Abbot Beyne School
Voluntary controlled school · sixth form · 834 pupils
87% stayed in education · Attainment 8 39.4
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Paulet High School
- Pupils on roll
- 915of 903 places
- Free school meals
- 29.0%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 148
- Ofsted
- Good, 16 April 2024Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Paulet High School (URN 124391, until 1 November 2019).
What the data says
Of the 140 pupils who finished Year 11 at Paulet High School in 2023, 48% stayed on in Paulet High School’s own sixth form (Staffordshire average 33%), 29% went to a further education college and 9% started an apprenticeship.
Apprenticeships are a real route from here: 9% of leavers started one, roughly three times the England figure of 3%.
Among the 73 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 29% went to university (Staffordshire 33%, England 37%), and 15% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally; 15% started an apprenticeship, well above the 7% England average.
Religious Studies is unusually popular at GCSE: 84% of the year group took it, against 31% of pupils across England.
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 Staffordshire and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Paulet High School | Staffordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 140 | 9,264 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 92% | 92% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 77% | 84% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 48% | 33% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 1% | 3% | 13% |
| — further education college | 29% | 46% | 37% |
| — other education | 0% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 9% | 5% | 3% |
| Employment | 6% | 3% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 6% | 6% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 1% | 2% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Paulet High School | Staffordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students in the cohort | 73 | 7,985 | 541,441 |
| Any sustained destination | 92% | 81% | 79% |
| University (higher education) | 29% | 33% | 37% |
| — most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students | 15% | 11% | 19% |
| Further education | 1% | 4% | 5% |
| Apprenticeship | 15% | 11% | 7% |
| Employment | 44% | 33% | 28% |
| No sustained destination | 8% | 14% | 16% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Paulet High School | Staffordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 41.0 | 43.9 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 30% | 40% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 50% | 62% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 35% | 33% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.55 | 3.78 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 26% | 23% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 29.9 | 32.9 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 44.8 | 47.1 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 19% | 8% | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 144 | 97% | 89% | 9% | 20% | 56% |
| Mathematics | 144 | 97% | 88% | 13% | 22% | 58% |
| English Literature | 144 | 97% | 86% | 13% | 21% | 60% |
| Religious Studies | 125 | 84% | 31% | 15% | 32% | 53% |
| Combined Science | 125 | 84% | 65% | 4% | 9% | 45% |
| Geography | 72 | 49% | 41% | 11% | 25% | 50% |
| History | 57 | 39% | 41% | 16% | 26% | 46% |
| Spanish | 48 | 32% | 19% | 29% | 27% | 75% |
| Fine Art | 24 | 16% | 9% | 13% | 28% | 71% |
| Biology | 18 | 12% | 23% | 39% | 45% | 89% |
| Physics | 16 | 11% | 23% | 44% | 46% | 94% |
| Music | 15 | 10% | 5% | 13% | 33% | 67% |
| Chemistry | 15 | 10% | 23% | 47% | 47% | 87% |
| Polish | 9 | 6% | 1% | 67% | 84% | 89% |
| French | 8 | 5% | 18% | 25% | 29% | 38% |
| Russian | 3 | 2% | 0% | — | 87% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 38 | 66% | — |
| Sports Studies | 32 | 55% | — |
| Health Studies | 29 | 50% | — |
| Engineering Studies | 28 | 48% | — |
| Childcare Skills | 20 | 34% | — |
| Speech and Drama | 18 | 31% | — |
| Electronic / Electrical Engineering | 15 | 26% | — |
| Hospitality / Catering Studies | 14 | 24% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | Paulet High School | Staffordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 125 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 58 | 2,938 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | C- | C+ | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | 25.84 | 33.43 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | C- | C+ | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | 4% | 14% | 18% |
| Average grade, applied general courses | — | — | — |
| Average grade, T levels | — | — | — |
A level subjects
Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| English Literature | 22 | 38% | 11% |
| Sociology | 17 | 29% | 13% |
| Psychology | 16 | 28% | 23% |
| Geography | 13 | 22% | 10% |
| Spanish | 12 | 21% | 2% |
| Mathematics | 10 | 17% | 31% |
| History | 10 | 17% | 13% |
| Fine Art | 9 | 16% | 3% |
| Product Design | 6 | 10% | 2% |
| Physics | — | — | 12% |
| Polish | — | — | 0% |
| Biology | — | — | 20% |
| Chemistry | — | — | 17% |
| Drama | — | — | 2% |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Studies | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | 21 | 36% | — |
| Sports Studies | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | 8 | 14% | — |
| Computer Architecture / Systems | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | 8 | 14% | — |
| Business Studies | BTEC National Diploma L3 - Band J - PP-D*D* | 6 | 10% | — |
| Mathematics | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Mathematics | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Study Skills | Extended Project (Diploma) | — | — | — |
| Health Studies | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | — | — | — |
| Engineering Studies | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | — | — | — |
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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.