# Saint Paul's Catholic High School

Saint Paul's Catholic High School is a secondary school in Manchester, for pupils aged 11 to 16.

It had 933 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Secondary school. Code E139456. [Manchester](https://openindex.co.uk/manchester)

- Phase: Secondary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 11 to 16
- Pupils: 933
- Council: Manchester
- URN: 139456

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection: Report card, 14 July 2026
- Safeguarding: Met
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention
- Achievement: Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard
- Early years: Not applicable
- Post-16 provision: Not applicable
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Saint Paul's Catholic High School was 38.4, against 45.6 in Manchester and 46.2 in England.
35.3% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).

### End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs): 2025/26, provisional

| Measure | This school | Manchester | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Average Attainment 8 score | 38.4 | 45.6 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 35.3% | 44.9% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 52.7% | 62.3% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 184 | – | – |

The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Piper Hill High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/piper-hill-high-school-e141805): 60 m. Special. School remains Outstanding, September 2023
- [St Peter's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-peters-catholic-primary-school-e105537): 220 m. Primary. School remains Good, October 2022. 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Newall Green Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/newall-green-primary-school-e142437): 280 m. Primary. School remains Good, October 2023. 42% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Manchester Enterprise Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/manchester-enterprise-academy-e135874): 650 m. Secondary. Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met, special measures. Attainment 8 of 33.0 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Dixons Newall Green Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/dixons-newall-green-academy-e149697): 700 m. Secondary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met
- [Haveley Hey Community School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/haveley-hey-community-school-e139263): 990 m. Primary. Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade. 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/139456)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/139456)

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