St Paul's Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy, Leicester

In 2026, pupils at St Paul's Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 49.8, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 47.1 in Leicester and 47 across England.

43% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 46% in Leicester and 47% in England.

That is down from 54.5 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.3: pupils made above average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 39.3, against 51.8 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 12.5 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 26 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Religious Studies, Combined Science and Geography.

For September 2026 entry, 216 families put St Paul's Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy as their first choice and 412 named it as one of their preferences, for 184 places offered. That is 1.2 first choices for every place. 40 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to St Paul's Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy are The City of Leicester College (0.4 miles, Attainment 8 48.3); Judgemeadow Community College (0.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 49.9); Crown Hills Community College (0.9 miles, Good, Attainment 8 49.6); and Madani Boys School (1.3 miles, Good, Attainment 8 52.3).

St Paul's Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy's 2026 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

St Paul's Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy is one of 23 schools run by St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Multi Academy Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 54.5 in 2024/25.

Of the 184 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 94% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 23% to a further education college, 1% to an apprenticeship and 1% into work.

Of the 83 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 68% went on to university or other higher education, 7% to apprenticeships and 13% into work. 18% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

49.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (32%), White British (28%) and Black (19%).

In 2026, 151 pupils (12.9%) received SEN support and 18 (1.5%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is a specific learning difficulty such as dyslexia.

The nearest railway station is Leicester Rail Station, about 2.4 miles away in a straight line.

11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Oakside Crescent (adjacent), 230 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 211 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and vehicle crime. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Leicester (382).

In 2024/25, St Paul's Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy issued 66 suspensions, 5.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to St Paul's Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy are Krishna Avanti Primary School (under 0.1 miles), Whitehall Primary School (0.2 miles), Thurnby Mead Primary Academy (0.7 miles) and Linden Primary School (0.7 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.