St Paul's School for Girls
Secondary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 11–18 · Birmingham
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Not published
From Birmingham City Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2021–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
St Paul's School for Girls is a secondary school in Birmingham for ages 11–18 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Outstanding, from the inspection on 3 February 2023. Birmingham has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2021 to 2026 entry.
St Paul's School for Girls catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | Not published |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In Year 7 2026, there were 270 first-choice applications for 169 offers: 164 offers went to first-choice families and 106 first-choice families (39%) were not offered a place.
- 100 of the 796 applications (13%) for Year 7 in 2026 came from families living outside Birmingham, and 36 offers went to them.
- In 2024/25, 70% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths, the 2nd highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Birmingham.
- In 2024/25, the average A level grade was B (England B-), and progress from GCSE to A level was below average.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Birmingham schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Vernon Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B16 9SL
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Birmingham
- Pupils on roll
- 1,033 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 29.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Outstanding Inspected 3 February 2023
Strengths
- “Leaders at St Paul’s School for Girls have created a welcoming school culture where there is high ambition for pupils.”
- “Pupils are aware of the very high expectations the school has of them and do everything they can to meet or to exceed these.”
- “There are strong, caring relationships between staff and pupils.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 17 March 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 70% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 61 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | B | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 270 first-preference applications, 169 offers in total, 164 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Birmingham.
- George Dixon Academy 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Harborne Academy 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Lordswood Boys' School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- King Edward VI Lordswood School for Girls 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Jewellery Quarter Academy 1.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- City Academy 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Nishkam High School 2.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- King Edward VI Handsworth School 2.0 mi Not judged Last distance published