St Paul's CofE Primary School, Leamington Spa

Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 3–11 · Leamington Spa, Warwickshire

Last distance offered · Reception 2026

2.853 miles

Published by Warwickshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026

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St Paul's CofE Primary School, Leamington Spa is a primary school in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire for ages 3–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 5 October 2022. Warwickshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2017 to 2026 entry.

St Paul's CofE Primary School, Leamington Spa 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	2.853 mi
Reception 2025	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2024	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2023	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2022	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2021	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2020	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2019	🔒 With a pass

And 1 earlier figure.

What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment

What the figures show

The last child offered a Reception place for 2026 lived 2.853 miles away, the 75th longest of 176 Warwickshire primary schools with a published last distance.
That 2026 Reception last distance was further than in 2025 and in 2020, and the 2026 figure was the longest of the 5 years with a published distance.
Reception 2026 had 31 first-choice applications for 36 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 5 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
In 2024/25, 64% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 2% reached the higher standard (England 8%).

Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Warwickshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.

Key facts

Address: Upper Holly Walk, Leamington Spa, CV32 4JZ
Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
Ages: 3–11
Religious character: Church of England
Council: Warwickshire
Pupils on roll: 320 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 20.3% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 25.6

Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026

Ofsted

School remains Good Inspected 5 October 2022

Strengths

“‘We are all equally important, listened to and loved by God’ is the motto at the heart of St Paul’s C of E Primary School.”
“This is evident in all that leaders, staff and pupils do to welcome and support the whole school community.”
“One parent shared the views of many by saying, ‘I feel certain that my child’s well-being is at the forefront of everything they do.’”

To improve

“However, there are some inconsistencies in the way that some staff deliver the intended phonics programme.”
“However, this is not yet consistently in place in all year groups within some subjects.”
“In some subjects, leaders have not identified the important knowledge that pupils need to learn.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 14 November 2022 (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)	64%	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: 31 first-preference applications, 36 offers in total, 31 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 Warwickshire.

St Anthony's Catholic Primary Academy 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Lillington Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
Clapham Terrace Community Primary School and Nursery 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
St Peter's Catholic Primary Academy 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Milverton Primary School 0.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
Shrubland Street Community Primary School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Sydenham Primary School 1.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
Kingsway Community Primary School 1.2 mi Good Last distance published