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School · PrimaryiSource and licenceOfficial record from Get Information about Schools (DfE). Results, attendance, pupil numbers, finance and inspection outcomes are from the Department for Education and Ofsted, as published.Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.Governance Register calculates the connections.How we handle data

St Paul's CofE Primary School

Academy converter primary school in Dorking (Surrey).

KS2 RWM expected
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not published
Reading expected
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not published
Maths expected
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not published
Writing expected
-
not published
Attendance rate
95.2%
▲ 0.4pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
22.6
▲ 1.9 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
7.8%
▼ 17pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
95%
397 / 420 pupils
register figure (GIAS)

Academy trust

iGet Information about Schools (DfE), extract of 24 Oct 2026, and Governance Register.

The Good Shepherd Trust

St Paul's CofE Primary School is one of 23 schools run by The Good Shepherd Trust.

Type of school
Academy converter
Ages
5 to 11
Religious character
Church of England

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Schools in the trust

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SchoolPhaseLocal authorityPupilsGovernors on Governance RegisterLatest Ofsted in our data (as at 30 Sep 2026)
Ashley Church of England Primary SchoolPrimarySurrey5745Good 2024
Bramley CofE Infant School and NurseryPrimarySurrey11310Ungraded inspection 2025Last graded Outstanding (Mar 2019, predecessor school, from earlier data)
Christ's College, GuildfordSecondarySurrey6416Good 2022
Cranleigh Church of England Primary SchoolPrimarySurrey1826Inadequate 2022
Farnborough Grange Nursery & Infant Community SchoolPrimaryHampshire2054Key judgements 2025Good in 2 key judgements, Requires improvement in 2; early years provision Requires improvement; safeguarding effective
Ottershaw Christ Church Church of England Infant SchoolPrimarySurrey2089Key judgements 2024Outstanding in 2 key judgements, Good in 2; early years provision Outstanding; safeguarding effective
Ottershaw Christ Church Church of England Junior SchoolPrimarySurrey2359Key judgements 2025Outstanding in 2 key judgements, Good in 2; safeguarding effective
Potters Gate CofE Primary SchoolPrimarySurrey5358Report card 2026Expected standard in all seven areas; safeguarding standards met
Puttenham CofE Infant SchoolPrimarySurrey829Good 2022
Queen Eleanor's Church of England SchoolPrimarySurrey3236Ungraded inspection 2023Last graded Good (Jan 2013, predecessor school, from earlier data)
St Andrew's Church of England Infant SchoolPrimarySurrey908Ungraded inspection 2025Last graded Good (Jan 2014, predecessor school, from earlier data)
St John's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimarySurrey2108Report card 2026Expected standard in 2 areas, Needs attention in 5; safeguarding standards met
St Mark and All Saints Church of England PrimaryPrimarySurrey2098Good 2023
St Mary's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimarySurrey1989Ungraded inspection 2024Last graded Good (Feb 2019, from earlier data)
St Paul's CofE Primary SchoolPrimarySurrey40910Good 2022
St Paul's CofE Primary School (this school)PrimarySurrey3978Good 2024
Surrey Hills All Saints Primary SchoolPrimarySurrey1258Key judgements 2025Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good; safeguarding effective
The Holme Church of England Primary SchoolPrimaryHampshire1797Ungraded inspection 2023Last graded Good (Sep 2017, from earlier data)
The Weald CofE Primary SchoolPrimarySurrey1445Good 2022
Valley End CofE Infant SchoolPrimarySurrey1635Key judgements 2024Outstanding in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding; safeguarding effective
Walsh CofE Infant SchoolPrimarySurrey1699Key judgements 2025Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good; safeguarding effective
Walsh CofE Junior SchoolPrimarySurrey2239Requires improvement 2022
Waverley Abbey CofE Junior SchoolPrimarySurrey4467Ungraded inspection 2024Last graded Good (Jun 2014, predecessor school, from earlier data)
23 schools6,060

Schools linked to the trust in the Governance Register school data (Get Information about Schools, extract of 24 Oct 2026). Pupils are on-roll counts from the register. Ofsted: latest inspection in the Ofsted management information (as at 30 September 2026); "No overall grade" means inspected since September 2024 without a one-word grade; what the inspection found is shown beneath, and the school's Ofsted card has the full table.

What this means

Funding
An academy is funded directly by the Department for Education, through its trust, rather than through the local council.
Admissions
The trust is the admissions authority and sets the admissions policy. Applications are usually still coordinated by the local council.
Governance
The trust board is legally accountable for the school. It often delegates some oversight to a local governing body.

General explanation of how academy trusts work in England, not a statement about this trust. See GOV.UK Academy trust governance guide.