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St Pauls Church of England Academy

Primary Ages 3-11 195 pupils Tipton
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St Pauls Church of England Academy is an academy converter in Tipton for pupils aged 3 to 11. It has a Church of England religious character. It has 195 pupils on roll. In 2025, 69% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

KS2 results: 2025.

Type Primary / Academy converter
Age Range 3-11
Religion Church of England
Address Robert Road
Tipton
West Midlands
DY4 9BH
Phone 01215572573
Reference Number 140921

General Makeup

Number of pupils 195
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 50.77%
Girls: 49.23%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 36.9%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 14.9%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 28.3
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 26.5
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 29.3

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 17 11 28
2 15 10 25
3 16 15 31
4 12 14 26
5 11 18 29
6 17 14 31

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 50.8%
African 14.9%
Mixed, Other 7.7%
Indian 6.7%
White & Black (Caribbean) 5.1%
White, Other 3.1%
Caribbean 3.1%
Pakistani 2.6%
Asian, Other 1%

Overall Ofsted Rating
Last Report Date 14 Jun 2023 – no overall grade published for this inspection
Date Report
14 Jun 2023 School inspection
13 Mar 2018 Short inspection
04 Mar 2015 Academy conversion letter
28 Mar 2014 Interim assessment
Previously as St Paul's CofE (C) Primary School
30 Nov 2010 Full inspection:
24 Jan 2008 Full inspection:
17 Mar 2003 Full inspection

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 69%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 14%

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 106
Maths 106

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 1.8
Writing 2.8
Maths 3.9

How many students meet the standards

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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.

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Reception admissions, 2026 entry

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 4 0
Third Preference 4 0
From another Local Authority 1 1

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Places and pupil numbers

In 2024–25 St Pauls Church of England Academy had 190 pupils for 203 places. 13 places (6.4%) were unfilled.

Pupils and places

Reception intake in the “Tipton Primary” planning area

Sandwell counted 641 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 578 in 2029–30, down 10%.

2015201620172018201920212022202320242025
Places 203203203203203203203203203203
Pupils 208210211209209207202204202190
Unfilled 0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.5%0.0%0.5%6.4%

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 Pauls Church of England Academy attended 94.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 14.8% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

201620172018201920212022202320242025
Authorised absence 2.4%2.7%3.5%2.6%2.6%5.1%4.4%4.4%4.2%
Unauthorised absence 0.8%0.8%0.6%0.6%1.2%0.9%1.1%1.3%1.0%
Severely absent pupils 0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%1.7%0.0%0.0%0.5%0.0%

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, 0.0% of pupils at St Pauls Church of England Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Suspensions per 100 pupils 0.00.03.50.00.90.40.00.00.00.0
Permanent exclusions 0000000000

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 Pauls Church of England Academy had 18.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 6.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Pupils per adult 11.910.111.811.211.010.210.110.811.612.611.1
Teachers who left state teaching 7.1%20.4%0.0%17.2%0.0%9.5%16.7%20.0%0.0%6.0%–
Teachers who took any sick leave 54.5%36.4%58.3%50.0%–27.3%80.0%54.5%40.0%45.5%–
Sick days per teacher 1.20.51.97.7–0.76.97.81.01.9–

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, 14.9% of pupils at St Pauls Church of England Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.6% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

SEN support EHC plan
Speech, language and communication needs 9 5
Autistic spectrum disorder 5 2
Social, emotional and mental health 7 0
Moderate learning difficulty 3 1
Other difficulty or disability 3 1
No specialist assessment of need 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 2024–25 St Pauls Church of England Academy received £7,908 and spent £7,646 for each of its 195 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £219,000 (£1,123 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

2019202020212022202320242025
Revenue reserve £102,000£100,000£174,000£173,000£204,000£191,000£219,000
per pupil £466£451£807£820£1,005£950£1,123
In-year balance £69,000-£44,000£75,000£5,000£31,000-£2,000£51,000
per pupil £315-£199£348£24£153-£10£262

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.

