Academy converter · Herefordshire, County of

St Paul's CofE Primary School

4–11Ages
396Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
138037URN

Hampton Dene Road, Tupsley, Hereford, HR1 1UX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2025 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

2.0per place

close to Herefordshire, County of median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Herefordshire, County of

118 applications for 60 places · 17th of 41 in Herefordshire, County of

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

63%met the expected standard

Herefordshire, County of 65% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 7 May 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

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

2.0applications per place, Reception

close to Herefordshire, County of median (1.9) 0.2 below England median (2.2)

118 applications · 60 places offered · 57 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.0; Herefordshire, County of median median 1.9
2025 2.1; Herefordshire, County of median median 2.0
2024 2.1; Herefordshire, County of median median 2.1
2023 2.2; Herefordshire, County of median median 1.9
2022 2.1; Herefordshire, County of median median 2.0
2021 2.2; Herefordshire, County of median median 1.9
2020 1.8; Herefordshire, County of median median 1.8
2019 1.8; Herefordshire, County of median median 1.6
2018 1.6; Herefordshire, County of median median 1.5
2017 1.9; Herefordshire, County of median median 1.4
2016 1.7; Herefordshire, County of median median 1.6
2015 1.9; Herefordshire, County of median median 1.8
2014 1.9; Herefordshire, County of median median 1.8

More applications per place than the Herefordshire, County of median in 12 of 13 years.

This school
Herefordshire, County of 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	60	118	2.0	57	0.95
Sep 2025	43	92	2.1	32	0.74
Sep 2024	56	116	2.1	53	0.95
Sep 2023	60	131	2.2	64	1.07
Sep 2022	60	128	2.1	56	0.93
Sep 2021	53	115	2.2	47	0.89
Sep 2020	60	110	1.8	55	0.92
Sep 2019	58	102	1.8	56	0.97
Sep 2018	60	97	1.6	67	1.12
Sep 2017	60	114	1.9	56	0.93
Sep 2016	60	99	1.7	56	0.93
Sep 2015	60	111	1.9	56	0.93
Sep 2014	60	111	1.9	56	0.93

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 82% · Writing 80% · Maths 63% → all three 63% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard63%42nd of 70 in Herefordshire, County of

Herefordshire, County of 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard82%

Herefordshire, County of 80% England 78%

Higher standard30%

Herefordshire, County of 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard80%

Herefordshire, County of 79% England 75%

Greater depth12%

Herefordshire, County of 16% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard63%

Herefordshire, County of 79% England 77%

Higher standard27%

Herefordshire, County of 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

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Herefordshire, County of median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	63%	7%	105	103
2023/24	50%	6%	104	102
2022/23	63%	12%	105	103

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 Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.0applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Hampton Dene Primary School
0.2 km · Herefordshire, County of

Remains Good2024

3.2applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Broadlands Primary School
1.3 km · Herefordshire, County of

Good2022

1.8applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
Hereford Sixth Form College
1.3 km · Herefordshire, County of

Not yet inspected
St James' Church of England Primary School
1.9 km · Herefordshire, County of

Outstanding2023

2.0applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
St Thomas Cantilupe CofE Academy
2.1 km · Herefordshire, County of

2026

2.2applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
St Francis Xavier's Primary School
2.2 km · Herefordshire, County of

2026

2.6applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
St Martin's Primary School
2.6 km · Herefordshire, County of

Not yet inspected

2.2applications per place
Lord Scudamore Primary Academy
2.7 km · Herefordshire, County of

Remains Good2023

1.7applications per place 53%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: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 138037 · 884/3333
Trust: Orchard Multi-Academy Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 420 pupils · 396 on roll
Free school meals: 6.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 April 2012
Replaced: St Paul's CofE Primary School (URN 116886)
Address: Hampton Dene Road, Tupsley, Hereford, HR1 1UX
Local authority: Herefordshire, County of

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