St Paul's CofE (C) Primary School
St Paul's CofE (C) Primary School is a voluntary controlled school in Stoke-On-Trent for pupils aged 3 to 11. It has a Church of England religious character. It has 239 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for St Paul's CofE (C) Primary School is Requires Improvement, from an inspection in November 2024. In 2025, 36% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Absence is higher than at almost all other primary schools, with 8.8% of sessions missed in 2024/25 against 5.2% nationally, and 31% of pupils were persistently absent.
Ofsted inspection: November 2024. KS2 results: 2025.
| Type | Primary / Voluntary controlled school |
| Age Range | 3-11 |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Address | Byatts Grove Longton Stoke-on-Trent Staffordshire ST3 2RH |
| Phone | 01782235051 |
| Reference Number | 124227 |
General Makeup
| Number of pupils | 239 |
| Boy/Girl ratio |
Boys: 45.61%
Girls: 54.39% |
| Percentage of students eligible for free school meals | 49.8% |
| Percentage of students where English is not their first language | 40.2% |
Class Sizes
| Average size of one teacher classes | 23.9 |
| Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 21 |
| Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 27.2 |
Year Groups
| Year | Boys | Girls | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 | 13 | 31 |
| 2 | 13 | 17 | 30 |
| 3 | 11 | 14 | 25 |
| 4 | 17 | 12 | 29 |
| 5 | 15 | 26 | 41 |
| 6 | 19 | 22 | 41 |
Ethnicities
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| White, British | 46.9% |
| Pakistani | 15.9% |
| White, Other | 12.6% |
| African | 7.5% |
| Indian | 4.2% |
| Unclassified | 3.3% |
| Asian, Other | 2.9% |
| Mixed, Other | 2.1% |
| White & Black (Caribbean) | 0.8% |
| White & Asian | 0.4% |
| Overall Ofsted Rating | Requires Improvement |
| > Quality of education | Requires Improvement |
| > Behaviour & Attitude | Good |
| > Personal Development | Good |
| > Leadership & Management | Good |
| > Early Years Provision | Requires Improvement |
| Last Report Date | 01 Oct 2024 |
| Date | Report |
|---|---|
| 01 Oct 2024 | School inspection |
| 22 Mar 2022 | School inspection: |
| 05 May 2021 | School inspection |
| 13 Jan 2015 | Full inspection: |
| 15 Jan 2013 | Interim assessment |
| 14 Jul 2010 | Full inspection: |
| 17 Jan 2007 | Full inspection: |
| 17 Jun 2002 | Full inspection |
How many students meet the standards
| Reading, Writing & Maths | School Score | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils meeting the expected standard | 36% | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Pupils meeting a higher standard | 5% | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
Average Scaled Score
Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.
| Subject | School | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 102 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Maths | 99 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
Progress Scores
A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.
| Metric | School Score | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | -3.3 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Writing | 0.3 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Maths | -4.4 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
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| Second Preference | 9 | 1 |
| Third Preference | 4 | 0 |
| From another Local Authority | 0 | 0 |
Previous years
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In 2024–25 St Paul's CofE (C) Primary School had 230 pupils for 315 places. 85 places (27.0%) were unfilled.
Pupils and places
Reception intake in the “Stoke on Trent LA Area Primary” planning area
Stoke-on-Trent counted 2,967 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 2,889 in 2029–30, down 3%.
| 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Places | 210 | 210 | 315 | 315 | 315 | 315 | 315 | 315 | 315 | 315 | 315 | 315 | 315 | 315 | 315 |
| Pupils | 180 | 218 | 223 | 269 | 278 | 297 | 301 | 306 | 307 | 300 | 254 | 215 | 222 | 227 | 230 |
| Unfilled | 14.3% | 0.0% | 29.2% | 14.6% | 11.7% | 5.7% | 4.4% | 2.9% | 2.5% | 4.8% | 19.4% | 31.7% | 29.5% | 27.9% | 27.0% |
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 CofE (C) Primary School attended 91.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 31.3% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).
Sessions missed
Pupils persistently absent
| 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Authorised absence | 4.1% | 2.6% | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2.5% | 1.7% | 4.2% | 4.7% | 4.1% | 3.7% | 3.6% |
| Unauthorised absence | 1.6% | 1.8% | 1.7% | 1.9% | 2.1% | 2.1% | 2.5% | 3.6% | 5.7% | 4.3% | 5.2% |
| Severely absent pupils | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.1% | 2.3% | 2.2% | 4.3% | 4.8% |
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, 3.8% of pupils at St Paul's CofE (C) Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.
Pupils suspended at least once
| 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspensions per 100 pupils | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 5.7 | 1.4 | 5.1 | 4.1 | 4.5 |
| Permanent exclusions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 CofE (C) Primary School had 23.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 9.3% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).
