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Scotforth St Paul's Church of England Primary and Nursery School

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

personMrs Katie Walsh

location_onLancaster, LA1 4SE

language Visit Website phone 152465379

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2023

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Students

224

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Expected Standard

63%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Scotforth St Paul's Church of England Primary and Nursery School is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Lancaster, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.0×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 53% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Scotforth St Paul's Church of England Primary and Nursery School is a voluntary aided school in Lancaster, Lancashire, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 231 pupils on roll, of whom 11% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 63% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 7% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #281 of 444 primaries in Lancashire and #9,536 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2023. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Outstanding, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.0× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 23.8:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.3 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

63%

LA 59%

Reading89% LA 73%

Writing67% LA 69%

Maths78% LA 72%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

63%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading90% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing73% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths80% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

73%

LA 58%England 60%

Reading87% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing80% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths87% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.9

Read

LA -0.2

-0.4 to 4.3

0.0

Write

LA 0.1

-2.2 to 2.2

4.1

Maths

LA -0.3

1.9 to 6.3

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

71%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading74% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing77% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths81% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.8

Read

LA -0.2

-3.1 to 1.4

-2.0

Write

LA 0.1

-4.1 to 0.0

0.3

Maths

LA -0.2

-1.6 to 2.3

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

84%

LA 65%

Reading94% LA 76%

Writing90% LA 78%

Maths87% LA 75%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

110

GPS SS

111

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.3

Read

LA 0.1

-0.9 to 3.5

0.1

Write

LA 0.1

-2 to 2.2

2.5

Maths

LA 0.0

0.5 to 4.5

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

07 November 2023

Inspection Report

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24 May 2011

Inspection Report

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06 December 2007

Inspection Report

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11 March 2003

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2023-11-07

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Outstanding

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2011-05-24

Pilot 2011 s8 deemed s5 Historic EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2007-12-06

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

1.7%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.9%(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 231 pupils. During this period, there were 4 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.7%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	231	4	1.7%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	226	2	0.9%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	233	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	229	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	226	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	230	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	224	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	220	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	230	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	224	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	219	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	229	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	224	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	222	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	234	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	234	1	0.4%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	232	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	243	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	237	1	0.4%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	225	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	236	1	0.4%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	226	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	221	1	0.5%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	232	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	227	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	225	0	0.0%	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.

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 13 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 12 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 2 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 1 pupils

Profound & Multiple Learning 1 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils