St Paul's Catholic School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 13 2019 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
- 1848 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.8%
- Girls
- 47.2%
- First language not English
- 60%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 22.5%
- Persistent absence
- 17.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 9.1%
African 29.7%
White British 25.1%
Other White 17.7%
Mixed 8.8%
Other Asian 7.7%
Other Black 2.6%
Indian 2.2%
Chinese 1.4%
Unclassified 1.4%
Other 1%
Caribbean 0.9%
Irish 0.8%
Pakistani 0.4%
Irish Traveller 0.3%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.04
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.14
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 88%
Local authority average 35%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 34%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 44.9
Local authority average 44.5
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.09
Local authority average 3.9
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 13 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 37 |
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 17 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 108 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 2 |
| Biology | GCSE | 71 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 48 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 67 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 2 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 36 |
Admissions
St Paul's Catholic School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 305
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 274
- 2nd preference
- 134
- 3rd preference
- 96
- From another Local Authority
- 5
Offers
- 1st preference
- 247
- 2nd preference
- 33
- 3rd preference
- 12
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 20.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 277 153 124 |
| Year 8 | 285 154 131 |
| Year 9 | 290 159 131 |
| Year 10 | 304 164 140 |
| Year 11 | 300 162 138 |
| Year 12 | 195 96 99 |
| Year 13 | 197 88 109 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 93.0% 87.9% 86.5% |
Further education | 10.0% 31.8% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 82.0% 55.3% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.1% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.8% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 4.5% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 2.0% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 4.7% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.8% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 85.0% 65.5% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 19.0% 15.0% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 14.0% 12.7% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 1.0% 2.5% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 1.0% 1.8% 1.7% |