St Paul's Catholic Comprehensive School and Performing Arts College
- St Paul's Catholic Comprehensive School and Performing Arts College
St Paul's Catholic Comprehensive School and Performing Arts College, known locally as St Paul's School, is a Roman Catholic secondary school and sixth form in Evington, Leicester, teaching years 7-13. It is one of only two Catholic comprehensives in Leicester.
History
The school was created in 1977 by a merger of two local Catholic schools - Evington Hall, the local girls' school; and Corpus Christi, the local boys' school. The current building includes the original Evington Hall building as well as several new wings built over the years. The new additions have made the school building roughly twice the size it was upon the school's foundation. The school celebrated its Silver Jubilee in 2002, with an open day for alumni, hosted by students and staff. In 2003, the school attained specialist Performing Arts College status, and it enjoys excellent results in this field.
Facilities
St Paul's is a voluntary aided school, and as such receives a reduced amount of government funding. However, the school is equipped with computer facilities and a state-of-the-art performing arts department, which was officially opened by MPs Jim Knight and Keith Vaz. There is also a Catholic chapel on the premises, which features a plaque blessed by Pope John Paul II.
Curriculum
St Paul's offers GCSE, A-Level and BTEC qualifications, as well as a mandatory PHSE programme.
Student body and structure
There are currently 1080 students on roll at St Paul's [ [http://www.st-pauls.leicester.sch.uk/index.php?main_cat_id=2 Welcome to St Paul's School Website ] ] , 180 of whom are sixth-formers. They are organized into years, with years 7, 8 and 9 (Key Stage 3 years) constituting the "lower school"; years 10 and 11 (GCSE years) constituting the "upper school"; and years 12 and 13 (A-Level years) constituting the "sixth form". Years 7-11 are headed by a Year Head, and years 12 and 13 are headed by the Head of Sixth Form, assisted by an Assistant Head of Sixth Form.
References
External links
* [http://www.st-pauls.leicester.sch.uk Official school website]
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