St Pauls CofE VA Primary School
Coronation Street, Cambridge, CB2 1HJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Helen Darrell
- Diocese
- Diocese of Ely
- Constituency
- Cambridge
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 152
- URN
- 110839
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01223568840
About this school
St Pauls CofE VA Primary School is a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Cambridge. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 152 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 24 | 23 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 50% | 65% | 38% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 13% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 75% | 91% | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 75% | 78% | 62% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 83% | 83% | 76% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 108.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 106.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -6.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.50 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How St Pauls CofE VA Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Cambridgeshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 50% | 56.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 65% | 55.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 38% | 57.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 168 |
| 2023/24 | 161 |
| 2024/25 | 152 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Pauls CofE VA Primary School compares
St Pauls CofE VA Primary School ranked 178th of 195 primary schools in Cambridgeshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 10% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 38% | 5.9% | 19.7% | 152 | — |
| St Alban's Catholic Primary School | 83% | 3% | 4.7% | 205 | 0.1 miles |
| St Matthew's Primary School | 76% | 4.7% | 15.1% | 628 | 0.6 miles |
| Newnham Croft Primary School | 81% | 4.5% | 7.2% | 221 | 0.7 miles |
| Park Street CofE Primary School | 72% | 5% | 12.9% | 116 | 1.0 miles |
| Morley Memorial Primary School | 53% | 4.1% | 17.6% | 371 | 1.0 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report13 January 2026
- 13 May 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 19.74%
- English as an additional language
- 32.9%
- Overall absence
- 5.94%
- Persistent absence
- 16.33%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Alban's Catholic Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · Cambridge
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St Matthew's Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Cambridge
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Newnham Croft Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Cambridge
-
Park Street CofE Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Cambridge
-
Morley Memorial Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Cambridge
Other schools in Cambridge
St Pauls CofE VA Primary School ranks 73rd of the 76 ranked primary schools in Cambridge.
- Arbury Primary School Primary
- Babraham CofE (VC) Primary School Primary
- Bar Hill Community Primary School Primary
- Barrington CofE VC Primary School Primary
- Barton CofE VA Primary School Primary
- Bewick Bridge Community Primary School Primary
- Bottisham Community Primary School Primary
- Bourn CofE Primary Academy Primary
- Burwell Village College (Primary) Primary
- Caldecote Primary School Primary
- Castle Camps Church of England (Controlled) Primary School Primary
- Cherry Hinton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does St Pauls CofE VA Primary School teach?
- St Pauls CofE VA Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Cambridge.
- Who is the headteacher of St Pauls CofE VA Primary School?
- The headteacher of St Pauls CofE VA Primary School is Mrs Helen Darrell, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St Pauls CofE VA Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Pauls CofE VA Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is St Pauls CofE VA Primary School?
- St Pauls CofE VA Primary School has 152 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is St Pauls CofE VA Primary School full?
- St Pauls CofE VA Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 152 on roll (72%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is St Pauls CofE VA Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. St Pauls CofE VA Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Ely.
- Does St Pauls CofE VA Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records St Pauls CofE VA Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have St Pauls CofE VA Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 50% in 2022/23 and 38% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Pauls CofE VA Primary School rank locally?
- St Pauls CofE VA Primary School ranked 178th of 195 primary schools in Cambridgeshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 10% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Pauls CofE VA Primary School's absence rate?
- St Pauls CofE VA Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Pauls CofE VA Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Pauls CofE VA Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.