Name Distance
Summerhill Primary Academy
Upper Church Lane, Tipton, West Midlands, DY4 9PF
0.41 miles
Silvertrees Academy
Silvertrees Road, Tipton, West Midlands, DY4 8NH
0.42 miles
Tipton Green Junior School
Manor Road, Tipton, West Midlands, DY4 8PR
0.44 miles
St Martin's CofE Primary School
Lower Church Lane, Tipton, West Midlands, DY4 7PG
0.7 miles
Foxyards Primary School
Foxyards Road, Tipton, West Midlands, DY4 8BH
0.74 miles
Joseph Turner Primary School
Powis Avenue, Tipton, West Midlands, DY4 0RN
0.75 miles
Sacred Heart Primary School
Sedgley Road East, Tipton, West Midlands, DY4 8UH
0.77 miles
Wallbrook Primary Academy
Off Bradleys Lane, Coseley, Bilston, West Midlands, WV14 8YP
0.84 miles
Glebefields Primary School
Sandgate Road, Tipton, West Midlands, DY4 0SX
0.9 miles
Jubilee Park Academy
Highfield Road, Tipton, West Midlands, DY4 0QS
0.91 miles
Wednesbury Oak Academy
Greenacre Road, Tipton, West Midlands, DY4 0AR
1.07 miles
Great Bridge Primary School
Mount Street, Great Bridge, Great Bridge Junior & Infant School, Tipton, West Midlands, DY4 7DE
1.13 miles
Christ Church CofE Primary School
Church Road, Coseley, Bilston, West Midlands, WV14 8YB
1.14 miles
Burnt Tree Primary School
Hill Road, Tividale, Oldbury, West Midlands, B69 2LN
1.34 miles
Ocker Hill Infant School
Gospel Oak Road, Tipton, West Midlands, DY4 0DS
1.35 miles
Ocker Hill Academy
Gospel Oak Road, Tipton, West Midlands, DY4 0DS
1.35 miles
Priory Primary School
Limes Road, Priory Estate, Dudley, West Midlands, DY1 4AQ
1.36 miles
St Martin's Church of England Primary School
Wallace Road, Bradley, Bilston, West Midlands, WV14 8BS
1.41 miles
Bramford Primary School
Chad Road, Coseley, Bilston, West Midlands, WV14 9TU
1.41 miles
Beechwood Church of England Primary School
Beechwood Road, Dudley, West Midlands, DY2 7QA
1.43 miles
Name Distance
Tipton Green College
178 Bloomfield Road, Tipton, West Midlands, DY4 9ER
0.39 miles
Compass Community School Victoria Park
Victoria Road, Tipton, West Midlands, DY4 8SW
0.56 miles
Q3 Academy Tipton
Alexandra Road, Tipton, West Midlands, DY4 7NR
0.67 miles
Blackwater Academy Sandwell
Horseley Road, Tipton, West Midlands, DY4 7NB
0.83 miles
The Wenlock School
Fossil View, Wren's Hill Road, Dudley, West Midlands, DY1 3SS
1.21 miles
Gospel Oak School
Bilston Road, Gospel Oak, Tipton, West Midlands, DY4 0BZ
1.38 miles
Dudley College of Technology
The Broadway, Dudley, West Midlands, DY1 4AS
1.4 miles
Rosewood School
Bell Street, Coseley, Bilston, West Midlands, WV14 8XJ
1.5 miles
Priory Park Community School
Meadow Road, Dudley, West Midlands, DY1 3JY
1.53 miles
St James Academy
St James's Road, Dudley, West Midlands, DY1 3JE
1.66 miles
Bishop Milner Catholic College
Bishop Milner Catholic College, Burton Road, Dudley, West Midlands, DY1 3BY
1.74 miles
Beacon Hill Academy
High Arcal Drive, Sedgley, Dudley, West Midlands, DY3 1BP
1.84 miles
Ormiston Sandwell Community Academy
Lower City Road, Oldbury, West Midlands, B69 2HE
1.86 miles
The Meadows School
The Meadows School, Dudley Road East, Sandwell, Oldbury, West Midlands, B69 3BU
2.07 miles
Ormiston SWB Academy
Dudley Street, Bilston, WV14 0LN
2.14 miles
George Salter Academy
Davey Road, West Bromwich, West Midlands, B70 9UW
2.3 miles
The Dormston School
Mill Bank, Sedgley, Dudley, West Midlands, DY3 1SN
2.31 miles
Sutton School
Scotts Green Close, Russells Hall Estate, Dudley, West Midlands, DY1 2DU
2.47 miles
Wolverhampton Vocational Training Centre
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2.48 miles
Pegasus Academy
Scotts Green Close, Dudley, West Midlands, DY1 2DU
2.49 miles

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How many pupils does St Pauls Church of England Academy have?

St Pauls Church of England Academy has 195 pupils on roll.

What age range does St Pauls Church of England Academy cover?

St Pauls Church of England Academy for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are St Pauls Church of England Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 69% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is St Pauls Church of England Academy?

St Pauls Church of England Academy is at Robert Road, Tipton, West Midlands, DY4 9BH.

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