St Paul's CofE Primary School

St Paul's CofE Primary School has been rated as 'Good' overall, with significant strengths particularly in early years provision, which received an 'Outstanding' grade. The school is characterized by a strong Christian ethos and clear values, contributing to a safe and supportive environment for learning. Pupils display good behavior and engage well in lessons, indicating a positive culture that fosters resilience and cooperation. However, while the school generally excels in academic performance, there are some areas identified for improvement, particularly in supporting older pupils with mathematical resources and encouraging greater participation in extracurricular activities among disadvantaged pupils and those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).

Strengths

• Strong Christian ethos promoting values of friendship, achievement, integrity, trust, and honesty.
• Outstanding early years provision with engaging and supportive learning environments.
• Effective reading instruction using a phonics-based approach, resulting in fluent and confident readers.
• Pupils demonstrate resilience and engage positively in their learning.
• Strong subject knowledge among teachers, enabling effective support for pupils' learning needs.

Areas for Improvement

• Older pupils lack access to a range of appropriate mathematical resources.
• Low attendance of disadvantaged pupils and pupils with SEND in extracurricular clubs.

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 Primary School attended 93.6% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 18.9% 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, 2.4% of pupils at St Paul's CofE Primary School 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 CofE Primary School had 22.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 9.9% 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, 29.1% of pupils at St Paul's CofE Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 5.1% 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 2024–25 St Paul's CofE Primary School received £6,953 and spent £6,841 for each of its 412 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £204,000 (£495 per pupil).

Across all 19 schools of The Good Shepherd Trust, income was £7,677 and spending £7,643 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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St Paul's CofE Primary School is part of The Good Shepherd Trust, which runs 23 schools. The nearest others:

• Ottershaw Christ Church Church of England Infant School Chertsey
• Ottershaw Christ Church Church of England Junior School Chertsey
• Ashley Church of England Primary School Walton-On-Thames
• Valley End CofE Infant School Woking
• Christ's College, Guildford Guildford
• Queen Eleanor's Church of England School Guildford
• Surrey Hills All Saints Primary School Dorking
• Farnborough Grange Nursery & Infant Community School Farnborough
• St Paul's CofE Primary School Dorking
• Puttenham CofE Infant School Guildford

What is St Paul's CofE Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St Paul's CofE Primary School is Good, from an inspection in January 2023.

When was St Paul's CofE Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

St Paul's CofE Primary School was last inspected in January 2023.

How many pupils does St Paul's CofE Primary School have?

St Paul's CofE Primary School has 409 pupils on roll.

What age range does St Paul's CofE Primary School cover?

St Paul's CofE Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are St Paul's CofE Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 58% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is St Paul's CofE Primary School?

St Paul's CofE Primary School is at School Lane, Addlestone, Surrey, KT15 1TD.