Primary school

St. Paul's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

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  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Roman Catholic
  • Tameside
  • SK14 4AG
Ofsted Good · inspected Apr 2017

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 10,080 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 67%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 7%7%2016/17: top 73%2017/18: top 48%2018/19: top 55%2022/23: top 61%2023/24: top 82%2024/25: top 67%No exams

Against North WestArrows: North West rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM57% · North West 63%4/10 Below−15.3 pts
Higher standard, RWM13% · North West 6%9/10 Top 20%+68 pts
Reading score106 · North West 1056/10 Middle
Maths score103 · North West 1053/10 Below−18.4 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 81% · 26 pupils · North West 55%2016/17: 53% · 30 pupils · North West 64%2017/18: 68% · 31 pupils · North West 68%2018/19: 66% · 32 pupils · North West 67%2022/23: 57% · 30 pupils · North West 61%2023/24: 48% · 31 pupils · North West 63%2024/25: 57% · 30 pupils · North West 63%81%48%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 4% · 26 pupils · North West 3%2016/17: 7% · 30 pupils · North West 7%2017/18: 6% · 31 pupils · North West 8%2018/19: 3% · 32 pupils · North West 9%2022/23: 7% · 30 pupils · North West 6%2023/24: 0% · 31 pupils · North West 5%2024/25: 13% · 30 pupils · North West 6%13%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 103 · 26 pupils · North West 1022016/17: 103 · 30 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 105 · 31 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 105 · 32 pupils · North West 1042022/23: 106 · 30 pupils · North West 1052023/24: 104 · 31 pupils · North West 1052024/25: 106 · 30 pupils · North West 105106103No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 104 · 26 pupils · North West 1032016/17: 104 · 30 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 103 · 31 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 105 · 32 pupils · North West 1052022/23: 105 · 30 pupils · North West 1042023/24: 103 · 31 pupils · North West 1042024/25: 103 · 30 pupils · North West 105105103No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
22 of 22 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st2222
2nd194
3rd100

No last distance offered published

Inspections · 2008–2022

  1. 2008Goodas predecessor
  2. 2012Goodas predecessor
  3. 2015Requires improvementas predecessor
  4. 2017Goodas predecessor
  5. 2022Remains Goodas predecessor

5 strong areas

  • Outcomes for pupils
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management
  • Personal development, behaviour and welfare
  • Quality of teaching, learning and assessment

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · inspected as predecessor

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026220
Free school meals (past 6 years)18.6%
First language not English4.6%
SEN support17.4%
EHC plan2.3%
Absence (sessions missed)4.1%
Persistently absent pupils7.1%

Girls 55%Boys 45%

93.2% full · 236 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher21.0
Pupils per adult11.6
  • Classroom teachers 8.4
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 8.4
  • Other support 4.4

Teachers 10.4 FTE · Whole workforce 23.2 · 31 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£6,324
Spend per pupil£6,542
Staff spend per pupil£5,440
Reserve per pupil−£97
  • −£21,000revenue reserve
  • −£47,000in-year balance

Grants £6,157 · self-generated £167 · premises £259 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: CORPUS CHRISTI CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST (12 academies) · trust reserve £753,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it