St Paul's Church of England VC Junior School

SomersetVoluntary controlled school

Paul Street, Shepton Mallet, BA4 5LA

Headteacher: Mrs Caroline OwenSchool website ↗Pupils: 326 (capacity: 297)
Ofsted Good
Inspected October 2023
56%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Good
Inspected October 2023

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 3 October 2023Full report ↗

Good

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Rated Good across all inspected areas — Quality of Teaching, Behaviour, Pupils' Development and Leadership.

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
56.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
7.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 67%·Writing 67%·Maths 65%All three 56%
Reading
Expected67%
Exceeding32%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected67%
Exceeding12%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected65%
Exceeding13%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
28.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
9.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
9.0%
Boys and girls
46%girls·54%boys
150 girls, 176 boys

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Results Over Time

↑ Peaked at 74% (2016/17), currently 56%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1655.0%3.0%+0.6-0.6-0.1
2016/1774.0%6.0%+2.0+1.9+1.1
2017/1873.0%8.0%+1.2+1.6+1.2
2018/1964.0%5.0%-0.1+1.0-0.7
2022/2348.0%4.0%-1.9-0.6-3.8
2023/2452.0%3.0%---
2024/2556.0%7.0%---
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