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 11 Sept 2019
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 131848)
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, Mar 2017
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 131848), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Mar 2017Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 131848)
Oct 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 131848)