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St Paul's CofE (C) Primary School

Voluntary controlled school · Stafford · ST17 4BT

Ages 4–11 · 107 pupils · Staffordshire

KS2 expected (RWM)

46%

Overall absence

5.2%

Admissions demand

0.87 · Often has places

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)46%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
104.0
Avg scaled score — maths
103.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
102.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence5.2%
Persistent absence (10%+)13.8%
Unauthorised0.5%
Authorised absence
4.7%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
109

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.87 · Often has places

1st preferences

13

Places offered

15

1st-preference offers

13

Total preferences (any rank)
44
Preferred offers (top 3)
15
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (16 Jan 2025).

Capacity fill89%

107 pupils · 120 places

Pupils on roll
107
Boys / girls
57 / 50
School capacity
120
Capacity fill
107 / 120 (89%)
Free school meals
32.7%
FSM pupils
35
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary controlled school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Religious character
Church of England
Diocese
Diocese of Lichfield
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Voluntary controlled school
Headteacher
Miss Jane Gaskell

Location

Address
Garden Street, St. Pauls C of E Cp School, Garden Street
Postcode
ST17 4BT
Town
Stafford
County
Staffordshire
Local authority
Staffordshire
District
Stafford
Constituency
Stafford
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed voluntary controlled school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Stafford, Staffordshire, 107 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 32.7%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Lichfield.

Open schools in Stafford
64
Primary schools in Stafford
45
Academies among open schools in Stafford
73% (47)
Open schools in ST17
23
Primary in ST17
15
Open schools in Staffordshire LA
458
Primary in Staffordshire LA
309

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in StaffordNear ST17

  • St Leonard's Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    Stafford · ST16 3TW · Staffordshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS270%
    • Absence5.2%
    • FSM11.7%
    • Demand0.93

    0.7 miles away

  • Flash Ley Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Stafford · ST17 9DR · Staffordshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS256%
    • Absence4.1%
    • FSM40.2%
    • Demand0.96

    0.8 miles away

  • Silkmore Primary Academy

    Ofsted: School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Stafford · ST17 4EG · Staffordshire

    Ages 2–11

    • KS260%
    • Absence5.0%
    • FSM41.3%
    • Demand0.97

    0.8 miles away

  • Rowley Park Primary Academy

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Stafford · ST17 9RF · Staffordshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS248%
    • Absence5.6%
    • FSM46.6%
    • Demand0.92

    0.8 miles away

  • John Wheeldon Primary Academy

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Stafford · ST16 3LX · Staffordshire

    Ages 5–11

    • KS253%
    • Absence5.8%
    • FSM26.1%
    • Demand0.97

    1.0 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Miss Jane Gaskell

Official links