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EnglandSouth EastWest BerkshireRG31 4SZSt Paul's Catholic Primary School
Primary

St Paul's Catholic Primary School

Primary

West Berkshire · Reading · RG31 4SZ http://www.stpauls.w-berks.sch.uk/

Pupils
294
cap. 327
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
77%
RWM expected · 2024/25
4%
RWM higher · 2024/25
294
Pupils · 2024/25
29%
EAL · 2024/25
8%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
77%
RWM expected · 2024/25
4%
RWM higher · 2024/25
294
Pupils · 2024/25
29%
EAL · 2024/25
8%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 28/06/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityWest Berkshire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio21.5:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

Overview of St Paul's Catholic Primary School · Primary · West Berkshire

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
77%
-6pp
100%89%77%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 77%
RWM higher standard
4%
-2pp
26%15%4%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 4%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
94%
Reading higher standard
42%
Writing expected standard
83%
Writing higher standard
10%
Maths expected standard
90%
Maths higher standard
38%
Science expected standard
100%
SPAG expected standard
92%
SPAG higher standard
50%
Reading scaled score
109.0
Maths scaled score
108.0
GPS scaled score
110.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
294
Pupil : teacher ratio
21.5
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
29%
FSM eligible
4%
SEN
11%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
8%

Contact

Address
City Road, Tilehurst, Reading, RG31 4SZ
Local authority
West Berkshire
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2577%4%94%42%83%10%90%38%100%92%109.0108.0110.011%294
2023/2483%6%94%48%92%15%92%31%96%96%109.0107.0110.013%296
2022/2377%20%84%48%86%23%95%48%93%91%108.0108.0109.0+1.90+1.10+2.7013%302
2018/1985%26%93%56%96%28%91%61%100%96%109.0110.0113.0+4.20+2.40+4.808%329
2017/18100%22%100%64%100%31%100%62%100%100%111.0111.0113.0+4.80+2.20+5.508%323
2016/1787%27%89%38%96%44%98%49%98%96%108.0110.0112.0+0.30+2.10+3.205%326

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2529420.211%29%4%4%8%
2023/2429621.113%24%4%4%8%
2022/2330219.713%26%4%5%12%
2021/2231823.48%27%3%6%20%
2020/2131523.29%24%4%
2018/1932923.38%29%4%4%7%
2017/1832325.68%29%5%4%7%
2016/1732626.55%32%5%4%5%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.