St Paul's Catholic College | Secondary with sixth form in Sunbury-on-Thames, Spelthorne | Ofsted & DfE | Sipuha

St Paul's Catholic College

SecondaryPost 16

Spelthorne · Sunbury-on-Thames · TW16 6JE http://www.st-pauls.surrey.sch.uk

Pupils
1,395
cap. 1,067
Ages
11 - 18
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy

The latest DfE performance data shown is from 2024/25.

Ofsted

Ofsted report

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Latest Ofsted report
30 Jan 2024
School inspection

Other Ofsted reports

1 report
7 Dec 2022
Academy conversion letter
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This history covers the current school only. Reports for predecessor schools are not included.

Admissions

Can I get my child into this school?

Last published allocation was 5,310 m (straight line).

Offer day 2 Mar 2026 · Sep 2026 entry · Last criterion: Criterion 5 (Baptised Catholic in named parishes)

This does not guarantee you will get a place.

Surrey allocation table

Admissions policy · Non-selective

This school is in Spelthorne. You apply through the education LA where you live, even if that is a different council.

Results vs local authority and England

This school's latest published figures, once. Local authority and England averages when we have them.

GCSE 9–4
88%
+4pp
LA
74%
England
66%
89%87%85%
'24'25
GCSE 5+
75%
+6pp
LA
55%
England
46%
75%72%69%
'24'25
Attainment 8
61.8
+4.4
LA
51.4
England
46.8
61.859.657.4
'24'25
EBacc entry
57%
+4pp
LA
44%
England
41%
57%56%54%
'24'25
EBacc APS
12.0
+1.1
LA
9.5
England
7.7
12.011.510.9
'24'25

Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2023/24

Progress 8 compared with other schools

Progress 8 (2023/24 cohort)+0.85
Well above average
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Sixth form

Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2023/24

A-level APS
38.3
-0.6
LA
35.6
England
32.4
39.038.638.3
'24'25
A-level value added
+0.05
0
LA
+0.04
+0.10.00.0
'24'25
AAB+ in facilitating subjects
22%
+0pp
LA
18%
England
14%
23%22%22%
'24'25
Average A-level grade
B-
0
BBB-
'24'25

Value added compared with other schools

A-level value added+0.05
Average
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Destinations

Pupils staying in education or entering apprenticeships or employment

After Key Stage 4 · 2024/25

98%

staying in education or employment

1% did not stay in education or employment

1% no destination recorded

Education96%
Apprenticeships1%
Employment1%

After 16 to 18 study · 2024/25

89%

staying in education or employment

7% did not stay in education or employment

4% no destination recorded

Education61%
Apprenticeships3%
Employment24%

Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
1,366
cap. 1,067
1,3661,3351,304
'23'24'25
Pupil : teacher ratio
17.1
LA AVG 17.75:1
17.417.217.1
'24'25
EAL
26%
LA AVG 13.22%
26%25%24%
'23'24'25
FSM eligible
13%
LA AVG 16.89%
13%13%13%
'23'24'25
SEN
13%
LA AVG 17.9%
13%13%12%
'23'24'25
Overall absence
4%
LA
8%
England
9%
5%5%4%
'23'24'25
Persistent absence
7%
LA
20%
England
24%
10%8%7%
'23'24'25

Overview

AddressManor Lane, Sunbury-on-Thames, TW16 6JE
Telephone01932783811
Local authoritySurrey
PhaseSecondary with sixth form
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio17.1:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterRoman Catholic
Finance£6881 spend / pupil£7305 income / pupil2024-25 · AARView on FBIT

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Became an academy 1 Sep 2022 (was URN 125311)

Secondary — Key Stage 4

GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.

YearGCSE 9–4GCSE 5+Attainment 8Progress 8EBacc entryEBacc APSCohort
2024/2588%75%61.8Not applicable57%12.0209
2023/2485%69%57.4+0.8554%10.9207
More fields
YearEBacc lang entry
2024/2561%
2023/2463%

Sixth form — Key Stage 5

YearA-level APSAvg gradeVA progressAAB+Cohort
2024/2538.3B-+0.0522%133
2023/2439.0B+0.0422%131

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/251,36617.113%26%13%4%7%
2023/241,33317.413%25%13%5%8%
2022/231,30412%24%13%5%10%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.