Saint Paul's Catholic High School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–16 · Manchester
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Manchester City Council · offers on 2 March 2026
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Saint Paul's Catholic High School is a secondary school in Manchester for ages 11–16 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 14 June 2022. Manchester has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2026 entry.
Saint Paul's Catholic High School 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Year 7 2026 drew 300 first-choice applications for 165 offers, 1.8 first choices per offer, the highest of 30 Manchester secondary schools.
- 157 Year 7 2026 offers went to first-choice families, and 143 first-choice families (48%) were not offered a place; 8 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 26% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), with an Attainment 8 score of 33.3 (England 46).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Manchester schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Firbank Road, Newall Green, Manchester, M23 2YS
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Sector
- State-funded
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Manchester
- Pupils on roll
- 933 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 53.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 14 June 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils are positive about their school’s culture and ethos.”
- “They want to embody the school’s motto of ‘belong, believe, achieve’.”
- “There is a clear sense of belonging in this community.”
To improve
- “The school's most recent published results show that pupils do not attain as well as they should in national examinations.”
- “Persistent absence remains higher than leaders intend, despite recent improvements.”
- “Pupils do not achieve as well as they should in national examinations.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 17 September 2026 (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) | 26% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 33.3 | 46 |
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: 300 first-preference applications, 165 offers in total, 157 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 Manchester.
- Manchester Enterprise Academy 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Dixons Newall Green Academy 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Dixons Brooklands Academy 1.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Parrs Wood High School 2.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- The Barlow RC High School 3.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Didsbury High School 3.3 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Loreto High School Chorlton 3.4 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Chorlton High School 3.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published