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St Paul's CofE Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMs Jane Tyers

location_onSalford, M7 3PT

phone 1619212065

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2017

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Students

210

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Expected Standard

70%

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Demand Ratio

0.8x

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St Paul's CofE Primary School is a Voluntary controlled school primary school in Salford, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 34% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Paul's CofE Primary School is a voluntary controlled school in Salford, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 200 pupils on roll, of whom 36% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 70% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 7% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #13 of 71 primaries in Salford and #2,314 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2017. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.8× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 15.9:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.3 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

70%

LA 58%

Reading74% LA 73%

Writing70% LA 68%

Maths81% LA 71%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

64%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading68% LA 72% · Eng 74%

Writing68% LA 69% · Eng 72%

Maths64% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

54%

LA 53%England 60%

Reading75% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Writing67% LA 67% · Eng 71%

Maths75% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.0

Read

LA -0.6

-3.8 to 1.7

-3.3

Write

LA -0.9

-6.0 to -0.7

-0.1

Maths

LA -0.4

-2.7 to 2.5

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

65%

LA 63%England 65%

Reading80% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing80% LA 76% · Eng 78%

Maths100% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.1

Read

LA 0.4

0.3 to 6.0

2.4

Write

LA 0.4

-0.2 to 5.0

4.4

Maths

LA 0.4

1.9 to 6.9

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

80%

LA 63%

Reading93% LA 73%

Writing87% LA 76%

Maths100% LA 75%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.1

Read

LA 0.4

0 to 6.2

1.9

Write

LA 0.3

-1 to 4.8

3.2

Maths

LA 0.6

0.5 to 5.9

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

21 June 2022

Inspection Report

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14 March 2017

Inspection Report

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08 July 2015

Inspection Report

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29 April 2015

Inspection Report

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15 November 2011

Inspection Report

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13 January 2009

Inspection Report

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08 May 2008

Inspection Report

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07 November 2007

Inspection Report

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07 March 2007

Inspection Report

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06 May 2003

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2017-03-14

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2015-04-29

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 200 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	200	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	199	1	0.5%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	224	1	0.4%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	202	3	1.5%	0.7%	1
2023/24 (Autumn term)	201	1	0.5%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	206	3	1.5%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	210	3	1.4%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	201	2	1.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	202	3	1.5%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	195	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	203	1	0.5%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	207	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	213	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	207	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	202	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	202	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	208	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	204	2	1.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	209	7	3.3%	0.5%	1
2018/19 (Autumn term)	205	5	2.4%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	197	1	0.5%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	198	1	0.5%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	194	2	1.0%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	194	6	3.1%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	192	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	194	0	0.0%	0.5%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 18 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 4 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 3 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 2 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils