SCHOOL PROFILE

St. Paul's (Slade Green) Church of England Primary School

Primary Academy sponsor led URN 145011
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 420 Published school capacity
Capacity used 82.9% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

19 September 2023
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy sponsor led
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England/Christian
Local authority Bexley
Trust TRINITAS ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 348 338 full-time · 10 part-time
Female pupils 171 49.1% of pupils
Male pupils 177 50.9% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

43.4%
18.6 pts above England
School 43.4%
Bexley 20.2%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

35.6%
15.3 pts above England
School 35.6%
Bexley 22.7%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

1.4%
0.4 pts above England
School 1.4%
Bexley 0.6%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
39.7%
138
African
29.9%
104
Any other White background
4.6%
16
Any other Asian background
4.0%
14
Gypsy / Roma
3.4%
12
Any other Mixed background
3.2%
11
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 29.6% 103 of 348 pupils
8.8 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 29.6%
Bexley 19.4%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 21.3% 74 pupils
England 14.8% 6.5 pts above
EHC plans 8.3% 29 pupils
England 6.0% 2.3 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 56
Social, emotional & mental health 19
Autistic spectrum disorder 7
Moderate learning difficulty 7
No specialist assessment yet 6
Other difficulty or disability 2

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

50.0% 10.4 pts below England
School 50.0%
Bexley 63.9%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

60.0%

13.8 pts below England

School 60.0%
Bexley 74.6%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

71.0%

0.7 pts above England

School 71.0%
Bexley 73.3%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

63.0%

9.0 pts below England

School 63.0%
Bexley 71.9%
London 77.7%
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

7.97%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.76 pts higher than England
School 7.97%
Bexley 6.12%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

25.60%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

9.78 pts higher than England
School 25.60%
Bexley 15.72%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

2.38%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.58 pts higher than England
School 2.38%
Bexley 1.68%
London 1.67%
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

82.9% 5.3 pts below England
St. Paul's (Slade Green) Church of England Primary School
82.9%
Bexley
86.7%
London
85.9%
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