St Paul's Primary School
The Oaks, Chippenham, SN15 1DU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Sheridan Upton
- SEN provision
- OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
- Constituency
- Chippenham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 175
- URN
- 126182
- Local authority
- Wiltshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01249653041
About this school
St Paul's Primary School is a community primary school in Chippenham. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 175 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St Paul's Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- 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 | 26 | 18 | 26 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 52% | 22% | 38% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 12% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 73% | 56% | 54% |
| Expected standard in maths | 62% | 28% | 42% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 62% | 33% | 50% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 101.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 98.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.00 | - | - |
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 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 | Wiltshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 52% | 56.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 22% | 56.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 38% | 58.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 152 |
| 2023/24 | 152 |
| 2024/25 | 160 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Paul's Primary School compares
St Paul's Primary School ranked 158th of 174 primary schools in Wiltshire 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 36% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 38% | 6.2% | 35% | 175 | — |
| Ivy Lane Primary School | 64% | 5.3% | 11% | 451 | 0.8 miles |
| Redland Primary School | 68% | 5.1% | 21.4% | 291 | 0.8 miles |
| Monkton Park Primary School | 61% | 4.1% | 13.7% | 252 | 1.0 miles |
| Frogwell Primary School | 33% | 6.8% | 43.3% | 159 | 1.2 miles |
| St Peter's CofE Academy | 48% | 4.9% | 15.3% | 185 | 1.2 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)
- 35%
- English as an additional language
- 12.5%
- Overall absence
- 6.19%
- Persistent absence
- 21.09%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Ivy Lane Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Chippenham
-
Redland Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Chippenham
-
Monkton Park Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Chippenham
-
Frogwell Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Chippenham
-
St Peter's CofE Academy1.2 miles
Primary · Chippenham
Other schools in Chippenham
St Paul's Primary School ranks 17th of the 20 ranked primary schools in Chippenham.
- Brinkworth Earl Danby's Church of England Primary Primary
- By Brook Valley CofE Primary School Primary
- Charter Primary School Primary
- Christian Malford CofE Primary School Primary
- Colerne CofE Primary School Primary
- Frogwell Primary School Primary
- Hullavington CofE Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Ivy Lane Primary School Primary
- Kings Lodge Primary School Primary
- Kington St Michael Church of England Primary School Primary
- Lacock Church of England Primary School Primary
- Langley Fitzurse Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does St Paul's Primary School teach?
- St Paul's Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Chippenham.
- Who is the headteacher of St Paul's Primary School?
- The headteacher of St Paul's Primary School is Mr Sheridan Upton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Paul's Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Paul's 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 many pupils are at St Paul's Primary School?
- St Paul's Primary School has 175 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is St Paul's Primary School full?
- St Paul's Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 175 on roll (83%), 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 Primary School a faith school?
- No. St Paul's Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does St Paul's Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records St Paul's Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does St Paul's Primary School have?
- The schools register lists St Paul's Primary School's special educational needs provision as: OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have St Paul's Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 52% 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 Paul's Primary School compare with other schools in Wiltshire?
- St Paul's Primary School ranked 158th of 174 primary schools in Wiltshire 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 36% 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 Primary School's absence rate?
- St Paul's Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Paul's Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Paul's 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.