St Paul's Catholic Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Jun 28 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Roman Catholic
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
West Berkshire
Unique reference
110006
Address
City Road, Tilehurst, RG31 4SZ

Pupils

Number of Pupils
296 (96% of total capacity)
Boys
51.0%
Girls
49.0%
First language not English
24%
Free school meals (FSM)
3.7%
Persistent absence
9.1%
Special education needs (SEN)
11.8%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 45.3%
Other White 15.2%
Mixed 12.8%
Indian 10.1%
Chinese 4.1%
Other Black 3.4%
African 3%
Irish 1.7%
Other Asian 1.7%
Pakistani 1.4%
Caribbean 1.4%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAbove average1.9
WritingAverage1.1
MathsAbove average2.7
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 77%
Local authority average 55%
England average 61%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 20%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 108
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 108
Local authority average 104
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

St Paul's Catholic Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
42
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
37
2nd preference
22
3rd preference
14
From another Local Authority
49
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
37
2nd preference
5
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
31
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes27.6
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
33
19
14
Year 1
33
18
15
Year 2
44
22
22
Year 3
48
23
25
Year 4
43
22
21
Year 5
48
25
23
Year 6
47
22
25
Year 2023-2024