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St Paul's CofE Primary School

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

personMrs Elizabeth Vautier- Thomas

corporate_fareST PAUL'S CHURCH OF ENGLAND PRIMARY SCHOOL

location_onHereford, HR1 1UX

language Visit Website phone 1432273784

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Ofsted

Outstanding

Inspected 2025

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Students

425

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Expected Standard

63%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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St Paul's CofE Primary School is a Academy converter primary school in Hereford, serving ages 4-11. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted — the highest possible grade. Ranks in the top 53% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Paul's CofE Primary School is an academy converter in Hereford, Herefordshire, County of, admitting pupils aged 4-11. It is part of ST PAUL'S CHURCH OF ENGLAND PRIMARY SCHOOL. The school has approximately 414 pupils on roll, of whom 8% 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 #18 of 71 primaries in Herefordshire, County of and #4,432 of 14,143 nationally.

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

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

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 21.3:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.2 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 61%

Reading82% LA 75%

Writing80% LA 72%

Maths63% LA 75%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

50%

LA 62%England 61%

Reading74% LA 77% · Eng 74%

Writing81% LA 74% · Eng 72%

Maths58% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

63%

LA 62%England 60%

Reading74% LA 78% · Eng 73%

Writing80% LA 73% · Eng 71%

Maths71% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.7

Read

LA 0.5

-0.9 to 2.3

2.2

Write

LA 0.6

0.7 to 3.7

-1.4

Maths

LA -0.5

-2.9 to 0.1

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

66%

LA 68%England 65%

Reading73% LA 77% · Eng 73%

Writing82% LA 80% · Eng 78%

Maths79% LA 80% · Eng 79%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.6

Read

LA 1.2

-2.3 to 1.0

1.3

Write

LA 1.0

-0.2 to 2.8

-0.9

Maths

LA 0.5

-2.3 to 0.6

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

74%

LA 67%

Reading83% LA 80%

Writing89% LA 78%

Maths80% LA 77%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.1

Read

LA 1.3

-1.6 to 1.4

2.1

Write

LA 0.7

0.7 to 3.5

0.2

Maths

LA 0.2

-1.1 to 1.5

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

07 May 2025

Inspection Report

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19 March 2014

Inspection Report

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04 September 2012

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2025-05-07

S5 Inspection 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

Outstanding

Leadership

Good

2014-03-19

S5 Inspection EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2009-03-04

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

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 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 414 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, 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)	414	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	415	2	0.5%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	423	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	421	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	422	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	423	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	425	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	428	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	425	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	424	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	421	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	425	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	422	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	423	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	428	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	428	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	425	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	418	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	422	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	424	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	436	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	432	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	421	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	428	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	426	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	423	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 26 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 17 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 12 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 8 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils

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School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Faith Priority (Church of England)

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

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