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St Paul's School for Girls
Secondary · Girls · Ages 11–18 · Voluntary aided
Vernon Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham B16 9SL · stpaulgl.bham.sch.uk · 0121 454 0895
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Outstanding
- Ungraded inspection · Feb 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 61
- average Attainment 8 score. Birmingham 46.6, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.6
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,033
- 33 over 1,000 places · 103%
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 30.8%
- First language not English
- 39.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 270 families put the school first and 169 places were offered; 61% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 169 | 270 | 1.6▲ | 61% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 166 | 215 | 1.3▲ | 69% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 164 | 236 | 1.4▲ | 63% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 165 | 238 | 1.4▲ | 63% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 164 | 206 | 1.3▲ | 71% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 61, and 69.5% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Birmingham it was 46.6, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B (39.9 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲61 | 46 | ||
| ▲69.5% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲87.2% | 64.8% | ||
| ●39.0% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲5.26 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 70.6 | −0.1 |
| Sixth form college | 5.5 | −1.2 |
| Further education | 20.2 | +1.9 |
| Other education | 0.6 | 0 |
| Apprenticeship | 0.6 | — |
| Employment | 0.6 | −0.6 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 1.2 | −1.2 |
| Activity not captured | 0.6 | — |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 67 students | B (39.9) | Below average -0.24 | |
| 72 students | B (39.7) | Below average -0.25 | |
| 45 students | Dist+ (40) | Average +0.12 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 81 | B+ (43.7) | -0.08 |
| 2022/23 | 70 | B+ (42.5) | — |
| 2021/22 | 65 | A- (45.9) | — |
| 2018/19 | 62 | B- (36.2) | -0.11 |
| 2017/18 | 77 | C+ (33.3) | -0.59 |
| 2016/17 | 83 | C+ (32.4) | -0.32 |
| 2015/16 | 66 | C+ (32) | 0.00 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 83.7 | +6.5 |
| Further education | 3 | +1.7 |
| Apprenticeship | 1 | −0.3 |
| Employment | 4.1 | −8.6 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.1 | −2.2 |
| Activity not captured | 4.1 | +2.8 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 3 February 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for St Paul's School for Girls was: School remains Outstanding.
- Outcome
- Remains Outstanding
- Inspected
- 2 Feb 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, May 2017
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
May 2017Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective May 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
93% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (85 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 93%
- Replies
- 85
- 8% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 72% who raised concerns
based on the 31% who had a child bullied
based on 14 parents (16%) with SEND