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Saint Paul's Catholic High School

Manchester, M23 2YSSecondaryAges 11–16MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Jun 2022
Progress 8
No data
First choices / offers
1.8×
More first choices than offers made
300 1st-choice / 165 offers made
Ranking
#2,975
of 3,141 nationally

About Saint Paul's Catholic High School

Saint Paul's Catholic High School is a state-funded secondary school in Manchester, North West, for pupils aged 11 to 16 for boys and girls. DfE data records 933 pupils on roll and a published capacity of 900.

The latest recorded Ofsted overall judgement is Good (14 Jun 2022). the published Attainment 8 score was 33.3 for 2024/25. admissions data records 300 first-preference applications and 165 offers made on national offer day for 2026/27.

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Key Details

School TypeSecondary (State)
Age Range11 to 16 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterRoman Catholic
AddressFirbank Road, Newall Green, Manchester, Manchester, M23 2YS
HeadteacherMr Mike Whiteside
Local AuthorityManchester
Number of Pupils933
Free School Meals (FSM)53.7%
School Capacity933 / 900 (104% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

14 Jun 2022
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Quality of Education
Good
Behaviour & Attitudes
Good
Personal Development
Good
Leadership & Management
Good

Source: Ofsted, 21 Sept 2022. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Published SEND Data

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingVisionPhysicalLearning DifficultyOther

Source: Department for Education. Confirm current provision with the school's SENCO.

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:40 – 15:10

Breakfast club

08:00-08:40

After-school care

15:10-16:10

Source: st-paulshigh.net. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Saint Paul's Catholic High School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This is the overall judgement recorded under the inspection framework in use on the inspection date. Read the report and date before comparing it with newer inspections.