St Paul's CofE Primary School & Nursery

Guildford · GU10 1EF

General information Primary School · 2-8 years Who goes here 174 pupils, 20.4% FSM

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St Paul's CofE Primary School & Nursery

General Information

Address: East Ring, The Cardinals, Farnham, GU10 1EF – View on map
Phone: 01252400222
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mr Tom Hilyard
Age range: 2-8 years
Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 45 families put it first for 30 places – 15 for every 10 places. 64% of them were offered a place. No places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 13 · 2024 7 · 2025 15 · 2026 15
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Church of England
Nursery provision: Yes

Who goes here

174 pupils out of 120 places At or near capacity

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 28
% eligible for free school meals: 20.4%
Pupil mix: 5 in 10 (similar to the Guildford average)
English as an additional language: 12% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 12.5% a year (Guildford 16%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 44% moved to another school, 56% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house. This is a small staff, so one or two teachers leaving moves the figure a lot.

Behaviour

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About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Across Surrey: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 10 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
Suspensions for bullying: 7 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 3 (0.0 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in Surrey (the council area this school is in), not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 6.8%
Persistently absent pupils: 16.7%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

SEN unit for Autism 25 places · 11 pupils at the last count

Places are usually for children with an EHC Plan and are arranged through the council, not the normal school application.

Pupils on SEN Support: 9.2%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 10.9%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Social, emotional and mental health: 6 pupils
SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need: 5 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 3 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 2 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Autistic spectrum disorder: 10 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 5 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 4 pupils

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Good 2023 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

Year 6 SATs results

Year 6 SATs results for this school haven't been added yet.

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13th of 17 primary schools in Guildford for Ofsted rating

#11St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#12St Lawrence Primary SchoolGood
#13St Paul's CofE Primary School & NurseryGood
#14St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#15Weyfield Primary AcademyGood

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

Rank School Score

#1The Raleigh SchoolOutstanding
#2Ash Grange Nursery and Primary SchoolGood
#3Boxgrove Primary SchoolGood
#4Clandon CofE Aided Primary SchoolGood
#5Guildford Grove Primary SchoolGood
#6Holly Lodge Primary AcademyGood
#7Pirbright Village Primary SchoolGood
#8Sandfield Primary SchoolGood
#9Send CofE Primary SchoolGood
#10Shawfield Primary SchoolGood
#11St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#12St Lawrence Primary SchoolGood
#13St Paul's CofE Primary School & NurseryGood
#14St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#15Weyfield Primary AcademyGood
#16Worplesdon Primary SchoolGood
#17Normandy Village SchoolInadequate

Financials

Spending per pupil: £8,281 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

3rd of 16 primary schools in Guildford for spending per pupil

#1Guildford Grove Primary School£9,975
#2Ash Grange Nursery and Primary School£8,369
#3St Paul's CofE Primary School & Nursery£8,281
#4Weyfield Primary Academy£7,872
#5Shawfield Primary School£7,068

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1Guildford Grove Primary School£9,975
#2Ash Grange Nursery and Primary School£8,369
#3St Paul's CofE Primary School & Nursery£8,281
#4Weyfield Primary Academy£7,872
#5Shawfield Primary School£7,068
#6St Lawrence Primary School£6,989
#7Sandfield Primary School£6,592
#8Boxgrove Primary School£6,575
#9Normandy Village School£6,492
#10Burpham Primary School£6,483
#11Pirbright Village Primary School£6,318
#12Send CofE Primary School£6,250
#13St Joseph's Catholic Primary School£5,833
#14St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School£5,734
#15The Raleigh School£5,323
#16Holly Lodge Primary Academy£4,675

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