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St Paul's Church of England Primary School

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

personMrs Jayne Bevan

location_onGloucester, GL1 5BD

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2024

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Students

203

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Expected Standard

47%

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Demand Ratio

1.2x

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St Paul's Church of England Primary School is a Voluntary controlled school primary school in Gloucester, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.2×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 85% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Paul's Church of England Primary School is a voluntary controlled school in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 210 pupils on roll, of whom 43% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 47% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 3% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #147 of 209 primaries in Gloucestershire and #11,161 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2024. 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.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.2× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 16.4:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 3.8 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

47%

LA 58%

Reading67% LA 75%

Writing60% LA 68%

Maths67% LA 71%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

37%

LA 57%England 61%

Reading63% LA 74% · Eng 74%

Writing70% LA 69% · Eng 72%

Maths53% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

34%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading55% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing59% LA 70% · Eng 71%

Maths55% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3.1

Read

LA 0.5

-5.4 to -0.8

0.6

Write

LA -0.1

-1.6 to 2.8

-2.6

Maths

LA -0.5

-4.8 to -0.4

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

58%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading73% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing65% LA 76% · Eng 78%

Maths81% LA 76% · Eng 79%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.2

Read

LA 0.6

0.5 to 5.8

0.2

Write

LA -0.4

-2.2 to 2.6

1.1

Maths

LA -0.4

-1.2 to 3.4

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

28%

LA 62%

Reading38% LA 75%

Writing72% LA 75%

Maths41% LA 72%

Read SS

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.6

Read

LA 0.3

-4.9 to -0.3

3.1

Write

LA -0.3

0.9 to 5.3

Maths

LA -0.6

-2.1 to 2.1

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

25 June 2024

Inspection Report

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15 May 2018

Inspection Report

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11 November 2014

Inspection Report

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11 February 2014

Inspection Report

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15 January 2013

Inspection Report

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20 March 2012

Inspection Report

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12 May 2010

Inspection Report

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04 March 2008

Inspection Report

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17 October 2007

Inspection Report

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26 June 2007

Inspection Report

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27 February 2007

Inspection Report

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12 September 2006

Inspection Report

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27 January 2003

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2024-06-25

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2018-05-15

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2014-11-11

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2010-05-12

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

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

2.9%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.9%(4 pupils)

Spring term 2025

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

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

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National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 210 pupils. During this period, there were 6 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 2.9%, 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)	210	6	2.9%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	212	10	4.7%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	209	3	1.4%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	210	3	1.4%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	206	1	0.5%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	207	1	0.5%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	203	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	206	1	0.5%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	204	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	204	1	0.5%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	205	5	2.4%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	202	4	2.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	196	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	199	2	1.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	210	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	210	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	207	4	1.9%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	202	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	202	1	0.5%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	206	1	0.5%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	207	3	1.4%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	204	4	2.0%	0.4%	1
2017/18 (Autumn term)	205	3	1.5%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	202	1	0.5%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	205	2	1.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	207	1	0.5%	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.

Moderate Learning Difficulty 23 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 22 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 17 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 9 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 2 pupils

Visual Impairment 2 pupils

Multi-Sensory Impairment 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils