St Paul's School for Girls
Voluntary aided secondary school in Birmingham (Birmingham).
Attainment 8
65.9
▲ 19.7 England 2025/26 provisional: 46.2
2025/26 provisional
English & maths 5+
82%
▲ 36pp England 2025/26 provisional: 46.3%
2025/26 provisional
Attendance rate
95.2%
▲ 4pp England 2024/25: 91.6%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
14.4
▼ 2.3 England 2025/26: 16.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
29.2%
▲ 2pp England 2025/26: 27.3%
school census 15/01/2026
Teacher turnover
8.1%
▼ 6pp England 2024/25: 14.2% (secondary schools)
2024/25
Capacity
103%
1,033 / 1,000 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Ofsted
Ungraded inspection
inspected Feb 2023
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About the school
- URN
- 103531
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Constituency
- Birmingham Edgbaston
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Enrichment
6 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Band
- Choir
- Dance
- Drama
- Duke of Edinburgh
- Hockey
Awards
2 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Duke of EdinburghPersonal development
- Sing UpRecognised award
Governing body (14 current, 7 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Mary Browning | Chair of Governors | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Mary Browning Former | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Maria Hodgson | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Alicja Starzewska | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Sister Thèrése Browne | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Jayne Brock | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Seamus Patrick Cooney | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Naomi McTernan | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Yvonne Brennan | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Ms Elizabeth Plummer | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Miss Malgorzata Czepiel | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Lauren Craddock | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Catherine Duncombe | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Veronica Ejizu | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Joanne Tanner | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Ms Hannah Finnegan Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Jayne Brock Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Sister Thèrése Browne Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Maria Hodgson Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Steve Roche Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Alincja Starzewska Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
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