Academy converter · Primary
Dorking · RH4 3JA · Surrey
Ages 4–11
Status: Open
0.4 miles away
OpenPrimaryURN 151288
St Paul's CofE Primary School
Academy converter · Dorking · RH4 2HS
Phase
Primary
Age range
Ages 5–11
Pupils
397
Local authority
Surrey
Age range
Ages 5–11
05111619
Provision snapshot
Based on official GIAS characteristics
1 / 6
- NurseryNo Nursery Classes
- Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
- BoardingNo boarders
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed academy converter (primary), Ages 5–11, in Dorking, Surrey, 397 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy. Free school meals: 7.8%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Guildford.
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Overview
- School type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 5–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Status
- Open
- URN
- 151288
Location
- Address
- St Paul's Road West
- Postcode
- RH4 2HS
- Town
- Dorking
- County
- Surrey
- Local authority
- Surrey
- District
- Mole Valley
- Constituency
- Dorking and Horley
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Size & intake
Pupil numbers and free school meals come from the GIAS school census fields. Capacity fill is calculated when both pupils and capacity are published. Census date: 15 Jan 2026.
- Pupils on roll
- 397
- Boys / girls
- 188 / 209
- School capacity
- 420
- Capacity fill
- 397 / 420 (95%)
- Free school meals
- 7.8%
- FSM pupils
- 31
- Gender
- Mixed
School characteristics
- Nursery provision
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Diocese
- Diocese of Guildford
- Governance
- Academy trust: THE GOOD SHEPHERD TRUST
- Academy trust
- THE GOOD SHEPHERD TRUST
- Sponsor
- The Good Shepherd Trust
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr Gary Papworth
- Telephone
- 01306883547
Official links
Ofsted
Latest inspection outcomes from Ofsted monthly management information. Report-card grades use the current framework where published; older OEIF grades are shown when that is the latest graded inspection.
Headline
Good
Inspection date
2024-06-11
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes