St Paul's School for Girls
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Feb 3 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
- 1018 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 0.0%
- Girls
- 100.0%
- First language not English
- 38.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 25.9%
- Persistent absence
- 15.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 18.8%
White British 24.1%
African 23.4%
Mixed 12.7%
Other White 11.2%
Other 7.2%
Indian 6.5%
Caribbean 5.3%
Other Black 2.8%
Other Asian 1.6%
Chinese 1.6%
Irish 1.5%
Unclassified 1.3%
Pakistani 1%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 1.38
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.03
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 21%
Local authority average 46%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 74%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 64.2
Local authority average 46.1
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 5.32
Local authority average 4.06
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 24 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 28 |
| Biology | GCSE | 38 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 38 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 2 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 14 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 10 |
| English Language | GCSE | 164 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 163 |
Admissions
St Paul's School for Girls
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 164
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 236
- 2nd preference
- 127
- 3rd preference
- 132
- From another Local Authority
- 94
Offers
- 1st preference
- 148
- 2nd preference
- 10
- 3rd preference
- 3
- To another Local Authority
- 47
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 18 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 167 0 167 |
| Year 8 | 166 0 166 |
| Year 9 | 164 0 164 |
| Year 10 | 166 0 166 |
| Year 11 | 163 0 163 |
| Year 12 | 94 0 94 |
| Year 13 | 98 0 98 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 96.0% 87.1% 85.6% |
Further education | 18.0% 38.3% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 71.0% 34.8% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 7.0% 13.5% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.6% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 2.7% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 0.0% 1.4% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 2.0% 6.7% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 2.1% 1.2% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 95.0% 75.6% 65.5% |
Top third higher education institutions | 56.0% 36.1% 23.8% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 2.2% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 0.0% 1.7% 2.2% |