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St Paul's Church of England Aided Primary School

Primary · Wolverhampton · WV9 5NR

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SchoolFacts estimate: Ofsted awarded no overall grade at this inspection

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Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: GoodPersonal development: GoodLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 25 February 2025

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At a glance

222 pupils · 102% of 218 capacity (over capacity) (January 2026 census)

School type
Voluntary aided school
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Free school meals
43.4% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
28.7% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
12.6% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
3.1% of pupils (2024/2025)
Nursery
Yes
Website
www.stpaulscofeprimaryschool.co.uk
URN
104382

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 41 families named it first for 30 Reception places, 1.37 first choices per place. Its last Reception place offered on distance for 2026 entry went to 0.66 miles, the only Reception round we hold for it. At its inspection on 25 February 2025 Ofsted awarded no overall grade; the lowest of the four areas it judged was Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 5.8% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

1.37 first-choice applications per place

30 places offered · 41 first-choice applications · oversubscribed

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. Places by distance, last offered at 0.66 miles for 2026 entry.

Admissions cutoff distance: Reception

Last child offered a place under the distance criterion (2026 entry) lived within 0.66 miles

measurement method not stated by the council.

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Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

32 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
31%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
0%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
102
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
99
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school31%
Median of its 12 closest peers68.5%
Wolverhampton average66.3%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is behind the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
Perrymount Primary SchoolLondon · 121 miles awayGood67%
Senacre Wood Primary SchoolMaidstone · 149 miles awayGood (2016)63%
Model Village Primary SchoolMansfield · 56 miles awayNo current grade53%
Holy Rosary Catholic Primary AcademyWolverhampton · 3 miles awayStrong standard79%
Ark Conway Primary AcademyLondon · 111 miles awayOutstanding86%
St Paul's Catholic Primary SchoolPortsmouth · 130 miles awayGood73%
Lumbertubs Primary SchoolNorthampton · 60 miles awayGood70%
Mount CofE Primary SchoolNewark · 64 miles awayRequires improvement24%
St Thomas' Leesfield CofE Primary SchoolOldham · 63 miles awayGood72%
St Mark's Catholic Primary School, WesterhopeNewcastle-upon-Tyne · 166 miles awayGood66%
Blessed Mother Teresa's Catholic Primary SchoolStafford · 12 miles awayStrong standard100%
Charlton Church of England Primary SchoolDover · 179 miles awayGood45%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 46% (Wolverhampton 34%, England 60%) · Asian Indian 9% (Wolverhampton 19%, England 4%) · Any other White background 9% (Wolverhampton 6%, England 7%) · Black African 7% (Wolverhampton 12%, England 5%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 5% (Wolverhampton 6%, England 2%) · Black Caribbean 5% (Wolverhampton 3%, England 1%) · Asian Pakistani 4% (Wolverhampton 4%, England 5%) · Mixed White and Asian 3% (Wolverhampton 3%, England 2%) · Any other Asian background 2% (Wolverhampton 4%, England 2%) · Not recorded 2% (Wolverhampton 1%, England 1%) · Any other ethnic group 1% (Wolverhampton 2%, England 3%) · Asian Bangladeshi 1% (Wolverhampton 0%, England 2%) · Asian Chinese 1% (Wolverhampton 0%, England 1%) · Any other Mixed background 1% (Wolverhampton 3%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Black African 1% (Wolverhampton 1%, England 1%) · other groups together 1%

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
5.8%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
15.6%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

1.79 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Wolverhampton: 1.82 suspensions and 0.07 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
20.3
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

91% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 9% moved to another state school

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, council-maintained primaries: 0.18% vacant, 0.36% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

57.1% of teachers took sickness absence, 2.5 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £50,581; 15.4% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2025-26)

This school£8,028
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 80% (76%) · premises 6% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 6% (8%) · supplies and services 8% (9%) · educational supplies 3% (4%) · bought-in professional services 5% (3%) · catering 4% (5%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve -£32,616; in-year balance +£15,288

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: council-maintained school finance return, 2025-26, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
2/10among the most deprived fifth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
2/10among the most deprived fifth of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher27.5%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications23.1%18.1%
In managerial or professional work24.8%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways25.7%18.1%
Residents in very good health39.6%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier43.9%62.3%
Social housing39.1%17.1%
Privately rented16.6%20.5%
Detached houses12.4%22.9%
Flats23.4%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms12.3%21.1%
Households with no car or van27.2%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01010496 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£201,500247 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£178,000–£250,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (52)£280,000
Semi-detached (116)£202,500
Terraced (57)£187,000
Flat (22)£90,000

Homes around this school are cheaper than three quarters of school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
0an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
1an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
8an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
2an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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