Ofsted: Requires improvement trending_up Places Available emoji_events #25 in Salford public Top 53% UK

St Paul's Peel CofE Primary School

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

personMiss Joanne Barker

location_onManchester, M38 9RB

language Visit Website phone 1617902327

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

Inspected 2025

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Students

314

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Expected Standard

63%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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St Paul's Peel CofE Primary School is a Voluntary controlled school primary school in Manchester, serving ages 3-11. Currently Requires Improvement according to Ofsted — the school is working to raise standards. Ranks in the top 53% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Paul's Peel CofE Primary School is a voluntary controlled school in Manchester, Salford, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 312 pupils on roll, of whom 63% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 63% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 5% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #25 of 71 primaries in Salford and #4,437 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2025. The school's current overall rating is Requires improvement. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 20.0:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.1 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

63%

LA 58%

Reading83% LA 73%

Writing85% LA 68%

Maths65% LA 71%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

63%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading84% LA 72% · Eng 74%

Writing71% LA 69% · Eng 72%

Maths76% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

43%

LA 53%England 60%

Reading81% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Writing59% LA 67% · Eng 71%

Maths73% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.3

Read

LA -0.6

1.3 to 5.3

-0.9

Write

LA -0.9

-2.9 to 1.0

0.6

Maths

LA -0.4

-1.4 to 2.5

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

65%

LA 63%England 65%

Reading67% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing76% LA 76% · Eng 78%

Maths80% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.0

Read

LA 0.4

-2.7 to 0.7

-0.4

Write

LA 0.4

-1.9 to 1.2

-2.0

Maths

LA 0.4

-3.5 to -0.6

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

63%

LA 63%

Reading68% LA 73%

Writing80% LA 76%

Maths78% LA 75%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.7

Read

LA 0.4

-3.5 to 0.1

0.4

Write

LA 0.3

-1.4 to 2.2

-0.4

Maths

LA 0.6

-2.1 to 1.3

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

25 February 2025

Inspection Report

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11 January 2023

Inspection Report

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31 October 2017

Inspection Report

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01 May 2013

Inspection Report

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05 May 2011

Inspection Report

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12 May 2010

Inspection Report

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30 November 2006

Inspection Report

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26 February 2001

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

5 Evaluations

2025-02-25

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Not Judged

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Why no overall grade?

From autumn 2024, Ofsted stopped issuing a single headline grade (Outstanding / Good / RI / Inadequate). Instead, each inspection area is graded individually. This follows a major review after the death of headteacher Ruth Perry in 2023. The overall effectiveness field is left as "Not judged" in the published data.

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2023-01-11

S5 Inspection EIF

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Requires improvement

Development

Good

Leadership

Requires improvement

2017-10-31

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2013-05-01

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2010-05-12

None EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

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

1.0%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.6%(2 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 312 pupils. During this period, there were 3 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.0%, which is above 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)	312	3	1.0%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	304	4	1.3%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	313	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	313	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	312	2	0.6%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	308	5	1.6%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	314	1	0.3%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	313	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	317	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	314	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	310	1	0.3%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	308	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	310	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	314	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	320	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	320	1	0.3%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	315	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	335	2	0.6%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	332	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	334	2	0.6%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	336	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	336	1	0.3%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	336	4	1.2%	0.5%	1
2016/17 (Summer term)	334	2	0.6%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	339	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	337	5	1.5%	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 24 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 21 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 14 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 6 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 6 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 2 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils