SCHOOL PROFILE

St Paul's Catholic Primary School

Primary Academy converter URN 142739
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 196 Published school capacity
Capacity used 117.3% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

5 November 2024
Latest published outcome Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Outstanding
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Roman Catholic
Local authority Stockton-on-Tees
Trust BISHOP HOGARTH CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 230 214 full-time · 16 part-time
Female pupils 126 54.8% of pupils
Male pupils 104 45.2% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

5.2%
19.6 pts below England
School 5.2%
Stockton-on-Tees 27.4%
North East 32.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

0.4%
19.9 pts below England
School 0.4%
Stockton-on-Tees 7.8%
North East 10.0%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Stockton-on-Tees 0.6%
North East 0.9%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
96.1%
221
Any other White background
0.9%
2
White and Black African
0.9%
2
Any other Asian background
0.4%
1
Irish
0.4%
1
Pakistani
0.4%
1
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 8.3% 19 of 230 pupils
12.6 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 8.3%
Stockton-on-Tees 21.3%
North East 22.6%
England 20.8%
SEN support 5.7% 13 pupils
England 14.8% 9.1 pts below
EHC plans 2.6% 6 pupils
England 6.0% 3.4 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 8
Moderate learning difficulty 7
Social, emotional & mental health 3
Autistic spectrum disorder 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

75.0% 14.6 pts above England
School 75.0%
Stockton-on-Tees 64.3%
North East 61.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

79.0%

5.2 pts above England

School 79.0%
Stockton-on-Tees 76.5%
North East 73.1%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

86.0%

15.7 pts above England

School 86.0%
Stockton-on-Tees 74.6%
North East 71.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

89.0%

17.0 pts above England

School 89.0%
Stockton-on-Tees 75.1%
North East 72.3%
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

4.10%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.12 pts lower than England
School 4.10%
Stockton-on-Tees 6.26%
North East 6.28%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

4.60%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

11.22 pts lower than England
School 4.60%
Stockton-on-Tees 15.63%
North East 16.04%
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%
Stockton-on-Tees 1.78%
North East 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

117.3% 29.2 pts above England
St Paul's Catholic Primary School
117.3%
Stockton-on-Tees
92.5%
North East
87.8%
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