St Paul’s RC College

Comprehensive

National rank

293

313

Rank last year

63%

A-level

A-level

A*-B

28%

GCSE

GCSE

9/8/7

Need to know

Head teacher Rob Carter
Attendance 94.1%
Gender of entry Mixed
Send pupils* 19.9% *Special educational needs and disabilities
Total pupils 1,123
Pupils on free school meals 9.3%
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: 241=

Grade

%

A*/A

42

A*-B

63

GCSE 2025 rank: 343=

Grade

%

9/8/7

28

What the school inspection says

“Pupils benefit from attending this inclusive and exceptional school. They recognise the high expectations leaders have for them and constantly strive to meet them. Pupils are highly motivated and ambitious to achieve as much as possible. The support for all pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (Send), is excellent and closely targeted to the individual needs of each pupil. Pupils at St Paul’s Catholic College are truly ‘known and loved’.”
Inspection
2023
*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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