The City of Leicester College
Ofsted: Strong
Score
C65
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Leicester, LE5 6LN
- Distance
- 0.6km away
St Paul's Catholic School
Officially St Paul's Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy
Spencefield Lane, Leicester, LE5 6HN
Local ranking11th of 21 secondary schools in Leicester
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1142
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 25 January 2023. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 49.8 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 43.4% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 64.2% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 173
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 95.0%
- Continued in education
- 92.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 1.0%
- Employment
- 2.0%
- Not sustained
- 3.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 86.0%
- Higher education
- 65.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 6.0%
- Employment
- 15.0%
- Not sustained
- 8.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
B-
Avg A-Level Grade
35.7
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
36.0
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
79
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 12.5% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 28.6
- 16-18 Cohort
- 209
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1144
- Boys
- 589 (50%)
- Girls
- 578 (50%)
- Capacity
- 1142 (102% full)
- SEND
- 13.7%
- FSM Eligible
- 19.5%
- EAL
- 49.1%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 1.4%
- SEN Support
- 12.3%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 18.6:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 61.7
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,132/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 6.7% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 18.4% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 29.3%
- Asian Indian: 24.6%
- Black African: 13.6%
- White Other: 6.7%
- Asian Other: 6.5%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 3.9%
- Black Other: 3.3%
- Mixed White & Asian: 3.2%
29.3%
White British
24.6%
Asian Indian
13.6%
Black African
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Spencefield Lane
Leicester, East Midlands
Administrative
- URN
- 146232
- UKPRN
- 10080887
- Establishment No.
- 4723
- Trust
- ST THOMAS AQUINAS CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
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