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St Paul’s Catholic Primary School, Tilehurst RG31

City Road, Tilehurst, Reading, Berkshire RG31 4SZ

10 reasons to choose St Paul's Catholic Primary School, Tilehurst

Main point of differentiation

St Paul’s Catholic Primary School, Tilehurst is one of the best state primary schools in Reading, ranking in the top 2-3% in the country, with a Schoolsmith Score® of 71. It also has a strong academic record.

School fundamentals

St Paul’s Catholic Primary School, Tilehurst is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 4 and 11 years. It is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided faith school. The school was also rated as Good by Ofsted in its last (2023) inspection.

Average class size

St Paul’s Catholic Primary School, Tilehurst has nine classes from Reception, some mixed-age, and an average class size of 29 pupils.

Exam results

Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that St Paul’s Catholic Primary School, Tilehurst ranks in the top 2% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 6% of schools.

The St Paul's Catholic Primary School, Tilehurst curriculum

School curriculum emphasises Catholic social morality and also includes PSHE, French. The curriculum is subject based, organised by termly topics. There may be an occasional extra-curricular academic or hobby club.

More on the curriculum

There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and a residential trip in Year 6.

Specialist teaching

Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.

Sport at St Paul's Catholic Primary School, Tilehurst

School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Competitive teams in major sports from Year 3.

The Arts at St Paul's Catholic Primary School, Tilehurst

Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.

Wraparound care

Out of school hours care from 7.30am to 6.00pm provided onsite by external contractors.

Find another school near St Paul's Catholic Primary School, Tilehurst

Independent Prep Schools

St Edward’s Prep, Reading (2.8 miles); The Abbey School, Junior School (4.6 miles); Caversham Preparatory School (4.7 miles).

State Primary Schools

Park Lane Primary School (0.5 miles); Theale Church of England Primary School (3 miles); Whitchurch Primary School, Reading (4.4 miles).

Independent Senior Schools

Pangbourne College (4.2 miles); Queen Anne’s School (4.5 miles); The Abbey School Reading (4.5 miles).

State Senior Schools

Kendrick School (4.3 miles); Reading School (4.9 miles); Reading Girls’ School (5.1 miles).

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