SCHOOL PROFILE

St Paul's Church of England Primary School

Primary Academy sponsor led URN 146669
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 315 Published school capacity
Capacity used 65.7% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 2 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

18 July 2023
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy sponsor led
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England
Local authority Southwark
Trust SDBE MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 207 185 full-time · 22 part-time
Female pupils 107 51.7% of pupils
Male pupils 100 48.3% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

51.2%
26.4 pts above England
School 51.2%
Southwark 35.7%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

47.3%
27.0 pts above England
School 47.3%
Southwark 27.8%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

1.0%
0.0 pts in line with England
School 1.0%
Southwark 0.3%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

African
37.7%
78
White British
16.4%
34
Any other ethnic group
8.2%
17
Any other Black background
7.7%
16
Caribbean
4.8%
10
White and Black Caribbean
4.8%
10
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 30.4% 63 of 207 pupils
9.6 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 30.4%
Southwark 22.5%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 27.1% 56 pupils
England 14.8% 12.3 pts above
EHC plans 3.4% 7 pupils
England 6.0% 2.7 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 42
Social, emotional & mental health 6
Specific learning difficulty 6
Autistic spectrum disorder 5
Moderate learning difficulty 1
Other difficulty or disability 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

61.0% 0.6 pts above England
School 61.0%
Southwark 65.8%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

74.0%

0.2 pts above England

School 74.0%
Southwark 76.4%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

74.0%

3.7 pts above England

School 74.0%
Southwark 74.3%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

70.0%

2.0 pts below England

School 70.0%
Southwark 75.0%
London 77.7%
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

3.77%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.44 pts lower than England
School 3.77%
Southwark 6.56%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

11.04%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

4.78 pts lower than England
School 11.04%
Southwark 18.21%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.00%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.80 pts lower than England
School 0.00%
Southwark 2.04%
London 1.67%
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

65.7% 22.5 pts below England
St Paul's Church of England Primary School
65.7%
Southwark
80.6%
London
85.9%
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