St Paul's CofE Primary School
About St Paul's CofE Primary School
St Paul's CofE Primary School in Runnymede is a state primary for children aged 4 to 11, and it is currently running very close to full capacity with 412 pupils against a published capacity of 420. That near-full roll makes sense when you look at the demand: for the 2025/26 intake, the school received 117 applications for just 59 places, making it officially oversubscribed with an oversubscription ratio of nearly 2:1. Only 54 first-preference families secured a spot. The school’s intake is notably diverse in terms of disadvantage: 28. 4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, which is significantly higher than the national average for primary schools (around 23%) and well above the Surrey local authority average. This suggests the school serves a genuinely mixed catchment, drawing families from a range of backgrounds. It is a Church of England school, led by headteacher Louise Kaye, and its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2022 rated it Good overall, with an Outstanding mark for early years provision.
Key Details
The full report on this school
The inspection in plain English, admissions context, and how this school compares to nearby alternatives — all in one full school report.
- Ofsted inspection in plain EnglishStrengths, concerns and what inspectors flagged
- Parent View survey resultsWhat parents told Ofsted — when the school has 10+ responses
- Where Ofsted and parents disagreeGaps to probe + questions to ask at the open day
- Admissions & catchmentAdmission criteria, distance cutoffs (where the LA publishes them)
- Nearby schools comparedBackup options with Ofsted, demand and distance
- Attendance & behaviour dataPersistent absentees, suspensions and exclusions vs national
Ofsted Inspection Breakdown
29 Nov 2022Source: Ofsted, 24 Jan 2023. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.
SEND Support
Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.
School day
Teaching hours
08:40 – 15:10
Source: st-pauls-school.net. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.
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