St Paul's Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy
🇬🇧 Official data · 2025Leicester, East Midlands LE5 6HN · Leicester
#53 of 329 secondary schools in East Midlands
#715 of 4,090 nationally
About St Paul's Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy
St Paul's Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy is a academy secondary located in Leicester, in the Leicester local authority of East Midlands, England. It caters for Ages 11–18. In 2025 it enrolled 1,167 students. Academies and free schools are state-funded and free to attend, run by academy trusts rather than the local authority.
Its Success Index (England) is 77.2 out of 100, placing it in the top 25% of secondary schools in England and 53rd of 329 ranked secondary schools in East Midlands. Its strongest component is attainment 8 (84th percentile), and its weakest is a level points per entry (61th percentile).
Other published figures: pupils on roll 1,167; capacity filled 102.2%; grade 4+ english & maths 77.6%; ebacc average points 4.63.
There are 207 schools in Leicester; St Paul's Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy ranks 26th of 198 scored schools there.
Success Index (England) breakdown
Each component is a percentile against secondary schools across England.
- KS2: reading, writing & maths expected standard (35%)–
- KS2: higher standard (20%)–
- KS2: reading progress (10%)–
- KS2: maths progress (10%)–
- Progress 8 (20%)–
- Attainment 8 (30%)54.5
- Grade 5+ in English & maths (15%)57.4%
- A level points per entry (10%)35.7
- Community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (15%)19%
The Success Index (England) summarises published data about a school community. It is not a measure of teaching quality. Read the methodology.
Published measures
All figures published for St Paul's Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy by the official sources.
- Pupils on roll
- 1,167
- Number of pupils in the latest school census.
- Free school meals
- 19%
- Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals.
- Capacity filled
- 102.2%
- Pupils on roll as a share of the school's reported capacity.
- Attainment 8
- 54.5
- Average GCSE points across eight subjects.
- Grade 5+ English & maths
- 57.4%
- Share of pupils with a strong pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- Grade 4+ English & maths
- 77.6%
- Share of pupils with a standard pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- EBacc average points
- 4.63
- Average point score across the English Baccalaureate subjects.
- A level points per entry
- 35.7
- Average points per A level entry (A* = 60, E = 10).
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Schools near St Paul's Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index (England).
Krishna Avanti Primary School
Leicester · Academy primary · Ages 4–11
414 students · 81 m away
Whitehall Primary School
Leicester · Local authority primary · Ages 3–11
573 students · 275 m away
The City of Leicester College
Leicester · Academy secondary · Ages 11–19
1,499 students · 628 m away
Judgemeadow Community College
Leicester · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
975 students · 780 m away
Thurnby Mead Primary Academy
Leicester · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
248 students · 1.1 km away
Linden Primary School
Leicester · Local authority primary · Ages 3–11
435 students · 1.2 km away
Rowlatts Mead Primary Academy
Leicester · Academy primary · Ages 2–11
437 students · 1.2 km away
Crown Hills Community College
Leicester · Local authority secondary · Ages 11–16
1,493 students · 1.4 km away
Willowbrook Mead Primary Academy
Leicester · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
436 students · 1.4 km away
Al-Aqsa Schools Trust
Leicester · Independent all-through · Ages 3–16
297 students · 1.7 km away
Similar schools
Academy secondary schools in East Midlands with a comparable Pupils on roll.
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1,165 students
John Ferneley College
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1,170 students
The Newark Academy
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1,164 students
Ellis Guilford School
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1,171 students
Glossopdale School and Sixth Form
Glossop · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
1,162 students
Derby Cathedral School
Derby · Academy secondary · Ages 11–19
1,159 students
Frequently asked questions
Is St Paul's Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy a good school?
St Paul's Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy has a Success Index (England) of 77.2 out of 100 (Top 25% of secondary schools in England) and ranks #53 of 329 in East Midlands. The index summarises published data about the school community and, where available, attainment; it does not measure teaching quality, so visit the school and ask about support at your child's level.
Where does St Paul's Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy rank in East Midlands?
St Paul's Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy ranks #53 of 329 secondary schools in East Midlands and #715 of 4,090 nationally on the Success Index (England) (2025 data).
How many students attend St Paul's Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy?
St Paul's Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy had 1,167 students in 2025.
Is St Paul's Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy a primary school or a secondary school?
St Paul's Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy is classified as a secondary covering Ages 11–18. It is a academy school.
What other schools are near St Paul's Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy?
There are 10 schools within 15 km of St Paul's Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy; they are listed on this page with their Success Index (England) and distance, and can be compared side by side.