St Paul's Church of England Primary School, Stafford

From the headteacher's welcome: "At St Pauls, we aim for our children to be the very best they can be, using our Christian rainbow values to guide them on their life journey. We aim to work closely with our parents and our community to ensure success, empowering our children to be ambitious in their goals."

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

The school runs after-school care until 5:30pm.

St Paul's Church of England Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2025, as St Paul's CofE (C) Primary School (URN 124299), 84% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 74% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.

For September 2026 entry, 24 families put St Paul's Church of England Primary School as their first choice and 45 named it as one of their preferences, for 15 places offered. That is 1.6 first choices for every place. 9 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to St Paul's Church of England Primary School are St Austin's Catholic Primary School and Nursery (0.1 miles, Good, 82% reading, 89% maths); St Leonard's Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 84% reading, 84% maths); Flash Ley Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 89% reading, 93% maths); and Silkmore Primary Academy (0.8 miles, Outstanding, 87% reading, 80% maths).

St Paul's Church of England Primary School is one of 16 schools run by St Bartholomew's CE Multi Academy Trust, an academy trust.

8.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (62%), Mixed (11%) and Asian (6%).

In 2026, 34 pupils (35.1%) received SEN support and 3 (3.1%) 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.

The nearest railway station is Stafford Rail Station, about 820 metres away (roughly a 10-minute walk).

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Alexandra Road (adjacent), 230 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 457 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, public order offences and anti-social behaviour. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Staffordshire (86), as is usual near a town centre.

The secondary schools closest to St Paul's Church of England Primary School are Blessed William Howard Catholic School (0.5 miles), King Edward VI High School (0.8 miles), Stafford Manor High School (1 mile) and The Weston Road Academy (1.8 miles).