St Paul’s Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided First School is smaller than the average-sized school. The number of pupils on roll is increasing each year. The proportion of pupils known to be eligible for the pupil premium is lower than the national average. Fewer pupils than found nationally are supported through school action although the proportion of pupils supported through school action plus or with a statement of special educational needs is above the national average. The majority of pupils are of White British heritage. A few pupils from Eastern European heritage are at the early stages of learning English. The school holds many awards. These include enhanced Healthy School status and the Activemark, for its work in physical education. A private provider operates after-school care and a playgroup on the school site. This was not part of this inspection but a report on its quality can be found on the Ofsted website. Half of the teaching staff are new to the school since the previous inspection. This includes the deputy headteacher who took up post in the summer of 2012. The school formed a formal link with a neighbouring middle school in October 2011. They now share a new school site. Both schools are led by an executive headteacher, who was formerly the headteacher of the first school, and have a joint governing body. The middle school was not inspected at the same time. Its most recent inspection report can be found on the Ofsted website.