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
- 1144 (97% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.7%
- Girls
- 49.3%
- First language not English
- 49.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 17.1%
- Persistent absence
- 19.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.3%
White British 28.7%
Indian 24.1%
African 13.3%
Mixed 10.1%
Other White 6.6%
Other Asian 6.4%
Other Black 3.2%
Caribbean 2.3%
Unclassified 2%
Pakistani 1%
Other 1%
Bangladeshi 0.8%
Irish 0.3%
Chinese 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 31%
Local authority average 40%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 57%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 54.5
Local authority average 45.4
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.62
Local authority average 4.02
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | Technical Award | 10 |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 19 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 3 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 35 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 9 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 20 |
| Biology | GCSE | 64 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 60 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 54 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 31 |
Admissions
St Paul's Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 184
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 182
- 2nd preference
- 82
- 3rd preference
- 56
- From another Local Authority
- 57
Offers
- 1st preference
- 165
- 2nd preference
- 16
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 33
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 20.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 186 105 81 |
| Year 8 | 206 108 98 |
| Year 9 | 182 94 88 |
| Year 10 | 179 95 84 |
| Year 11 | 184 81 103 |
| Year 12 | 127 60 67 |
| Year 13 | 80 37 43 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 92.0% 87.1% 85.5% |
Further education | 25.0% 29.1% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 40.0% 18.9% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 27.0% 38.9% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 1.2% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 1.0% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 3.0% 6.1% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 4.5% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 86.0% 64.8% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 30.0% 10.0% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 1.0% 2.6% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 0.0% 2.0% 2.4% |