St Paul's School for Girls
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Feb 2 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Girls
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Unique reference
- 103531
- Address
- Vernon Road, Edgbaston, B16 9SL
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1046 (94% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 0.0%
- Girls
- 100.0%
- First language not English
- 39.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 29.1%
- Persistent absence
- 10.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 20.7%
African 25.2%
White British 23.7%
Mixed 12.5%
Other White 10.5%
Other 6.6%
Indian 6.2%
Caribbean 4.8%
Other Black 3%
Chinese 1.8%
Irish 1.7%
Other Asian 1.5%
Unclassified 1.4%
Pakistani 0.9%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 39%
Local authority average 48%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 70%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 61
Local authority average 46.5
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 5.26
Local authority average 4.14
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 8 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 27 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 20 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 45 |
| Biology | GCSE | 34 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 34 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 2 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 23 |
| English Language | GCSE | 166 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 162 |
Admissions
St Paul's School for Girls
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 166
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 215
- 2nd preference
- 118
- 3rd preference
- 117
- From another Local Authority
- 84
Offers
- 1st preference
- 149
- 2nd preference
- 7
- 3rd preference
- 7
- To another Local Authority
- 32
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 18.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 169 0 169 |
| Year 8 | 170 0 170 |
| Year 9 | 170 0 170 |
| Year 10 | 168 0 168 |
| Year 11 | 165 0 165 |
| Year 12 | 112 0 112 |
| Year 13 | 92 0 92 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 98.0% 87.1% 85.5% |
Further education | 27.0% 39.9% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 59.0% 34.1% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 12.0% 12.9% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.2% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 0.0% 1.0% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 1.3% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 1.0% 6.3% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 4.3% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 87.0% 69.1% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 59.0% 28.0% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 2.3% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 1.0% 2.2% 2.4% |