Saint Paul's Catholic High School

State-Funded School

saint-pauls-catholic-high-school-manchester-north-west

North WestRegion

ManchesterLocal Authority

Wythenshawe and Sale EastConstituency

M23 2YSPostcode

1.3

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Saint Paul's Catholic High School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Manchester, North West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 933 pupils. Saint Paul's Catholic High School is part of CORPUS CHRISTI CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 33.3
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 25.7%
EBacc average point score: 2.61

Ethnicity

White

74%

Asian

Black

Mixed

11%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

933

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

54%

England average

27%

First language not English

18%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 933
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: CORPUS CHRISTI CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
21 Sept 2022	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
30 Jan 2019	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Requires improvement

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.