St Paul's CofE Primary School, Brentford
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 3 months agoReport card - no overall grade (new Ofsted framework from Sep 2024)
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
St Paul's creates a warm, nurturing environment where pupils thrive and behave excellently. The school excels at identifying and supporting children who need extra help, including those with additional needs and disadvantaged pupils, ensuring they make good progress. From early years onwards, children build strong foundations in reading, writing and maths, and the school has strong partnerships with families and the community.
Key Strengths
- Strong attendance and behaviour with a kind, purposeful school culture based on values of respect, resilience and integrity
- Excellent early years provision with children making highly positive progress in reading and writing
- Well-established safeguarding culture where leaders prioritise pupil safety and wellbeing
- Effective identification and support for pupils with additional needs and disadvantaged pupils
- Strong partnerships with parents, families and the local community
Areas for Improvement
- Inconsistency in teaching in some wider curriculum subjects means pupils' progression is not as secure as in English and maths
- Teachers sometimes do not adapt lessons well enough for pupils with special educational needs to access learning effectively
- Some aspects of pupils' understanding of fundamental British values such as democracy need to be strengthened
- Further refinements needed to the curriculum to ensure consistent depth of subject-specific knowledge teaching
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met - the school has established an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility, concerns are actively identified and acted upon, and pupils feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Eco squad, school council, seaside trip, litter-picking in local area, planting projects, fundraising for homelessness
St Paul's CofE Primary School is a welcoming and inclusive primary school that has made significant improvements since the last inspection, particularly in English and mathematics. The school provides a nurturing environment where pupils achieve well and are well prepared for secondary education.
At a Glance
31.3%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 75% to 84%. Maths has improved from 70% to 84%. Writing has improved from 77% to 81%.
Class Sizes
24.0
Avg class size
28.5
Infant (KS1)
24.6
KS2
8
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
55%
Available places
246 pupils
446 capacity
200 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Brentford
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Brentford
Admissions Demand - Hounslow
Places available
3,226
Applications
3,027
Got 1st preference
88.1%
Got preferred school
98.2%
Primary admissions across Hounslow (2025/26)
Inspection History(7)
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SEN Provision
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
3.6749%
Overall absence
7.40741%
Persistent absence
216
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
St Paul's CofE Primary School
Brentford School for Girls
Gunnersbury Catholic School
Ealing Fields Church of England High School
Kew House
The Green School for Boys
The Green School for Girls
Bolder Academy
The Woodbridge Park Education Service
New Level Academy
Nishkam School West London
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