St Paul's CofE Primary School

About St Paul's CofE Primary School

St Paul's CofE Primary School in Hounslow is a Church of England state primary for children aged 3 to 11, and it is clearly a popular choice among local families. The school received 92 applications for just 30 places in the 2025/26 admissions round, giving an oversubscription ratio of 3.07. Of those, 35 families put it as their first preference, and 28 first-preference offers were made. That level of demand suggests a strong reputation in the community, though the school does not publish a parent-view recommendation percentage in its data. The school is rated Good by Ofsted following its most recent graded inspection in 2012, and an ungraded inspection in 2022 confirmed it remains Good. Leadership and management were also judged Good. The school has a nursery provision, so it can take children from age three, and its capacity is 446, though it currently has 244 pupils on roll.

Academically, St Paul's sits in the bottom half of Hounslow primary schools, ranked 38th out of 44 in the local authority. Its key stage 2 results for 2023/24 show that 59% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, which is below the local authority average of 70%. In individual subjects, 75% reached the expected standard in reading, 77% in writing, and 70% in maths. At the higher standard, 20% achieved the higher benchmark across all three subjects, with 34% hitting it in reading and maths, and 23% in writing. Average scores were 106 in reading and 105 in maths. Progress measures are not available in the data, so it is not possible to say how much value the school adds compared with similar pupils nationally. The school's ranking score of 59 places it in the bottom 50 nationally for the key stage 2 expected standard metric.

The school offers a solid range of facilities including a dining hall, ICT suite, sports hall, outdoor playground, playing fields, art studios, music rooms and a chapel. Sports on offer include rounders, football, dance and cricket, and there are clubs such as science club, drama and book club. For children with additional needs, the school has identified provisions for specific learning difficulties including dyslexia, moderate learning difficulty, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, and autistic spectrum disorder. With 37.1% of pupils eligible for free school meals, the school serves a relatively disadvantaged catchment. It is oversubscribed, so families applying will need to be aware of the competition for places. This is a Good-rated, faith-based primary that suits families who value a Church of England ethos and are comfortable with a school that performs below the local average on key stage 2 outcomes.

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