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St Paul's Catholic Primary School

Officially St Paul's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

Buckstone Crescent, Alwoodley, Leeds, LS17 5ES

Local ranking54th of 212 primary schools in Leeds
Ofsted: Strong

Primary

Phase

210

Capacity

5-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 3 March 2026 under Ofsted's renewed framework

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Safeguarding standards Met
Achievement
Strong standard
Curriculum & teaching
Strong standard
Attendance & behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development & wellbeing
Strong standard
Leadership & governance
Strong standard
Inclusion
Expected standard
Early years
Expected standard

Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
74.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
23.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
87.0%
Writing (Expected)
81.0%
Maths (Expected)
84.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
87.0%
Reading avg scaled score
110.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
110.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
110.0
Cohort Size
31

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
206
Boys
97 (49%)
Girls
101 (51%)
Capacity
210 (94% full)
SEND
16.0%
FSM Eligible
11.7%
EAL
15.5%
SEN with EHC Plan
0.5%
SEN Support
15.5%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
21.0:1
Teachers (FTE)
9.8
Budget per Pupil
£5,951/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
3.7% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
4.3% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Roman Catholic
Nursery
No 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: 58.2%
  • Black African: 7.7%
  • Asian Pakistani: 6.6%
  • White Other: 5.6%
  • Mixed White & Asian: 4.1%
  • Mixed Other: 4.1%
  • Other: 4.1%
  • Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 3.6%

58.2%

White British

7.7%

Black African

6.6%

Asian Pakistani

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
147485
UKPRN
10085852
Establishment No.
3378
Trust
ST GREGORY THE GREAT CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST

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