St Paul's Catholic College
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Surrey
Manor Lane, Sunbury-on-Thames, TW16 6JE
82
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Outstanding
No graded inspection
Application demand
68%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
95.8%
7.0% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,395
Capacity used
Over capacity131%
1,067 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
68%
1st preference success rate
190 of 280 families who put it first got an offer
210
Places offered
806
Total applications
3.8
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 280 | 190 | ● 68% |
| 2nd preference | 215 | 16 | ● 7% |
| 3rd preference | 150 | 3 | ● 2% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 161 | 1 | ● 1% |
| Total | 806 | 210 | 26% |
1st preference success by year
Surrey lets families list 6 preferences. 280 applications came from outside the council area (89 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
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- James Mc Nulty
- Address
- Manor Lane, Sunbury-on-Thames, TW16 6JE
- Phone
- 01932783811
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Ward / constituency
- Sunbury East · Spelthorne
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 149290
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 13% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 25% | — | — |
| SEN support | 10% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: ASCENSION CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
1,395 pupils · 1,067 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
31 January 2024
Ungraded inspection
School remains Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,107 pupils
Attendance
95.8%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
4.2%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
7.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
0.5%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
0.8%
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 | 57.4 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.85 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 69% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 85% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 5.28 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 38.96 | — | — |
Average grade: B (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 61.8 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 75.1% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 88.5% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 57.4% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.75 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 209 | — |
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.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 38.31 | 35 |
| Average grade | B- | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 22.5% | 17% |
| A-level students | 125 | — |
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+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 209 | 40% | 77% | 90% | |
| Mathematics | 208 | 46% | 80% | 91% | |
| English Literature | 208 | 39% | 79% | 88% | |
| Religious Studies | 206 | 37% | 68% | 78% | |
| Combined Science | 147 | 14% | 58% | 80% | |
| History | 112 | 68% | 87% | 89% | |
| Geography | 103 | 47% | 74% | 83% | |
| Business | 85 | 44% | 76% | 85% | |
| Spanish | 73 | 56% | 82% | 93% | |
| Biology | 60 | 85% | 100% | 100% | |
| Physics | 60 | 78% | 100% | 100% | |
| Chemistry | 60 | 77% | 100% | 100% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 47 | 23% | 49% | 81% | |
| Psychology | 35 | 6% | 26% | 54% | |
| Biology | 31 | 6% | 16% | 45% | |
| History | 27 | 4% | 26% | 67% | |
| Sociology | 25 | 0% | 12% | 56% | |
| Business Studies | 24 | 13% | 38% | 100% | |
| Physics | 22 | 9% | 32% | 41% | |
| Chemistry | 17 | 0% | 24% | 35% | |
| Geography | 12 | 8% | 25% | 75% | |
| Mathematics (Further) | 8 | 63% | 88% | 100% | |
| Drama and Theatre Studies | 8 | 0% | 13% | 75% | |
| Media / Film / TV Studies | 8 | 0% | 50% | 63% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
No Cambridge offers this year
UCAS apply centre 12271: St Pauls Catholic College, Sunbury-on-Thames
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | 0 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | 0 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 68% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 6% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 69% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
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 Surrey 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.