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St Paul's CofE (C) Primary School

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

personMs Jane Gaskell

location_onStafford, ST17 4BT

language Visit Website phone 1785337436

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Ofsted

Outstanding

Inspected 2018

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Students

140

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Expected Standard

63%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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St Paul's CofE (C) Primary School is a Voluntary controlled school primary school in Stafford, serving ages 4-11. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted — the highest possible grade. Ranks in the top 50% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Paul's CofE (C) Primary School is a voluntary controlled school in Stafford, Staffordshire, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 107 pupils on roll, of whom 34% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 63% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #154 of 248 primaries in Staffordshire and #8,843 of 15,231 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2018. The school's current overall rating is Outstanding.

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

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 21.4:1. There are no current teaching vacancies. Teacher turnover in the previous year was 40.0%.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.5 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 62%

Reading84% LA 75%

Writing68% LA 72%

Maths74% LA 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

46%

LA 62%England 61%

Reading67% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing63% LA 73% · Eng 72%

Maths71% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

36%

LA 60%England 60%

Reading72% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing44% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths52% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.1

Read

LA -0.1

-2.7 to 2.6

-4.7

Write

LA -0.1

-7.3 to -2.2

-1.1

Maths

LA -0.2

-3.6 to 1.3

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

79%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading100% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing79% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths100% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

112

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

111

Progress (0 = national avg)

9.0

Read

LA -0.5

5.6 to 12.3

0.0

Write

LA -0.5

-3.1 to 3.1

4.2

Maths

LA -0.8

1.3 to 7.1

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

84%

LA 64%

Reading84% LA 75%

Writing89% LA 78%

Maths95% LA 75%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.7

Read

LA -0.4

1 to 6.4

2.1

Write

LA -0.3

-0.5 to 4.7

3.5

Maths

LA -0.6

1.1 to 5.9

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

Inspection Report

31 August 2025

Inspection Report

18 March 2025

Inspection Report

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24 May 2018

Inspection Report

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06 July 2016

Inspection Report

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27 June 2014

Inspection Report

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18 March 2014

Inspection Report

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01 May 2012

Inspection Report

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27 April 2009

Inspection Report

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21 January 2008

Inspection Report

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03 July 2006

Inspection Report

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20 November 2000

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2018-05-24

Requires Improvement monitoring Visit 1 Legacy

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2016-07-06

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2014-03-18

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Development

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

0.9%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.9%(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 107 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.9%, 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)	107	1	0.9%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	107	0	0.0%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	120	2	1.7%	0.8%	1
2023/24 (Spring term)	121	6	5.0%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	123	5	4.1%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	136	5	3.7%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	140	2	1.4%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	139	1	0.7%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	150	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	147	1	0.7%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	149	1	0.7%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	157	2	1.3%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	155	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	154	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	159	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	159	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	169	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	138	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	123	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	117	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	108	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	106	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	109	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	109	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	110	5	4.5%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	109	1	0.9%	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 12 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 7 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 4 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 3 pupils