St Paul's Church of England Primary School, Langleybury

St Paul’s Church of England Primary School in Langleybury continues to demonstrate good performance in providing a supportive and engaging learning environment for its pupils. The school has high expectations and a broad, ambitious curriculum that is successfully implemented in most subjects. Pupils exhibit positive behaviors, are motivated in their learning, and actively participate in various leadership roles. Relationships between staff and pupils are strong, contributing to a nurturing school culture where pupils feel secure and valued. However, there are areas for improvement, particularly in ensuring that the curriculum is fully specified for all subjects. Some teachers are not covering all the essential content, leading to gaps in pupil knowledge and retention. Additionally, older pupils may not have access to appropriately matched reading materials, which impacts their reading fluency. Despite these concerns, the school is well-regarded, and the leadership team, including governors, is proactive in addressing these challenges.

Strengths

• Pupils exhibit positive and caring relationships.
• High expectations for learning and behavior.
• Engaging and broad curriculum that includes real-world applications.
• Strong subject knowledge among teachers.
• Effective safeguarding measures are in place.
• Supportive of pupils with special educational needs.
• Strong provision for wider pupil development.

Areas for Improvement

• Key content in a few subjects is not clearly defined by leaders.
• Some older pupils do not have appropriately matched reading materials.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at St Paul's Church of England Primary School, Langleybury attended 94.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 12.8% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 1.4% of pupils at St Paul's Church of England Primary School, Langleybury were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 St Paul's Church of England Primary School, Langleybury had 24.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 28.3% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 6.2% of pupils at St Paul's Church of England Primary School, Langleybury were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.1% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 St Paul's Church of England Primary School, Langleybury received £6,634 and spent £6,672 for each of its 222 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £67,000 (£300 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is St Paul's Church of England Primary School, Langleybury's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St Paul's Church of England Primary School, Langleybury is Good, from an inspection in September 2023.

When was St Paul's Church of England Primary School, Langleybury last inspected by Ofsted?

St Paul's Church of England Primary School, Langleybury was last inspected in September 2023.

How many pupils does St Paul's Church of England Primary School, Langleybury have?

St Paul's Church of England Primary School, Langleybury has 226 pupils on roll.

What age range does St Paul's Church of England Primary School, Langleybury cover?

St Paul's Church of England Primary School, Langleybury for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are St Paul's Church of England Primary School, Langleybury's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 86% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is St Paul's Church of England Primary School, Langleybury?

St Paul's Church of England Primary School, Langleybury is at Langleybury Lane, Hunton Bridge, Kings Langley, Hertfordshire, WD4 8RJ.