St Paul's CofE (C) Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 3–11 · Stoke-on-Trent
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.532 miles
Published by Stoke-on-Trent City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2025 figure 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
St Paul's CofE (C) Primary School is a primary school in Stoke-on-Trent for ages 3–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 1 October 2024. Stoke-on-Trent has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2025 to 2026 entry.
St Paul's CofE (C) Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 1.532 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 36% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of primary school (England 62%), and 5% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- In 2024/25 the reading, writing and maths result was the lowest of 8 schools: this one and the 7 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Stoke-on-Trent that have results.
- In Reception 2026 the last child offered a place lived 1.532 miles away, the 31st longest of 67 Stoke-on-Trent primary schools with a published last distance.
- Reception 2026 had 18 first-choice applications for 21 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 3 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Stoke-on-Trent schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Byatts Grove, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 2RH
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Pupils on roll
- 239 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 49.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 1 October 2024
Strengths
- “St Paul’s is an exceptionally welcoming school.”
- “It sensitively and actively supports families, pupils, and the community that they are in.”
- “Staff build strong relationships with pupils and their families.”
To improve
- “However, these expectations are not realised for all pupils.”
- “For example, pupils do not learn the early reading skills they need quickly enough.”
- “However, sometimes staff do not adapt lessons to suit the needs of their class.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 11 November 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 36% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 18 first-preference applications, 21 offers in total, 18 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Stoke-on-Trent.
- St Gregory's Catholic Academy 0.2 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- Sutherland Primary Academy 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- The Meadows Primary Academy 0.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Belgrave St Bartholomew's Academy 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Co-op Academy Clarice Cliff 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Gladstone Primary Academy 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Alexandra Infants' School 1.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Heron Cross Primary School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published