St Paul's CofE Primary School
Hampton Dene Road, Tupsley, Hereford, HR1 1UX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- ORCHARD MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Elizabeth Vautier- Thomas
- Diocese
- Diocese of Hereford
- Constituency
- Hereford and South Herefordshire
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 396
- URN
- 138037
- Local authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01432273784
About this school
St Paul's CofE Primary School is a Church of England primary academy in Hereford. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 396 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St Paul's CofE 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
- Outstanding
- 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 | 65 | 62 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 50% | 63% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 12% | 6% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 74% | 74% | 82% |
| Expected standard in maths | 71% | 58% | 63% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 72% | 68% | 85% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 102.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.20 | - | - |
| 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 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 | Herefordshire, County of average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 63% | 62.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 50% | 61.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 63% | 62.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 425 |
| 2023/24 | 421 |
| 2024/25 | 414 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Paul's CofE Primary School compares
St Paul's CofE Primary School ranked 43rd of 72 primary schools in Herefordshire, County of for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 63% | 4.3% | 7.7% | 396 | — |
| Hampton Dene Primary School | 71% | 4.3% | 10.4% | 278 | 0.1 miles |
| Broadlands Primary School | 38% | 7.4% | 35.9% | 164 | 0.8 miles |
| St James' Church of England Primary School | 69% | 3.5% | 17.5% | 219 | 1.2 miles |
| St Thomas Cantilupe CofE Academy | 82% | 3.8% | 26.9% | 231 | 1.3 miles |
| St Francis Xavier's Primary School | 81% | 3.8% | 6.1% | 215 | 1.4 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)
- 7.73%
- English as an additional language
- 12.1%
- Overall absence
- 4.28%
- Persistent absence
- 6.27%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hampton Dene Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · Hereford
-
Broadlands Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Hereford
-
St James' Church of England Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Hereford
-
St Thomas Cantilupe CofE Academy1.3 miles
Primary · Hereford
-
St Francis Xavier's Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Hereford
Other schools in Hereford
St Paul's CofE Primary School ranks 21st of the 38 ranked primary schools in Hereford.
- Almeley Primary School Primary
- Broadlands Primary School Primary
- Burghill Community Academy Primary
- Burley Gate CofE Primary School Primary
- Canon Pyon CofE Academy Primary
- Clehonger CofE Primary School Primary
- Eardisley CofE Primary School Primary
- Ewyas Harold Primary School Primary
- Garway Primary School Primary
- Hampton Dene Primary School Primary
- Holmer CofE Academy Primary
- King's Caple Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What ages does St Paul's CofE Primary School teach?
- St Paul's CofE Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Hereford.
- Who is the headteacher of St Paul's CofE Primary School?
- The headteacher of St Paul's CofE Primary School is Mrs Elizabeth Vautier- Thomas, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Paul's CofE Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Paul's CofE 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 CofE Primary School?
- St Paul's CofE Primary School has 396 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is St Paul's CofE Primary School full?
- St Paul's CofE Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 396 on roll (94%), 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 Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. St Paul's CofE Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Hereford.
- Does St Paul's CofE Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records St Paul's CofE Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is St Paul's CofE Primary School part of an academy trust?
- St Paul's CofE Primary School is part of ORCHARD MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- 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 63% 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.
- How does St Paul's CofE Primary School compare with other schools in Herefordshire, County of?
- St Paul's CofE Primary School ranked 43rd of 72 primary schools in Herefordshire, County of for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% 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 Primary School's absence rate?
- St Paul's CofE Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- 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 1 July 2026.