SCHOOL PROFILE

St Pauls CofE VA Primary School

Primary Voluntary aided school URN 110839
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 210 Published school capacity
Capacity used 72.4% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest inspection

13 January 2026
Latest published outcome Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding Met
Inclusion Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching Expected standard
Achievement Needs attention
Attendance & behaviour Expected standard
Personal development Expected standard
Leadership & governance Expected standard
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

13 May 2021
Graded inspection Good
Published 19 July 2021
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Voluntary aided school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England
Local authority Cambridgeshire
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 152 152 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 75 49.3% of pupils
Male pupils 77 50.7% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

19.1%
5.7 pts below England
School 19.1%
Cambridge 16.1%
East of England 19.7%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

28.9%
8.6 pts above England
School 28.9%
Cambridge 23.6%
East of England 16.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

2.0%
1.0 pts above England
School 2.0%
Cambridge 0.9%
East of England 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
34.9%
53
Any other White background
26.3%
40
Any other Mixed background
6.6%
10
White and Asian
6.6%
10
Any other ethnic group
5.9%
9
Chinese
3.9%
6
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 19.1% 29 of 152 pupils
1.7 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 19.1%
Cambridge 18.6%
East of England 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 17.1% 26 pupils
England 14.8% 2.3 pts above
EHC plans 2.0% 3 pupils
England 6.0% 4.1 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 8
Autistic spectrum disorder 7
Specific learning difficulty 6
Speech, language & communication 5
Moderate learning difficulty 1
Multi-sensory impairment 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

38.0% 22.4 pts below England
School 38.0%
Cambridge 61.0%
East of England 58.3%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

83.0%

9.2 pts above England

School 83.0%
Cambridge 76.4%
East of England 72.9%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

45.0%

25.3 pts below England

School 45.0%
Cambridge 67.1%
East of England 68.0%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

62.0%

10.0 pts below England

School 62.0%
Cambridge 74.6%
East of England 70.3%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

5.94%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.27 pts lower than England
School 5.94%
Cambridge 5.93%
East of England 6.17%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

16.33%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

0.51 pts higher than England
School 16.33%
Cambridge 14.92%
East of England 15.39%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.00%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.80 pts lower than England
School 0.00%
Cambridge 2.00%
East of England 1.83%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

72.4% 15.8 pts below England
St Pauls CofE VA Primary School
72.4%
Cambridge
83.7%
East of England
87.4%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information