St Paul's CofE (C) Primary School
Garden Street, Stafford, ST17 4BT
This school is closed (it closed in August 2025).
It was replaced by St Paul's Church of England Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Miss Jane Gaskell
- Diocese
- Diocese of Lichfield
- Constituency
- Stafford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 120
- Pupils on roll
- 107
- URN
- 124299
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
About this school
St Paul's CofE (C) Primary School was a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Stafford. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 107 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
St Paul's CofE (C) Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 25 | 24 | 19 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 36% | 46% | 63% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 72% | 67% | 84% |
| Expected standard in maths | 52% | 71% | 74% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 52% | 71% | 89% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 104.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -4.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.10 | - | - |
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 | Staffordshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 36% | 59.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 46% | 61.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 63% | 62% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 140 |
| 2023/24 | 121 |
| 2024/25 | 107 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Paul's CofE (C) Primary School compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 93% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 63% | 3.6% | 33.6% | 107 | — |
| St Paul's Church of England Primary School | — | — | — | 97 | 0.0 miles |
| St Austin's Catholic Primary School and Nursery | 75% | 4.1% | 13.1% | 221 | 0.1 miles |
| St Leonard's Primary School | 50% | 5.7% | 12.9% | 222 | 0.7 miles |
| Flash Ley Primary School | 86% | 4.8% | 41% | 189 | 0.8 miles |
| Silkmore Primary Academy | 77% | 5.9% | 50.8% | 252 | 0.8 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 33.64%
- English as an additional language
- 7.5%
- Overall absence
- 3.58%
- Persistent absence
- 3.06%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Paul's Church of England Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Stafford
-
St Austin's Catholic Primary School and Nursery0.1 miles
Primary · Stafford
-
St Leonard's Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Stafford
-
Flash Ley Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Stafford
-
Silkmore Primary Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Stafford
Other schools in Stafford
- All Saints Church of England Primary School and Nursery Primary
- All Saints CofE (C) First School Primary
- All Saints CofE Primary School, Bednall Primary
- Anson CofE Primary School Primary
- Barnfields Primary School Primary
- Beaconfields Primary School Primary
- Berkswich CofE (VC) Primary School Primary
- Bishop Lonsdale Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- Blessed Mother Teresa's Catholic Primary School Primary
- Burleyfields Primary School Primary
- Burton Manor Primary School Primary
- Castlechurch Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does St Paul's CofE (C) Primary School teach?
- St Paul's CofE (C) Primary School taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Stafford.
- Has St Paul's CofE (C) Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected St Paul's CofE (C) Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is St Paul's CofE (C) Primary School?
- St Paul's CofE (C) Primary School had 107 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- 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 36% in 2022/23 and 63% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- 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 31 August 2025.