St Paul's Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jan 25 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Leicester
- Unique reference
- 146232
- Address
- Spencefield Lane, LE5 6HN
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1086 (100% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.4%
- Girls
- 50.6%
- First language not English
- 46.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 16.3%
- Persistent absence
- 21.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.4%
White British 29.4%
Indian 21.8%
African 13.4%
Mixed 10.7%
Other White 7.6%
Other Asian 5.8%
Other Black 3.3%
Caribbean 2.9%
Unclassified 2.3%
Other 1%
Pakistani 0.6%
Bangladeshi 0.6%
Irish 0.4%
Chinese 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.19
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.14
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 36%
Local authority average 38%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 50%
Local authority average 42%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 50.1
Local authority average 45.1
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.28
Local authority average 3.96
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | Technical Award | 16 |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 16 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 24 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 19 |
| Biology | GCSE | 60 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 60 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 47 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 32 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 18 |
| Dance | GCSE | 14 |
Admissions
St Paul's Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 186
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 200
- 2nd preference
- 92
- 3rd preference
- 58
- From another Local Authority
- 57
Offers
- 1st preference
- 172
- 2nd preference
- 12
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 32
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 19.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 203 103 100 |
| Year 8 | 181 93 88 |
| Year 9 | 175 91 84 |
| Year 10 | 176 76 100 |
| Year 11 | 184 95 89 |
| Year 12 | 87 44 43 |
| Year 13 | 80 35 45 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 90.0% 86.1% 85.6% |
Further education | 22.0% 26.3% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 53.0% 18.6% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 15.0% 40.9% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 3.2% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 1.2% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 8.0% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 1.5% 1.2% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 89.0% 68.7% 65.5% |
Top third higher education institutions | 32.0% 14.3% 23.8% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 2.2% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 0.0% 1.8% 2.2% |