St Paul's Church of England Primary School

St Paul's Church of England Primary School demonstrates a good overall effectiveness in providing education to its pupils. The school fosters a welcoming environment where kindness and respect are integral to the school culture. Pupils participate actively and feel safe, and those requiring additional support, particularly those with SEND, receive effective assistance that facilitates their learning. The curriculum is well-organized and ambitious, aiming to equip all students with necessary knowledge. However, there are minor gaps where certain subjects do not reinforce learning as effectively, and some pupils may transition to new topics prematurely without securing foundational knowledge. Overall, pupils make good progress in their education despite the challenges following a notable absence of routine inspections due to legal exemptions prior to 2020.

Strengths

• Welcoming school environment that promotes kindness and respect.
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).
• Ambitious and well-organized curriculum from Reception Year to key stage 2.
• High-quality training provided for all staff.
• Strong emphasis on developing reading skills with well-aligned resources.
• Broad range of books and literary experiences offered to pupils.
• Positive engagement with parents to support children's learning.

Areas for Improvement

• In some subjects, learning activities do not support deep knowledge retention.
• Lack of routine checks on previous learning in a few subjects leading to insecure understanding.

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 attended 96.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 7.4% 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, 2.2% of pupils at St Paul's Church of England 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 Church of England Primary School had 20.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 24.4% 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, 11.1% of pupils at St Paul's Church of England 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

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 Church of England Primary School received £6,918 and spent £6,799 for each of its 182 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £14,000 (-£75 per pupil).

Across all 18 schools of Liverpool Diocesan Schools Trust, income was £7,382 and spending £7,357 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 Church of England Primary School is part of Liverpool Diocesan Schools Trust, which runs 19 schools. The nearest others:

• St James' Church of England Primary School Wigan
• Highfield St Matthew's Church of England Primary School Wigan
• St James' Church of England Primary School St Helens
• Bishop Martin Church of England Primary School Skelmersdale
• Rainford CofE Primary School St Helens
• Parish Church of England Primary School, St Helens St Helens
• Glazebury Church of England Primary School Warrington
• St Philip (Westbrook) CofE Primary School Warrington
• Cronton Church of England Primary Academy Widnes
• Huyton With Roby Church of England Primary School Liverpool

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

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

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

St Paul's Church of England Primary School was last inspected in November 2023.

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

St Paul's Church of England Primary School has 180 pupils on roll.

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

St Paul's Church of England Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

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

In 2025, 60% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

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

St Paul's Church of England Primary School is at Warrington Road, Goose Green, Wigan, Lancashire, WN3 6SB.