St Paul's CofE First School
Wolverhampton · Staffordshire
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About St Paul's CofE First School
St Paul's CofE First School is a primary academy in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire. View current jobs, teaching vacancies and school support roles posted by the school.
STAFFORDSHIRE UNIVERSITY ACADEMIES TRUST is a Multi-academy trust. The trust operates 21 member schools: 20 primary schools, 1 secondary school. Local authorities: Staffordshire. Regions: West Midlands. — from the STAFFORDSHIRE UNIVERSITY ACADEMIES TRUST public record.
St Paul's CofE First School is a primary academy in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, part of STAFFORDSHIRE UNIVERSITY ACADEMIES TRUST. It has no live vacancies on SchoolJobs right now.
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School information
- Official name
- St Paul's CofE First School
- Address
- School Lane, Coven
- Postcode
- WV9 5AD
- Country
- England
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Parliamentary constituency
- Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge
- URN (official identifier)
- 147422
- Establishment number
- 3046
- School status
- Open
- Education phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 3–9 years
- Gender intake
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Number of pupils
- 139
- As of November 2026
- Capacity
- 176
- School type
- Academy (converter)
- Governance
- Academy
- Academy trust
- STAFFORDSHIRE UNIVERSITY ACADEMIES TRUST
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Headteacher
- Mrs Claire Richards
- Ofsted inspection
- School remains Good · Inspected 7 Feb 2024Source: Ofsted management information · 30 Sep 2026 · Open Government Licence v3.0
- Official website
- www.stpaulsfirstcoven.co.uk
- Telephone
- 01902291124
- Date opened
- 1 Oct 2019
Source: get-information-schools.service.gov.uk . Official data last refreshed November 2026.
Pupils at St Paul's CofE First School
| 2025/26 | This school | Staffordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils | 139 | 126,471 | 8,355,420 |
| Eligible for free school meals | 10.1% | 21.3% | 26.5% |
| SEN support | 2.9% | 13.8% | 14.6% |
| Education, health and care plan (EHCP) | 1.4% | 5.3% | 5.9% |
| First language other than English (EAL) | 0.0% | 9.1% | 21.6% |
Local authority and England figures are calculated from the same DfE school-level files across state-funded schools.
Source: Department for Education, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and Special educational needs in England , academic year 2025/26. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted inspection history
6 published inspections for St Paul's CofE First School, including inspections of the school it replaced.
· Section 8 inspection of good and outstanding schools
Read report- Safeguarding is effective
- Yes
- Outcomes for ungraded and monitoring inspections
- School remains Good
Report published 12 Mar 2024
· Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
Read reportInspected as St Paul's CofE (C) First School (URN 124245)
Overall effectiveness: Good
- Outcomes for pupils
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Is safeguarding effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Good
- Personal development, behaviour and welfare
- Good
- Quality of teaching, learning and assessment
- Good
Report published 17 Oct 2016
· S5 Requires Improvement 1st Re-Inspection
Read reportInspected as St Paul's CofE (C) First School (URN 124245)
Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement
- Pupils' achievement
- Requires improvement
- Quality of teaching
- Requires improvement
- Early years provision
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Requires improvement
Report published 19 Nov 2014
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as St Paul's CofE (C) First School (URN 124245)
Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement
- Pupils' achievement
- Requires improvement
- Quality of teaching
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 19 Dec 2012
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as St Paul's CofE (C) First School (URN 124245)
Overall effectiveness: Satisfactory
- Pupils' achievement
- Satisfactory
- Quality of teaching
- Satisfactory
- Early years provision
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Satisfactory
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 25 May 2011
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as St Paul's CofE (C) First School (URN 124245)
Overall effectiveness: Good
- Pupils' achievement
- Good
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 10 Apr 2008
Source: Ofsted, State-funded school inspections and outcomes: management information (files from 2005 to the latest monthly release; data checked 6 Nov 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil absence at St Paul's CofE First School
| 2025/26 (autumn and spring term) | This school | Staffordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence (sessions missed) | 5.2% | 4.6% | 5.1% |
| Persistent absence (pupils missing 10%+) | 13.0% | 10.8% | 13.2% |
Local authority and England figures are for state-funded primary schools in the same release.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England , 2025/26 autumn and spring terms. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil premium at St Paul's CofE First School
Deprivation pupil premium allocation for 2026 to 2027: £21,700 for 14 eligible pupils.
| Financial year 2026-27 | This school | Staffordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils eligible | 11.8% | 22.2% | 27.7% |
| Allocation per pupil on roll | £182 | £295 | £370 |
Deprivation pupil premium only; service child and looked-after children premiums are not published per school. Local authority and England figures use the same file.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil premium allocations 2026 to 2027 (September 2026) . Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
School finances at St Paul's CofE First School
2024/25 academic year (academy accounts return) · Primary · 145 pupils. Excludes the trust's central costs.
| This school | Staffordshire average (per pupil · % of spend) | England average (per pupil · % of spend) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £922,000 £6,359 per pupil | £6,831 | £7,179 |
| Total spending | £907,000 £6,255 per pupil | £6,489 | £6,721 |
| Teaching staff | £451,000 £3,110 per pupil · 49.7% | £3,199 · 49.3% | £3,211 · 47.8% |
| Education support staff | £170,000 £1,172 per pupil · 18.7% | £1,230 · 19.0% | £1,313 · 19.5% |
| Supply and agency staff | £6,000 £41 per pupil · 0.7% | £169 · 2.6% | £203 · 3.0% |
| …of which agency supply | £1,000 £7 per pupil · 0.1% | £140 · 2.2% | £160 · 2.4% |
| In-year balance | £15,000 | ||
| Revenue reserve | £70,000 | ||
Previous year (2023/24): spending £6,340 per pupil, supply and agency £284 per pupil — spending down £85 per pupil on 2023/24.
Finance data is from the official return for that year and may not reflect the school's current position. Averages are pupil-weighted and use the same return, year and phase.
Full detail on DfE's Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool · Local authority finance averages
Source: Department for Education, Academies Accounts Return 2024/25 via FBIT data sources, checked 6 Nov 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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School Lane, Coven, Wolverhampton, WV9 5AD
01902291124
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