Voluntary controlled school · Stoke-on-Trent

St Paul's CofE (C) Primary School

3–11Ages
239Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
124227URN

Byatts Grove, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 2RH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2024 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

close to Stoke-on-Trent median (1.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Stoke-on-Trent

33 applications for 21 places · 16th of 63 in Stoke-on-Trent

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

36%met the expected standard

Stoke-on-Trent 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 1 October 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management	Good
Early years provision		Requires improvement

Inspection history

1 October 2024
Graded inspection, no overall grade
6 May 2021
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns)

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.6applications per place, Reception

close to Stoke-on-Trent median (1.4) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

33 applications · 21 places offered · 18 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.6; Stoke-on-Trent median median 1.4
2025 1.1; Stoke-on-Trent median median 1.5
2024 1.3; Stoke-on-Trent median median 1.5
2023 1.9; Stoke-on-Trent median median 1.6
2022 2.1; Stoke-on-Trent median median 1.7
2021 1.6; Stoke-on-Trent median median 1.6
2020 1.6; Stoke-on-Trent median median 1.7
2019 1.6; Stoke-on-Trent median median 1.7
2018 1.3; Stoke-on-Trent median median 1.7
2017 1.3; Stoke-on-Trent median median 2.0
2016 1.5; Stoke-on-Trent median median 1.9
2015 1.2; Stoke-on-Trent median median 1.9
2014 1.1; Stoke-on-Trent median median 1.7

This school
Stoke-on-Trent median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	21	33	1.6	18	0.86
Sep 2025	23	26	1.1	21	0.91
Sep 2024	23	29	1.3	23	1.00
Sep 2023	9	17	1.9	7	0.78
Sep 2022	13	27	2.1	13	1.00
Sep 2021	18	28	1.6	18	1.00
Sep 2020	32	52	1.6	24	0.75
Sep 2019	27	43	1.6	26	0.96
Sep 2018	38	49	1.3	33	0.87
Sep 2017	43	56	1.3	37	0.86
Sep 2016	35	51	1.5	28	0.80
Sep 2015	44	53	1.2	31	0.70
Sep 2014	39	44	1.1	32	0.82

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 52% · Writing 45% · Maths 48% → all three 36% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard36%61st of 64 in Stoke-on-Trent

Stoke-on-Trent 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard52%

Stoke-on-Trent 75% England 78%

Higher standard21%

Stoke-on-Trent 26% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard45%

Stoke-on-Trent 75% England 75%

Greater depth10%

Stoke-on-Trent 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard48%

Stoke-on-Trent 75% England 77%

Higher standard10%

Stoke-on-Trent 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 99 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Stoke-on-Trent median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	36%	5%	102	99
2023/24	31%	0%	102	100
2022/23	34%	3%	101	99

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

St Paul's CofE (C) Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.6applications per place 36%met the SATs standard
St Gregory's Catholic Academy
0.4 km · Stoke-on-Trent

Remains Outstanding2023

1.6applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Sutherland Primary Academy
0.9 km · Stoke-on-Trent

Remains Good2023

1.2applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
The Meadows Primary Academy
1.0 km · Stoke-on-Trent

Standards maintained2024

1.4applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Belgrave St Bartholomew's Academy
1.3 km · Stoke-on-Trent

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.5applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Co-op Academy Clarice Cliff
1.5 km · Stoke-on-Trent

2025

1.3applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Gladstone Primary Academy
1.6 km · Stoke-on-Trent

2026

1.5applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Alexandra Infants' School
1.7 km · Stoke-on-Trent

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.6applications per place
Heron Cross Primary School
1.7 km · Stoke-on-Trent

2026

1.2applications per place 59%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 124227 · 861/3016
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 345 pupils · 239 on roll
Free school meals: 49.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 January 1900
Address: Byatts Grove, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 2RH
Local authority: Stoke-on-Trent

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources