St Paul’s RC College, Sunbury-on-Thames

Comprehensive

National rank

200

n/a

Rank last year

65.8%

A-level

A-level

A*-B

45.6%

GCSE

GCSE

9/8/7

Need to know

Head teacher James McNulty
Attendance 96.1%
Gender of entry Mixed
Send pupils* 15.8% *Special educational needs and disabilities
Total pupils 1,388
Pupils on free school meals 13.5%
Progress 8

Progress 8 is a measure of the development a school cohort/pupils makes from year 6 to year 11. The data used is from 2024. There will be no KS2 updates for 2025 or 2026 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The government is consulting on an improved version of Progress 8 and Attainment 8

WELL ABOVE AVERAGE
Our methodology
Results

A-level 2025 rank: 204

Grade

%

A*

10.6

A

21.2

B

33.9

A*/A

31.8

A*-B

65.8

GCSE 2025 rank: 195

Grade

%

9/8

29.7

7

15.9

9/8/7

45.6

What the school inspection says

“Pupils talk of ‘love’ and ‘service’ as being central to the school’s ethos and culture. The school’s compassionate ethos helps pupils develop a strong sense of belonging. They say that everyone is enabled to perform at their very best. Pupils recognise and understand the school’s very high expectations for learning and conduct. Behaviour in all areas of the school is orderly and respectful. Pupils are welcoming of others and remark that ‘it is easy to make friends here’. They value equality and positive relationships. These are supported by consistent and well-judged teaching which helps pupils to understand these important matters in society. The school’s curriculum is extremely ambitious… [and it] offers a balanced range of both academic and vocational post-16 subjects. Teachers’ subject knowledge is a strength of the school.”
Inspection
2024
*Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgment in inspections of state-funded schools. A five-point grading scale, including a new “exceptional” grade was introduced in November 2025.

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