St Paul's Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy, Leicester

At age 16 (%)

At age 18 (%)

'Academic' destinations refer to sixth form or higher education. 'Vocational' ones refer to further education, apprenticeships or employment. Neither is intrinsically better or worse, and this balance is not used in calculating the indicator score. Data are from 2022.

Disadvantaged pupils (%)

Ethnic minority pupils (%)

Percentages of all pupils on roll in 2022. Local figures represent the aggregate pupil populations of the ten closest nearby schools.

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St Paul's Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy

Spencefield Lane, Leicester LE5 6HN

https://www.st-pauls.leicester.sch.uk/

St Paul's Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy is a non-selective, Roman Catholic academy. It has about 1,090 boys and girls aged between 11 and 18. In January 2023 the school was rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted.

This school is a member of St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Multi Academy Trust. (Other schools in this trust include English Martyrs' Catholic School, De Lisle College Loughborough Leicestershire and Saint Martin's Catholic Voluntary Academy.)

Particular strengths include Disadvantaged pupils, Destinations, Attendance and Environment. Relative weaknesses include Finances and Representation.

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Distance (miles)	Score	Name
0.4		The City of Leicester College
0.5		Judgemeadow Community College
1.0		Crown Hills Community College
1.4		Madani Girls' School
1.4		Madani Boys School
1.6		Avanti Fields School
1.7		Orchard Mead Academy
1.9		Manor High School
2.2		Moat Community College
2.7		Soar Valley College
2.8		Lancaster Academy
2.8		Sir Jonathan North Girls' College

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Disadvantaged pupils: Excellent. Progress up to age 16 is above average. Destinations at 16 are above average. Progress at 16-18 is excellent. Destinations at 18 (allowing for attainment) are about average.

Destinations: Excellent. The proportion of students going on to education or training at 16 is quite high, while at 18 (allowing for attainment) it is very high.

Attendance: Above average. Pupil absence rates are very low and the incidence of persistent absence is quite low.

Environment: Above average. Air pollution and traffic accidents are quite low, while crime is roughly average.

Sixth form: Above average. Attainment is about average, progress is about average and destinations at 18 (allowing for attainment) are excellent.

Attainment: Above average. Up to age 16 it is above average, while at ages 16-18 it is about average. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)

Progress: Above average. Up to age 16 it is above average, while at ages 16-18 it is about average. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For information about actual grades, see Attainment.)

Admissions: About average. The occupancy rate is roughly average and the offer rate is quite high. There is no compulsory entrance exam.

Representation: Slightly out of balance. The socio-economic mix is slightly out of balance with the local community, while ethnic representation is out of balance with the local community.

Finances: Below average. However, the school budget has been roughly in balance

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