St Paul's Catholic Primary School, Billingham

From the headteacher's welcome: "St Paul's is a popular, inclusive and happy Catholic school with an excellent reputation. Our Mission Statement - "In Him we live and move and have our being." - guides everything we do, shaping a community where every child is nurtured, challenged and supported to flourish."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, multi-sports and dance.

The school runs after-school care until 4:15pm.

In 2025, 79% of Year 6 pupils at St Paul's Catholic Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 89% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 79% and 78% in Stockton-on-Tees and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 72% in reading and 66% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 26 families put St Paul's Catholic Primary School as their first choice and 58 named it as one of their preferences, for 28 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to St Paul's Catholic Primary School are Prior's Mill CofE Primary School (0.3 miles, 77% reading, 72% maths); Wolviston Primary School (0.6 miles, Outstanding, 71% reading, 64% maths); Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Catholic Academy (0.7 miles, Outstanding, 82% reading, 82% maths); and Pentland Primary School (1.2 miles, Good, 52% reading, 48% maths).

St Paul's Catholic Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 4 of them.

St Paul's Catholic Primary School is one of 35 schools run by Bishop Hogarth Catholic Education Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 67% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

82 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about St Paul's Catholic Primary School (as of September 2025): 95% would recommend the school, 99% say their child is happy there and 80% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child is happy at the school (99%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (80%).

5.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 0.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 13 pupils (5.7%) received SEN support and 6 (2.6%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

St Paul's Catholic Primary School has a resourced provision for social, emotional and mental health needs: 6 places, 6 pupils on roll.

The nearest railway station is Billingham Rail Station, about 1.6 miles away in a straight line.

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is St Paul's RC Primary School (a), 80 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood St Paul's Catholic Primary School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 78 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, shoplifting and anti-social behaviour. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Stockton-on-Tees (204).

In 2024/25, St Paul's Catholic Primary School issued 2 suspensions, 0.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The secondary schools closest to St Paul's Catholic Primary School are Northfield School and Sports College (0.1 miles) and St Michael's Catholic Academy (1.7 miles).