St Paul's CofE (C) Primary School
Byatts Grove, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 2RH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Rachel Clews
- Diocese
- Diocese of Lichfield
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Stoke-on-Trent South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 345
- Pupils on roll
- 239
- URN
- 124227
- Local authority
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01782235051
About this school
St Paul's CofE (C) Primary School is a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Stoke-on-Trent. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 239 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 did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 38 | 39 | 42 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 34% | 31% | 36% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 0% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 55% | 56% | 52% |
| Expected standard in maths | 50% | 54% | 48% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 66% | 59% | 62% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 102.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 99.0 | 100.0 | 99.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.40 | - | - |
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 Paul's CofE (C) 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 | Stoke-on-Trent average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 34% | 54.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 31% | 56.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 36% | 57.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 216 |
| 2023/24 | 242 |
| 2024/25 | 265 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Paul's CofE (C) Primary School compares
St Paul's CofE (C) Primary School ranked 61st of 64 primary schools in Stoke-on-Trent for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 9% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 12% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 36% | 8.8% | 55% | 239 | — |
| St Gregory's Catholic Academy | 78% | 3.4% | 32.9% | 461 | 0.2 miles |
| Sutherland Primary Academy | 61% | 5.5% | 50.7% | 450 | 0.6 miles |
| The Meadows Primary Academy | 70% | 5.1% | 43.5% | 379 | 0.6 miles |
| Belgrave St Bartholomew's Academy | 67% | 6.2% | 17.6% | 485 | 0.8 miles |
| Co-op Academy Clarice Cliff | 71% | 4.9% | 51.7% | 373 | 0.9 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
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 55%
- English as an additional language
- 41.1%
- Overall absence
- 8.8%
- Persistent absence
- 31.28%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Gregory's Catholic Academy0.2 miles
Primary · Stoke-on-Trent
-
Sutherland Primary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Stoke-on-Trent
-
The Meadows Primary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Stoke-on-Trent
-
Belgrave St Bartholomew's Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Stoke-on-Trent
-
Co-op Academy Clarice Cliff0.9 miles
Primary · Stoke-on-Trent
Other schools in Stoke-on-Trent
St Paul's CofE (C) Primary School ranks 95th of the 102 ranked primary schools in Stoke-on-Trent.
- Abbey Hulton Primary School Primary
- Alexandra Infants' School Primary
- Alexandra Junior School Primary
- All Saints' CofE First School Primary
- Alsager Highfields Community Primary School Primary
- Alsagers Bank Primary Academy Primary
- Ash Green Primary Academy Primary
- Ball Green Primary Academy Primary
- Barlaston CofE (VC) First School Primary
- Belgrave St Bartholomew's Academy Primary
- Bishop Rawle CofE Primary School Primary
- Burnwood Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does St Paul's CofE (C) Primary School teach?
- St Paul's CofE (C) Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Stoke-on-Trent.
- Who is the headteacher of St Paul's CofE (C) Primary School?
- The headteacher of St Paul's CofE (C) Primary School is Mrs Rachel Clews, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St Paul's CofE (C) Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Paul's CofE (C) 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 Paul's CofE (C) Primary School?
- St Paul's CofE (C) Primary School has 239 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is St Paul's CofE (C) Primary School full?
- St Paul's CofE (C) Primary School has capacity for 345 pupils and 239 on roll (69%), 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 Paul's CofE (C) Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. St Paul's CofE (C) Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Lichfield.
- Does St Paul's CofE (C) Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records St Paul's CofE (C) Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have St Paul's CofE (C) Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 34% in 2022/23 and 36% 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 Paul's CofE (C) Primary School rank locally?
- St Paul's CofE (C) Primary School ranked 61st of 64 primary schools in Stoke-on-Trent for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 9% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 12% 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 Paul's CofE (C) Primary School's absence rate?
- St Paul's CofE (C) Primary School's overall absence rate is 8.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Paul's CofE (C) Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Paul's CofE (C) 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 30 June 2026.