St Pauls CofE VA Primary School

School overview

St Pauls CofE VA Primary School is a primary school serving Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, classified by the DfE as a voluntary aided school with a Church of England religious character. It has 152 pupils aged 4 to 11 on roll. Ofsted rated the school 'Good' in January 2026. 38% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, well below the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has fallen by 27.0 percentage points compared with the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 106 in reading and 103 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 3% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). When you visit, you might ask how the school stretches its higher-attaining pupils and supports those who need to catch up. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links further down the page.