St Paul's Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Leicester
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Not published
From Leicester City Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2023–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
St Paul's Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy is a secondary school in Leicester for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 25 January 2023. Leicester has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2023 to 2026 entry.
St Paul's Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy 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 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Year 7 in 2026 there were 216 first-choice applications for 184 offers; 176 offers went to first-choice families, and 40 first-choice families (19%) were not offered a place.
- At 1.2 first choices per Year 7 offer in 2026, it ranked 6th highest of 19 Leicester secondary schools; 77 of the 412 applications (19%) came from outside Leicester.
- 57% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths in 2024/25 (England 45%), 3rd highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Leicester.
- At A level in 2024/25 the average grade was B- (England B-), with average progress from GCSE to A level.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Leicester schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Spencefield Lane, Leicester, LE5 6HN
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Leicester
- Pupils on roll
- 1,167 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 17.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 25 January 2023
Strengths
- “There is a strong family atmosphere in this inclusive school.”
- “Staff say everyone looks out for one another.”
- “Pupils have trusted adults they can turn to when they need help.”
To improve
- “However, not all pupils take advantage of these opportunities.”
- “Some pupils would appreciate a wider range of extra-curricular activities.”
- “The proportion of pupils at key stage 4 who study all of the English Baccalaureate subjects is below the national average.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 10 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) | 57% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 54.5 | 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: 216 first-preference applications, 184 offers in total, 176 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 Leicester.
- The City of Leicester College 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Judgemeadow Community College 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Crown Hills Community College 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Madani Boys School 1.3 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- Madani Girls' School 1.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Orchard Mead Academy 1.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Moat Community College 2.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Soar Valley College 2.7 mi Not judged Last distance published