St Paul's CofE Primary School
Voluntary controlled primary school in Manchester (Manchester).
Location
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The school has been at the heart of the community of Withington, South Manchester since 1844. We continue to meet the needs of our students and their families using the most up to date methods in our state of the art building. We admit 45 children into every year group from Reception through to Years 1 to 6 and admit 39 children into our Nursery.
The 84 children in the Nursery and Reception years which form the Foundation Stage are divided by age into three classes in their own area of the school. The 90 children in Years 1 and 2 which form Key Stage One are grouped in three parallel mixed age classes. Similarly in Key Stage Two there are three parallel Year 3/4 classes and three parallel Year 5/6 classes.
In each of these stages there is a very strongly developed team approach with teachers and teaching assistants working closely together to plan and implement an effective programme of learning of activities. Within this structure, students are organised into sets for literacy and numeracy lessons to ensure a good match with their ability.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
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Awards
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Key facts
- URN
- 105498
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Manchester
- Constituency
- Manchester Withington
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (7 current, 4 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Aydin Djemal | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Marianthy Riga | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2029 |
| Rev Cate Allison | Governor | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Miss Abigail Lee | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2021 |
| Mrs Josie Hewitt | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2019 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Ms Paula Millward | Governor | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2019 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Dr Brendon Jones | Governor | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2019 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Ms Repa Begum Former | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Rachel Belton Former | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Seetal Sagar-Jhanji Former | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Liz Bayliffe-Smith Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2018 · term ended 2026 |
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