St Paul's CofE (Aided) Primary School
St Paul's Road West, Dorking, RH4 2HS
This school is closed (it closed in October 2024).
It was replaced by St Paul's CofE Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Acting Headteacher
- Mrs Ann Alden
- Diocese
- Diocese of Guildford
- Constituency
- Dorking and Horley
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban city and town
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 398
- URN
- 125171
- Local authority
- Surrey
About this school
St Paul's CofE (Aided) Primary School was a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Dorking. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 398 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
St Paul's CofE (Aided) 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 | 60 | 61 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 73% | 74% | 80% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 18% | 20% | 22% |
| Expected standard in reading | 92% | 93% | 92% |
| Expected standard in maths | 83% | 82% | 92% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 80% | 79% | 95% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 109.0 | 110.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 106.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.40 | - | - |
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 (Aided) 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 | Surrey average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 73% | 61.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 74% | 62.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 80% | 62.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | — | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 419 |
| 2023/24 | 398 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Paul's CofE (Aided) Primary School compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 87% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 82% of England schools in 2023/24.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 80% | 4.4% | 9.8% | 398 | — |
| St Paul's CofE Primary School | — | 4.8% | 8.3% | 397 | 0.0 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | — | — | — | — | 0.4 miles |
| Powell Corderoy Primary School | 70% | 5.8% | 9.4% | 196 | 0.7 miles |
| St Martin's CofE Primary School | 76% | 5.1% | 12.7% | 364 | 0.8 miles |
| St John's Church of England Primary School | 33% | 8.9% | 38.3% | 210 | 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 2023/24 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 9.8%
- English as an additional language
- 5.5%
- Overall absence
- 4.4%
- Persistent absence
- 9.9%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Paul's CofE Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Dorking
-
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Dorking
-
Powell Corderoy Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Dorking
-
St Martin's CofE Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Dorking
-
St John's Church of England Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Dorking
Other schools in Dorking
- Newdigate CofE Endowed Aided Infant School Primary
- Powell Corderoy Primary School Primary
- Scott-Broadwood CofE Infant School Primary
- St John's Church of England Primary School Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Martin's CofE Primary School Primary
- St Michael's CofE Aided Infant School Primary
- St Paul's CofE Primary School Primary
- Surrey Hills All Saints Primary School Primary
- The Weald CofE Primary School Primary
- Dorking Nursery School Nursery
- The Ashcombe School Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does St Paul's CofE (Aided) Primary School teach?
- St Paul's CofE (Aided) Primary School taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Dorking.
- Has St Paul's CofE (Aided) Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected St Paul's CofE (Aided) 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 many pupils are at St Paul's CofE (Aided) Primary School?
- St Paul's CofE (Aided) Primary School had 398 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- How have St Paul's CofE (Aided) Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 73% in 2022/23 and 80% 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 (Aided) Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Paul's CofE (Aided) 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 October 2024.