St Paul's Catholic School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good May 13 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 19 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
- Milton Keynes
- Unique reference
- 110517
- Address
- Phoenix Drive, Leadenhall, MK6 5EN
- Website
- http://www.st-pauls.org.uk/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1886 (93% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.4%
- Girls
- 47.6%
- First language not English
- 61.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 24.2%
- Persistent absence
- 16.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.1%
African 30.5%
White British 24.2%
Other White 18.7%
Mixed 8.2%
Other Asian 7.4%
Indian 2.5%
Other Black 2.5%
Chinese 1.5%
Other 1%
Unclassified 1%
Caribbean 0.9%
Irish 0.8%
Pakistani 0.4%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 87%
Local authority average 40%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 37%
Local authority average 44%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 44.8
Local authority average 44.2
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.07
Local authority average 3.93
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 17 |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 11 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 39 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 87 |
| Biology | GCSE | 59 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 62 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 59 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 2 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 20 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 200 |
Admissions
St Paul's Catholic School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 256
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 301
- 2nd preference
- 104
- 3rd preference
- 106
- From another Local Authority
- 9
Offers
- 1st preference
- 232
- 2nd preference
- 15
- 3rd preference
- 8
- To another Local Authority
- 6
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 20.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 314 165 149 |
| Year 8 | 279 152 127 |
| Year 9 | 283 152 131 |
| Year 10 | 293 158 135 |
| Year 11 | 305 165 140 |
| Year 12 | 239 116 123 |
| Year 13 | 173 80 93 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 93.0% 88.3% 85.5% |
Further education | 25.0% 36.3% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 67.0% 51.3% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.1% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.6% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 2.4% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | SP 2.1% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 3.0% 4.8% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 2.5% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 83.0% 60.2% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 16.0% 14.3% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 1.0% 2.6% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 1.0% 2.4% 2.4% |