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SCHOOL PROFILE

St Paul's CofE Primary School

Primary Academy converter URN 151288
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 420 Published school capacity
Capacity used 94.5% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 5 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

11 June 2024
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Outstanding
Leadership & management Good
Published 4 July 2024 View Ofsted record
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England
Local authority Surrey
Trust THE GOOD SHEPHERD TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 397 397 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 209 52.6% of pupils
Male pupils 188 47.4% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

7.8%
17.0 pts below England
School 7.8%
Mole Valley 11.0%
South East 19.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

13.9%
6.4 pts below England
School 13.9%
Mole Valley 6.7%
South East 15.6%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

1.3%
0.3 pts above England
School 1.3%
Mole Valley 2.5%
South East 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
79.1%
314
Any other White background
7.8%
31
White and Asian
3.8%
15
African
1.5%
6
Any other Asian background
1.5%
6
Bangladeshi
1.5%
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 16.4% 65 of 397 pupils
4.5 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 16.4%
Mole Valley 24.5%
South East 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 12.3% 49 pupils
England 14.8% 2.4 pts below
EHC plans 4.0% 16 pupils
England 6.0% 2.0 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 21
Social, emotional & mental health 15
Moderate learning difficulty 14
Autistic spectrum disorder 9
Specific learning difficulty 5
Other difficulty or disability 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.

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

4.81%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.40 pts lower than England
School 4.81%
Mole Valley 7.49%
South East 6.30%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

11.78%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

4.03 pts lower than England
School 11.78%
Mole Valley 17.56%
South East 15.75%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.86%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.94 pts lower than England
School 0.86%
Mole Valley 3.41%
South East 1.93%
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

94.5% 6.3 pts above England
St Paul's CofE Primary School
94.5%
Mole Valley
91.9%
South East
89.5%
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