Saint Paul's Catholic High School is a secondary school located in Manchester. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's quality of education and management effectiveness good, overall effectiveness and outcomes for pupils requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 05/12/2018. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.8%, which is 1.8 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Firbank Road, Manchester, M23 2YS
Website: http://www.st-paulshigh.net/
Telephone: 01614990000
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Manchester
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Alex Hren
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 139456

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 05/12/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 900
Number of Pupils: 842
Number of Boys: 382
Number of Girls: 460

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 12.8% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Below Average: -0.56 Confidence interval -0.76 to -0.36
Of the 159 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 152 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:64%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:89%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:23%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:37.4
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.26
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Peter's Catholic Primary School
Firbank Road , Newall Green M23 2YS 		3out of 4 242 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Newall Green Primary School
Firbank Road , Newall Green M23 2YH 		3out of 4 308 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Haveley Hey Community School
Nearbrook Road , Benchill M22 9NS 		3out of 4 1,079 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Benchill Primary School
Benchill Road , Wythenshawe M22 8EJ 		3out of 4 1,362 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
Baguley Hall Primary School
Ackworth Drive , Baguley M23 1LB 		3out of 4 1,369 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Saint Paul's Catholic High School
Firbank Road , Newall Green M23 2YS 		2out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Manchester Enterprise Academy
Simonsway , M22 9RH 		3out of 4 712 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Manchester Health Academy
Moor Road , M23 9BP 		3out of 4 2,430 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Piper Hill High School
Firbank Road , Newall Green M23 2YS 		4out of 4 68 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Manchester Young Lives
The Addy Young People's Centre , Woodhouse Lane M22 9TF 		- not rated 1,475 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Ashgate Specialist Support Primary School
Crossacres Road , M22 5DR 		4out of 4 2,215 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Ambrose Prep School
Wicker Lane , Hale Barns WA15 0HF 		- not rated 3,274 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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