SCHOOL PROFILE

St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

Primary Voluntary controlled school URN 121474
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 195 Published school capacity
Capacity used 86.2% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

22 March 2023
Latest published outcome School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Voluntary controlled school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England
Local authority York
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 168 168 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 90 53.6% of pupils
Male pupils 78 46.4% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

13.7%
11.1 pts below England
School 13.7%
York 16.8%
Yorkshire and The Humber 27.7%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

8.3%
12.0 pts below England
School 8.3%
York 9.8%
Yorkshire and The Humber 17.9%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

1.2%
0.2 pts above England
School 1.2%
York 0.8%
Yorkshire and The Humber 0.4%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
85.1%
143
Any other White background
2.4%
4
Unclassified
2.4%
4
White and Black African
2.4%
4
African
1.8%
3
Any other Mixed background
1.8%
3
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 22.6% 38 of 168 pupils
1.8 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 22.6%
York 17.6%
Yorkshire and The Humber 20.9%
England 20.8%
SEN support 15.5% 26 pupils
England 14.8% 0.7 pts above
EHC plans 7.1% 12 pupils
England 6.0% 1.1 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 17
Social, emotional & mental health 7
Autistic spectrum disorder 5
Specific learning difficulty 5
Physical disability 2
Hearing impairment 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

54.0% 6.4 pts below England
School 54.0%
York 61.1%
Yorkshire and The Humber 60.2%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

63.0%

10.8 pts below England

School 63.0%
York 75.0%
Yorkshire and The Humber 72.8%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

54.0%

16.3 pts below England

School 54.0%
York 71.1%
Yorkshire and The Humber 70.2%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

71.0%

1.0 pts below England

School 71.0%
York 72.5%
Yorkshire and The Humber 71.9%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

4.74%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.48 pts lower than England
School 4.74%
York 6.09%
Yorkshire and The Humber 6.13%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

9.70%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

6.12 pts lower than England
School 9.70%
York 14.68%
Yorkshire and The Humber 15.55%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.82%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.01 pts higher than England
School 1.82%
York 2.08%
Yorkshire and The Humber 1.77%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

86.2% 2.0 pts below England
St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
86.2%
York
86.3%
Yorkshire and The Humber
88.6%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information