Pupils per teacher
Teachers who left the school within a year
| 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils per adult | 19.1 | 12.9 | 12.5 | 12.4 | 11.5 | 10.1 | 11.4 | 11.5 | 11.6 | 12.7 | 10.0 | 10.8 | 11.8 | 12.7 | 12.9 | 12.0 |
| Teachers who left state teaching | 20.0% | 0.0% | 7.8% | 8.1% | 10.1% | 6.7% | 10.8% | 19.7% | 7.3% | 5.3% | 21.1% | 25.0% | 0.0% | 13.1% | 0.0% | – |
| Teachers who took any sick leave | 0.0% | 66.7% | 30.8% | 20.0% | 47.1% | 64.7% | 50.0% | 53.3% | 35.3% | – | 55.6% | 85.7% | 71.4% | 53.8% | 50.0% | – |
| Sick days per teacher | 0.0 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 6.1 | 1.6 | – | 4.1 | 8.0 | 3.6 | 0.8 | 3.2 | – |
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, 19.7% of pupils at St Paul's CofE (C) Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.3% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).
Pupils by main type of need
| SEN support | EHC plan | |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate learning difficulty | 26 | 1 |
| Speech, language and communication needs | 14 | 4 |
| Social, emotional and mental health | 4 | 2 |
| Hearing impairment | 1 | 1 |
| Autistic spectrum disorder | 1 | 0 |
| Specific learning difficulty | 1 | 0 |
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 CofE (C) Primary School received £8,375 and spent £8,116 for each of its 239 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £185,000 (£774 per pupil).
Income per pupil
Spending per pupil
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue reserve | £25,000 | £13,000 | £36,000 | £36,000 | £142,000 | £180,000 | £123,000 | £185,000 |
| per pupil | £74 | £42 | £136 | £175 | £657 | £746 | £464 | £774 |
| In-year balance | -£46,000 | -£12,000 | £23,000 | £0 | £106,000 | £38,000 | -£57,000 | £62,000 |
| per pupil | -£138 | -£39 | £88 | £0 | £489 | £159 | -£217 | £259 |
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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St Gregory's Catholic Academy
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0.22 miles |
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Sutherland Primary Academy
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0.58 miles |
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The Meadows Primary Academy
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0.65 miles |
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Belgrave St Bartholomew's Academy
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0.83 miles |
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Co-op Academy Clarice Cliff
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0.93 miles |
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Gladstone Primary Academy
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0.99 miles |
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Alexandra Infants' School
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1.07 miles |
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Heron Cross Primary School
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1.08 miles |
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Co-op Academy Glebe
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1.28 miles |
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Newstead Primary Academy
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1.29 miles |
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Sandford Hill Primary School
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1.29 miles |
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Alexandra Junior School
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1.33 miles |
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Our Lady's Catholic Academy
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1.46 miles |
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Christ Church CofE Primary Academy
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1.54 miles |
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St Augustine's Catholic Academy
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1.67 miles |
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Park Hall Academy
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1.81 miles |
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Ash Green Primary Academy
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1.88 miles |
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Stoke Minster CofE Primary Academy
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1.92 miles |
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Sandon Primary Academy
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1.93 miles |
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Weston Junior Academy
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1.94 miles |
| Name | Distance |
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St Thomas More Catholic Academy
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0.38 miles |
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Intuition Holistic Education
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0.46 miles |
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Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews Academy
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1 miles |
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Kemball School
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1 miles |
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Glebedale School
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1.03 miles |
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Ormiston Meridian Academy
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1.34 miles |
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Abbey Hill Academy & College
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1.47 miles |
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Kinetic Academy
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1.71 miles |
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Co-op Academy Florence MacWilliams
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1.72 miles |
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Rowan House School
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1.82 miles |
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St Peter's CofE Academy
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1.85 miles |
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Discovery Academy
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2.03 miles |
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City of Stoke-On-Trent Sixth Form College
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2.15 miles |
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Trentham Academy
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2.23 miles |
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St Joseph's College
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2.29 miles |
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Excellence Girls Academy
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2.47 miles |
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Edgewood Academy
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Thistley Hough Academy
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The Registry
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What is St Paul's CofE (C) Primary School's Ofsted rating?
The latest Ofsted rating for St Paul's CofE (C) Primary School is Requires Improvement, from an inspection in November 2024.
When was St Paul's CofE (C) Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?
St Paul's CofE (C) Primary School was last inspected in November 2024.
How many pupils does St Paul's CofE (C) Primary School have?
St Paul's CofE (C) Primary School has 239 pupils on roll.
What age range does St Paul's CofE (C) Primary School cover?
St Paul's CofE (C) Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.
What are St Paul's CofE (C) Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?
In 2025, 36% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.
Where is St Paul's CofE (C) Primary School?
St Paul's CofE (C) Primary School is at Byatts Grove, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST3 2RH.