St Paul's School for Girls Catchment Area
St Paul's School for Girls is a voluntary aided secondary school in Birmingham , serving pupils aged 11-18, with 1046 pupils, and a capacity of 1000 places. The school is currently at or above capacity, making catchment area proximity important for admissions.
11-18
Age range
1,046
Pupils
1,000
Capacity
105%
Fill rate
Outstanding
Ofsted 2017
St Paul's School for Girls Catchment Area Information
What is the catchment area for St Paul's School for Girls?
The catchment area for St Paul's School for Girls is the geographic zone Birmingham uses to prioritise admissions when this secondary school receives more applications than it has places. Children living inside the boundary are ranked higher under the oversubscription criteria, after looked-after children and, in most years, faith-based criteria. Birmingham publishes the exact boundary and the last distance offered before each admissions cycle, and the boundary can change year to year.
Admission to St Paul's School for Girls is managed by Birmingham and typically includes both faith criteria and catchment area proximity. The weighting given to each criterion depends on the school's published oversubscription policy, which is reviewed annually.
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The official admissions policy, including the catchment boundary map, is published by Birmingham before each admissions cycle. Always verify your address with the council before submitting an application, as boundaries can change year to year.
Find Birmingham catchment area documents →St Paul's School for Girls: at or above its 1000 place limit
St Paul's School for Girls has a published admission number of 1000 places. 1046 pupils were enrolled in the most recent data, giving a fill rate of 105%. The school is at or above its published limit of 1000 places. Birmingham allocates places using ranked criteria: looked-after children first, then siblings, then catchment distance. The last-distance figure is likely to remain tight if demand holds at this level.
The fill-rate figure above reflects overall demand, but the school's intake also varies by community profile. 29.5% of pupils at St Paul's School for Girls are eligible for free school meals, broadly in line with the national average. This reflects a mixed catchment population across Birmingham.
To check whether your home address falls within the historical catchment boundary, use the postcode search tool on this site.
Birmingham publishes its full admissions policy, including oversubscription criteria, the previous year's last-distance figures, and the appeals timetable, on the council's official admissions page. Birmingham Council school admissions (official) →
St Paul's School for Girls: School Information
- Full address
- Vernon Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B16 9SL
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase of education
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11-18 years
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 29.5% of pupils
- DfE URN
- 103531
Other Secondary Schools in Birmingham
If St Paul's School for Girls is oversubscribed, these secondary schools in Birmingham are the next closest alternatives.
Hodge Hill Girls' School Catchment Area
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Kings Heath Secondary School Catchment Area
Community school · B13 0QP
Bordesley Green Girls' School & Sixth Form Catchment Area
Community school · B9 4TR
Queensbridge School Catchment Area
Foundation school · B13 8QB
Selly Park Girls' School Catchment Area
Community school · B29 7PH
Wheelers Lane Technology College Catchment Area
Community school · B13 0SF
Other Roman Catholic Schools in Birmingham
St Paul's School for Girls shares its religious character with these Roman Catholic schools across Birmingham. Faith criteria typically sit alongside catchment distance in each school's admissions policy.
Holy Family Catholic Primary School Catchment Area
Voluntary aided school · Birmingham
Christ The King Catholic Primary School Catchment Area
Voluntary aided school · Birmingham
Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School Catchment Area
Voluntary aided school · Birmingham
English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School Catchment Area
Voluntary aided school · Birmingham
Nearest secondary schools by distance
These are the secondary schools closest to St Paul's School for Girls by straight-line distance, including ones across a town or council boundary. Distance is not the same as being in catchment: always check each school's own admissions policy for its actual boundary.
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Frequently Asked Questions: St Paul's School for Girls
What is the catchment area for St Paul's School for Girls? ▾
The catchment area for St Paul's School for Girls is the geographic zone Birmingham uses to prioritise admissions when this secondary school receives more applications than it has places. Children living inside the boundary are ranked higher under the oversubscription criteria, after looked-after children and, in most years, faith-based criteria. Birmingham publishes the exact boundary and the last distance offered before each admissions cycle, and the boundary can change year to year.
Is St Paul's School for Girls oversubscribed? ▾
Yes, St Paul's School for Girls currently has 1046 pupils enrolled against a capacity of 1000 places. Catchment area proximity is an important admissions criterion when applying.
What is the admissions policy for St Paul's School for Girls? ▾
St Paul's School for Girls uses both faith criteria and catchment area proximity in its admissions policy. The weighting is reviewed annually and published by Birmingham before each admissions cycle.
What age range does St Paul's School for Girls cover? ▾
St Paul's School for Girls is a secondary school in Birmingham, serving pupils aged 11-18. For the latest information, visit the school's website or the DfE Get Information About Schools service.
What is the Ofsted rating for St Paul's School for Girls? ▾
St Paul's School for Girls was rated Outstanding by Ofsted in 2017. Full inspection reports are available at reports.ofsted.gov.uk.