Primary school

St. Paul's CofE Primary School

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  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Church of England
  • Oldham
  • OL2 5LU
Ofsted Good · inspected Sep 2019

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 9,605 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 64%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 98%98%2016/17: top 86%2017/18: top 43%43% · 2017/182018/19: top 46%2022/23: top 81%2023/24: top 67%2024/25: top 64%No exams

Against North West

Expected standard, RWM59% · North West 63%4/10 Below
Higher standard, RWM3% · North West 6%3/10 Below
Reading score104 · North West 1053/10 Below
Maths score100 · North West 1051/10 Well below North West
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 18% · 33 pupils · North West 55%2016/17: 45% · 31 pupils · North West 64%2017/18: 70% · 30 pupils · North West 68%2018/19: 69% · 29 pupils · North West 67%2022/23: 47% · 34 pupils · North West 61%2023/24: 56% · 32 pupils · North West 63%2024/25: 59% · 34 pupils · North West 63%70%18%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 33 pupils · North West 3%2016/17: 0% · 31 pupils · North West 7%2017/18: 3% · 30 pupils · North West 8%2018/19: 3% · 29 pupils · North West 9%2022/23: 6% · 34 pupils · North West 6%2023/24: 3% · 32 pupils · North West 5%2024/25: 3% · 34 pupils · North West 6%6%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 99 · 33 pupils · North West 1022016/17: 104 · 31 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 105 · 30 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 103 · 29 pupils · North West 1042022/23: 102 · 34 pupils · North West 1052023/24: 105 · 32 pupils · North West 1052024/25: 104 · 34 pupils · North West 10510599No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 97 · 33 pupils · North West 1032016/17: 101 · 31 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 103 · 30 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 104 · 29 pupils · North West 1052022/23: 102 · 34 pupils · North West 1042023/24: 102 · 32 pupils · North West 1042024/25: 100 · 34 pupils · North West 10510497No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
18 of 18 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st1818
2nd193
3rd111

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2019

  1. 2007Goodas predecessor
  2. 2010Satisfactoryas predecessor
  3. 2012Goodas predecessor
  4. 2017Requires improvementas predecessor
  5. 2019Goodas predecessor

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective · inspected as predecessor

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026231
Free school meals (past 6 years)28.3%
First language not English5.5%
SEN support22.8%
EHC plan6.3%
Absence (sessions missed)4.5%
Persistently absent pupils10.7%

Girls 43%Boys 57%

93.1% full · 248 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher26.9
Pupils per adult13.1
  • Classroom teachers 6.6
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 9
  • Other support 3.4

Teachers 8.6 FTE · Whole workforce 21.1 · 28 people

Financials · 2024/25

Per-pupil figures left out: this return covers 7 months.

  • −£81,000revenue reserve
  • −£83,000in-year balance

Multi-academy trust: CROMPTON HOUSE CHURCH OF ENGLAND MULTI ACADEMY TRUST (6 academies) · trust reserve £1,980,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it