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St Paul's Catholic Primary School

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

personMrs Maxine Sewell

location_onBristol, BS37 4EP

language Visit Website phone 1454866790

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2019

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Students

211

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Expected Standard

55%

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Demand Ratio

0.8x

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St Paul's Catholic Primary School is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Bristol, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 72% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Paul's Catholic Primary School is a voluntary aided school in Bristol, South Gloucestershire, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 203 pupils on roll, of whom 17% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 55% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 7% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #71 of 82 primaries in South Gloucestershire and #11,576 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2019. The school's current overall rating is Good. 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 0.8× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 26.0:1. There is 1 teaching vacancy.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.5 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

55%

LA 60%

Reading83% LA 73%

Writing62% LA 71%

Maths69% LA 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

69%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading79% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing72% LA 71% · Eng 72%

Maths76% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

52%

LA 56%England 60%

Reading77% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing52% LA 69% · Eng 71%

Maths81% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.6

Read

LA -1.1

-0.6 to 3.8

-5.0

Write

LA -1.5

-7.2 to -2.8

1.8

Maths

LA -1.3

-0.3 to 3.8

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

60%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading70% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing80% LA 78% · Eng 78%

Maths80% LA 76% · Eng 79%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3.0

Read

LA -0.4

-5.2 to -0.7

-0.6

Write

LA 0.0

-2.6 to 1.4

-2.7

Maths

LA -0.6

-4.6 to -0.8

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

68%

LA 62%

Reading79% LA 74%

Writing79% LA 79%

Maths86% LA 71%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.9

Read

LA -0.3

-3.1 to 1.3

-0.9

Write

LA 0.2

-3 to 1.2

0.4

Maths

LA -0.8

-1.6 to 2.4

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

23 April 2025

Inspection Report

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22 October 2019

Inspection Report

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16 May 2017

Inspection Report

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22 February 2012

Inspection Report

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30 June 2010

Inspection Report

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23 September 2008

Inspection Report

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27 June 2007

Inspection Report

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05 March 2001

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2019-10-22

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2017-05-16

Maintained Academy and School Short inspection Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2012-02-22

None Legacy

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

Good

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

0.5%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.5%(1 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 203 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.5%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	203	1	0.5%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	209	1	0.5%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	208	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	209	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	211	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	209	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	211	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	212	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	206	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	203	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	203	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	206	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	206	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	205	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	199	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	199	1	0.5%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	196	1	0.5%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	197	2	1.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	199	5	2.5%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	198	4	2.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	202	2	1.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	205	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	206	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	200	1	0.5%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	200	1	0.5%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	200	2	1.0%	0.5%

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.

Specific Learning Difficulty 24 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 12 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 12 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 3 pupils

Physical Disability 2 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils