SCHOOL PROFILE

St Paul's Church of England Primary School

Primary Academy converter URN 150647
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 135 Published school capacity
Capacity used 71.9% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

18 March 2025
Latest published outcome Standards maintained
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England
Local authority Staffordshire
Trust ST BARTHOLOMEW'S CE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 97 97 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 40 41.2% of pupils
Male pupils 57 58.8% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

23.7%
1.1 pts below England
School 23.7%
Stafford 18.1%
West Midlands 30.6%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

8.2%
12.1 pts below England
School 8.2%
Stafford 8.2%
West Midlands 22.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Stafford 0.4%
West Midlands 0.6%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
61.9%
60
Any other Mixed background
10.3%
10
Unclassified
9.3%
9
Any other Asian background
5.2%
5
Any other White background
4.1%
4
Any other ethnic group
4.1%
4
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 38.1% 37 of 97 pupils
17.3 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 38.1%
Stafford 20.1%
West Midlands 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 35.1% 34 pupils
England 14.8% 20.3 pts above
EHC plans 3.1% 3 pupils
England 6.0% 2.9 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 16
Specific learning difficulty 9
Moderate learning difficulty 6
Social, emotional & mental health 4
Autistic spectrum disorder 2

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.

HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

71.9% 16.3 pts below England
St Paul's Church of England Primary School
71.9%
Stafford
86.6%
West Midlands
91.3%
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