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St Paul's CofE Primary School

Heathside Grove, Walkden, Manchester, M28 3NZ

Local ranking9th of 73 primary schools in Salford
Ofsted: StrongUpdated— score data refreshed 2 August 2026

Primary

Phase

420

Capacity

3-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 4 February 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full

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Safeguarding standards Met
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Good
Early years
Good

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
76.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
11.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
84.0%
Writing (Expected)
82.0%
Maths (Expected)
87.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
87.0%
Reading avg scaled score
108.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
107.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
111.0
Cohort Size
55

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
367
Boys
199 (54%)
Girls
168 (46%)
Capacity
420 (87% full)
SEND
22.6%
FSM Eligible
44.3%
EAL
28.3%
SEN with EHC Plan
3.3%
SEN Support
19.4%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
19.3:1
Teachers (FTE)
19.0
Budget per Pupil
£7,221/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
4.8% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
12.0% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Voluntary controlled school
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Church of England
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 42.9%
  • Black African: 24.6%
  • Mixed Other: 7.1%
  • Other: 6.3%
  • White Other: 4.6%
  • Asian Chinese: 4.6%
  • Asian Pakistani: 3.8%
  • Asian Other: 1.9%

42.9%

White British

24.6%

Black African

7.1%

Mixed Other

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
105937
UKPRN
10068550
Establishment No.
3037