Primary school

St Paul's CofE Primary School

  • Voluntary Aided School
  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Church of England
  • Brighton and Hove
  • BN1 3LP
Ofsted report card · inspected Apr 2026

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 3,032 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 21%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 66%66%2016/17: top 50%2017/18: top 6%6% · 2017/182018/19: top 77%2022/23: top 28%2023/24: top 57%2024/25: top 21%No exams

Against South East

Expected standard, RWM76% · South East 64%Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM10% · South East 7%Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score108 · South East 106Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score109 · South East 105Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 47% · 30 pupils · South East 57%2016/17: 63% · 30 pupils · South East 65%2017/18: 89% · 28 pupils · South East 68%2018/19: 56% · 25 pupils · South East 68%2022/23: 70% · 30 pupils · South East 61%2023/24: 60% · 25 pupils · South East 62%2024/25: 76% · 29 pupils · South East 64%89%47%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 13% · 30 pupils · South East 5%2016/17: 17% · 30 pupils · South East 8%2017/18: 7% · 28 pupils · South East 10%2018/19: 0% · 25 pupils · South East 10%2022/23: 13% · 30 pupils · South East 7%2023/24: 4% · 25 pupils · South East 7%2024/25: 10% · 29 pupils · South East 7%17%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 104 · 30 pupils · South East 1032016/17: 109 · 30 pupils · South East 1052017/18: 110 · 28 pupils · South East 1062018/19: 107 · 25 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 110 · 30 pupils · South East 1062023/24: 106 · 25 pupils · South East 1062024/25: 108 · 29 pupils · South East 106110104No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 102 · 30 pupils · South East 1032016/17: 105 · 30 pupils · South East 1042017/18: 106 · 28 pupils · South East 1052018/19: 103 · 25 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 109 · 30 pupils · South East 1042023/24: 103 · 25 pupils · South East 1042024/25: 109 · 29 pupils · South East 105109102No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
20 of 20 who put it first2014 · 93.8%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st2020
2nd50
3rd60

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2006–2026

  • InclusionExpected
  • AchievementExpected
  • Curriculum and teachingExpected
  • Attendance and behaviourExpected
  • Leadership and governanceExpected
  • Early yearsStrong
  • Personal development and wellbeingStrong
  • SafeguardingMet
  1. 2006Good
  2. 2009Outstanding
  3. 2013Good
  4. 2017Ungraded visit
  5. 2023Requires improvement
  6. 2026Lowest Expected

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026151
Free school meals (past 6 years)29.7%
First language not English35.4%
SEN support9.7%
EHC plan4.0%
Absence (sessions missed)5.9%
Persistently absent pupils24.1%

Girls 44%Boys 56%

71.9% full · 210 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher14.7
Pupils per adult9.2
  • Classroom teachers 8.5
  • Leadership 1.8
  • Teaching assistants 6.1
  • Other support 2.6

Teachers 10.3 FTE · Whole workforce 19 · 30 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£8,688
Spend per pupil£8,786
Staff spend per pupil£7,435
Reserve per pupil£76
  • +£11,477revenue reserve
  • −£14,797in-year balance

Grants £8,119 · self-generated £569 · premises £355 per pupil