St. Paul's CofE Primary School

Academy converter·Primary school Oldham·OL2 5LU
Composite score
41.8
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#10,237
National rank
#1501
In North West
#46
In Oldham
Top 69%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
59%
% achieving higher RWM
3%
Reading average scaled score
104.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
100.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Good

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
18 first choices, 22 places
First choices per place
0.82
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
55
any preference, for 22 places
Applications from another council area
6%

Every child who put St. Paul's CofE Primary School first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
3–11
Pupils on roll
237
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
28.2%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
5.5%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Staffing & funding

Spend per pupil
£4,496
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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About St. Paul's CofE Primary School

St. Paul's CofE Primary School is a primary school in Oldham, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Church of England religious character. Around 237 pupils aged 3 to 11 attend the school. The school holds a 'Good' judgement from Ofsted. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 59% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — broadly in line with the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 3.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on 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 104 in reading and 100 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 3% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). St. Paul's CofE Primary School was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 18 families who put it first were offered a place. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. 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 above.

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