St Paul's CofE Primary School

About St Paul's CofE Primary School

St Paul's CofE Primary School in Brighton and Hove is a smaller-than-average state primary, with 175 pupils on roll against a capacity of 210. That spare capacity is notable given the school's popularity: for the 2025/26 intake, it received 50 applications for 23 places, an oversubscription ratio of 2.17, and all 21 first-preference applicants were offered a place. The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage — 29.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, compared with a national primary average of around 23%. This context matters when interpreting the school's current Ofsted rating of Requires Improvement, awarded in March 2023. The inspection found that while leadership, behaviour, personal development and early years provision are all Good, the quality of education itself needs improvement. The school has held a Good rating previously, so the downgrade reflects a specific dip in academic delivery rather than wider pastoral or behavioural concerns.

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