Saint Paul's Catholic High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 14 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Manchester
- Unique reference
- 139456
- Address
- Firbank Road, Newall Green, M23 2YS
- Website
- http://www.st-paulshigh.net/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 927 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.3%
- Girls
- 50.7%
- First language not English
- 20.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 55.4%
- Persistent absence
- 24.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 21.1%
White British 66.5%
Other White 9.8%
Mixed 9.3%
African 8%
Indian 2.5%
Other Asian 0.6%
Other Black 0.6%
Other 0.6%
Unclassified 0.6%
Irish 0.4%
Pakistani 0.4%
Caribbean 0.3%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.52
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.02
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 34%
Local authority average 45%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 35%
Local authority average 42%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 39.8
Local authority average 44.9
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.43
Local authority average 3.96
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 17 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 5 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 36 |
| Biology | GCSE | 24 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 19 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 24 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 19 |
| Economics | GCSE | 1 |
| English Language | GCSE | 185 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 178 |
Admissions
Saint Paul's Catholic High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 165
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 270
- 2nd preference
- 147
- 3rd preference
- 55
- From another Local Authority
- 5
Offers
- 1st preference
- 156
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 203 101 102 |
| Year 8 | 203 96 107 |
| Year 9 | 183 97 86 |
| Year 10 | 165 76 89 |
| Year 11 | 173 87 86 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 81.0% 86.5% 86.5% |
Further education | 42.0% 36.1% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 0.0% 14.4% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 37.0% 35.5% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.4% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 3.3% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 1.7% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 13.0% 6.7% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 1.8% 1.0% |