Saint Paul's Catholic High School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Manchester
Firbank Road, Manchester, M23 2YS
46
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 14/06/2022
Application demand
54%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
90.2%
27.7% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
933
Capacity used
Over capacity104%
900 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
54%
1st preference success rate
158 of 295 families who put it first got an offer
169
Places offered
535
Total applications
3.2
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 295 | 158 | ● 54% |
| 2nd preference | 144 | 7 | ● 5% |
| 3rd preference | 49 | 1 | ● 2% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 47 | 3 | ● 6% |
| Total | 535 | 169 | 32% |
1st preference success by year
Manchester lets families list 6 preferences. 2 applications came from outside the council area (1 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Mike Whiteside
- Address
- Firbank Road, Newall Green, Manchester, M23 2YS
- Phone
- 01614990000
- Local authority
- Manchester
- Ward / constituency
- Baguley · Wythenshawe and Sale East
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 139456
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 54% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 20% | — | — |
| SEN support | 21% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: CORPUS CHRISTI CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
933 pupils · 900 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
14 June 2022
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 986 pupils
Attendance
90.2%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
9.8%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
27.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
4.4%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
6.3%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 32.0 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.89 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 17% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 43% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 2.74 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 33.3 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 25.7% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 46.7% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 15% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 2.61 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 167 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 165 | 5% | 28% | 49% | |
| English Language | 162 | 7% | 30% | 50% | |
| Religious Studies | 150 | 9% | 26% | 38% | |
| English Literature | 146 | 9% | 45% | 61% | |
| Combined Science | 130 | 2% | 15% | 29% | |
| History | 49 | 10% | 37% | 47% | |
| Food Preparation & Nutrition | 32 | 0% | 25% | 50% | |
| Spanish | 31 | 6% | 35% | 52% | |
| Biology | 29 | 17% | 45% | 62% | |
| Design & Technology | 28 | 7% | 29% | 43% | |
| Physics | 24 | 21% | 50% | 71% | |
| Chemistry | 23 | 22% | 57% | 70% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Manchester council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.