# St Paul's Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy

St Paul's Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy is a secondary school in Leicester, for pupils aged 11 to 18.

It had 1,167 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Secondary school. Code E146232. [Leicester](https://openindex.co.uk/leicester)

- Phase: Secondary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 11 to 18
- Pupils: 1,167
- Council: Leicester
- URN: 146232

## Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good, January 2023
- Latest ungraded inspection: School remains Good, 25 January 2023
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 St Paul's Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy was 49.8, against 46.1 in Leicester and 46.2 in England.
43.4% 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 | Leicester | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Average Attainment 8 score | 49.8 | 46.1 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 43.4% | 45.1% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 64.2% | 63.3% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 173 | – | – |

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.

- [Krishna Avanti Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/krishna-avanti-primary-school-e136930): 80 m. Primary. School remains Good, May 2023. 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Oaklands Mead Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oaklands-mead-academy-e152580): 200 m. Special. School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, February 2024
- [Whitehall Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/whitehall-primary-school-e120081): 280 m. Primary. Good (overall), May 2024. 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [The City of Leicester College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-city-of-leicester-college-e148878): 630 m. Secondary. Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 48.3 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Judgemeadow Community College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/judgemeadow-community-college-e145558): 780 m. Secondary. Good (overall), October 2022. Attainment 8 of 49.9 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Thurnby Mead Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/thurnby-mead-primary-academy-e142967): 1.1 km. Primary. Standards maintained, May 2025. 43% 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/146232)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/146232)

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