Abraham Moss Community School
Academy converter · 1,793 pupils
87% stayed in education · Attainment 8 39.7
Academy converter
Saint Paul's Catholic High School
- Pupils on roll
- 933of 900 places
- Free school meals
- 53.7%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 167
- Ofsted
- Good, 14 June 2022Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: St Paul's Catholic High School (URN 105579, until 1 April 2013).
What the data says
Saint Paul's Catholic High School has no sixth form. Of the 186 pupils who finished Year 11 there in 2023, 38% moved to a sixth form college, 39% to a further education college and 2% started an apprenticeship.
Sixth form colleges are the main next step: 38% of leavers went to one, roughly three times the England rate of 13%.
GCSE results in 2025 were well below the national picture: Attainment 8 of 33.3 against 46.1 across England and 44.8 in Manchester, with 26% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
12% of leavers were not in sustained education, employment or training six months on, compared with 6% nationally.
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Manchester and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | This school | Manchester | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 186 | 6,414 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 87% | 89% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 82% | 86% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 3% | 15% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 38% | 30% | 13% |
| — further education college | 39% | 39% | 37% |
| — other education | 2% | 3% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 2% | 1% | 3% |
| Employment | 3% | 2% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 12% | 7% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 1% | 4% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | This school | Manchester | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 33.3 | 44.8 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 26% | 41% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 47% | 61% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 15% | 47% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 2.61 | 4.01 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 57% | 52% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 27.6 | 39.4 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 40.9 | 50.6 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 26% | 44% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 165 | 99% | 88% | 5% | 22% | 49% |
| English Language | 162 | 97% | 89% | 7% | 20% | 50% |
| Religious Studies | 150 | 90% | 31% | 9% | 32% | 38% |
| English Literature | 146 | 87% | 86% | 9% | 21% | 61% |
| Combined Science | 130 | 78% | 65% | 2% | 9% | 29% |
| History | 49 | 29% | 41% | 10% | 26% | 47% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 32 | 19% | 8% | 0% | 21% | 50% |
| Spanish | 31 | 19% | 19% | 6% | 27% | 52% |
| Biology | 29 | 17% | 23% | 17% | 45% | 62% |
| Design and Technology | 28 | 17% | 11% | 7% | 23% | 43% |
| Physics | 24 | 14% | 23% | 21% | 46% | 71% |
| Chemistry | 23 | 14% | 23% | 22% | 47% | 70% |
| Geography | 21 | 13% | 41% | 5% | 25% | 29% |
| Computer Science | 20 | 12% | 13% | 0% | 30% | 10% |
| Art and Design | 20 | 12% | 7% | 20% | 24% | 55% |
| French | 15 | 9% | 18% | 0% | 29% | 47% |
| Polish | 5 | 3% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
| Statistics | 5 | 3% | 5% | — | 20% | — |
| Fine Art | 2 | 1% | 9% | — | 28% | — |
| Arabic | 1 | 1% | 1% | — | 47% | — |
| Turkish | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 71% | — |
| Portuguese | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 50% | — |
| Italian | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 53% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal Health | 45 | — | — |
| Small Business Management | 40 | — | — |
| Childcare Skills | 38 | — | — |
| Health Studies | 25 | — | — |
| Speech and Drama | 22 | — | — |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 18 | — | — |
| Music performance: Group | 16 | — | — |
Other secondary schools in Manchester
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Chorlton High School
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CHS South
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Co-op Academy Manchester
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85% stayed in education · Attainment 8 44.9
Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.