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St Paul's Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Spencefield Lane, Leicester LE5 6HN · st-pauls.leicester.sch.uk · 0116 241 4057
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Jan 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 54.5
- average Attainment 8 score. Leicester 45.5, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.2
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,167
- 25 over 1,142 places · 102%
- Local authority
- Leicester
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 19%
- First language not English
- 49.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 216 families put the school first and 184 places were offered; 81% 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 | 184 | 216 | 1.2▲ | 81% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 184 | 182 | 1 | 91% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 186 | 200 | 1.1▲ | 86% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 202 | 177 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 180 | 166 | 0.9 | 94% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 54.5, and 57.4% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Leicester it was 45.5, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B- (35.7 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲54.5 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲57.4% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲77.6% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼30.6% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.63 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 120307)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 49.5 | −3.5 |
| Sixth form college | 21.7 | +6.6 |
| Further education | 22.8 | +0.6 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.1 | −2.7 |
| Employment | 1.1 | 0 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 2.7 | −1.1 |
| Activity not captured | 1.1 | 0 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 79 students | B- (35.7) | Average +0.13 | |
| 79 students | B- (35.9) | Average +0.12 | |
| 7 students | Merit+ (28.6) | Average -0.10 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 80 | C+ (31.8) | -0.08 |
| 2022/23 | 94 | C+ (34.1) | — |
| 2021/22 | 84 | B (39) | — |
| 2018/19 | 76 | C (28.9) | -0.14 |
| 2017/18 | 68 | C (29.6) | -0.09 |
| 2016/17 | 96 | C (30.5) | +0.15 |
| 2015/16 | 84 | C- (25.7) | +0.03 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 67.5 | −0.7 |
| Further education | 1.2 | −1.2 |
| Apprenticeship | 7.2 | +6 |
| Employment | 13.3 | −3.2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 6 | +1.3 |
| Activity not captured | 4.8 | −2.3 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 25 January 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for St Paul's Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 24 Jan 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jan 2018
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 120307), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Jan 2018Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Outstanding Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 120307)
Dec 2015Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 120307)
What parents said
79% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (71 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 79%
- Replies
- 71
- 6% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 86% who raised concerns
based on the 37% who had a child bullied