St Paul's CofE Primary School
Hindle Drive, Royton, Oldham, OL2 5LU
This school is closed (it closed in January 2025).
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
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Hilary Henderson
- Diocese
- Diocese of Manchester
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 237
- URN
- 131848
- Local authority
- Oldham
About this school
St Paul's CofE Primary School was a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Oldham. It taught children aged 3 to 11 and had 237 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
St Paul's CofE Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1998, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 34 | 32 | 34 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 47% | 56% | 59% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 3% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 47% | 78% | 68% |
| Expected standard in maths | 68% | 63% | 62% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 65% | 78% | 76% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 102.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.60 | - | - |
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 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 | Oldham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 47% | 54.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 56% | 55.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 59% | 57.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 244 |
| 2023/24 | 243 |
| 2024/25 | 237 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Paul's CofE Primary School compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 38% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 59% | 4.5% | 28.3% | 237 | — |
| St. Paul's CofE Primary School | — | — | — | 231 | 0.0 miles |
| Ss Aidan and Oswald's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | — | — | — | — | 0.4 miles |
| St Anne's CofE (Aided) Primary School | 63% | 5.4% | 26.7% | 290 | 0.4 miles |
| Thorp Primary School | 53% | 5.2% | 30.3% | 217 | 0.5 miles |
| Royton Hall Primary School | 63% | 5.6% | 34.6% | 324 | 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)
- 28.25%
- English as an additional language
- 5.5%
- Overall absence
- 4.51%
- Persistent absence
- 10.66%
Location
Nearby schools
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St. Paul's CofE Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Oldham
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Ss Aidan and Oswald's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Oldham
-
St Anne's CofE (Aided) Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Oldham
-
Thorp Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Oldham
-
Royton Hall Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Oldham
Other schools in Oldham
- Alexandra Park Junior School Primary
- Alt Academy Primary
- Bare Trees Primary School Primary
- Beal Vale Primary School Primary
- Beever Primary School Primary
- Blackshaw Lane Primary & Nursery School Primary
- Broadfield Primary School Primary
- Buckstones Primary School Primary
- Burnley Brow Community School Primary
- Christ Church CofE Primary School Primary
- Christ Church CofE Primary School Primary
- Coppice Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What ages does St Paul's CofE Primary School teach?
- St Paul's CofE Primary School taught children aged 3 to 11. It was a primary school in Oldham.
- Has St Paul's CofE Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected St Paul's CofE 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 Primary School?
- St Paul's CofE Primary School had 237 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- How have St Paul's CofE Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 47% in 2022/23 and 59% 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 Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Paul's CofE 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 9 July 2025.