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
- 952 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.1%
- Girls
- 51.9%
- First language not English
- 21.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 53.7%
- Persistent absence
- 27.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 19.2%
White British 64.2%
Mixed 9.8%
Other White 9.7%
African 8.6%
Indian 2.9%
Other Black 0.8%
Other 0.8%
Irish 0.7%
Unclassified 0.6%
Pakistani 0.5%
Other Asian 0.5%
Caribbean 0.4%
Chinese 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 15%
Local authority average 47%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 26%
Local authority average 41%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 33.3
Local authority average 44.7
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 2.61
Local authority average 4
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 16 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 22 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 2 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 20 |
| Biology | GCSE | 29 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 23 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 20 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 28 |
| English Language | GCSE | 162 |
Admissions
Saint Paul's Catholic High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 169
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 295
- 2nd preference
- 144
- 3rd preference
- 49
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 158
- 2nd preference
- 7
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 20.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 198 87 111 |
| Year 8 | 193 97 96 |
| Year 9 | 202 97 105 |
| Year 10 | 191 100 91 |
| Year 11 | 168 77 91 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 82.0% 86.3% 85.5% |
Further education | 39.0% 39.1% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 3.0% 15.3% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 38.0% 31.3% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 2.0% 0.6% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 1.7% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 1.3% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 12.0% 7.0% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 3.7% 3.0% |