Reporting to Parents
We believe that strong partnerships between home and school are essential to student success.
That’s why we place a high value on clear, consistent, and accessible communication with parents and carers. Our approach to reporting goes beyond traditional grades; it provides a holistic picture of each child’s progress, effort, and development throughout the year.
We are committed to ensuring that parents feel well-informed and confident in supporting their child’s journey through secondary school.
Key Features of Our Reporting Approach
Termly Progress Reports
Families receive regular progress reports throughout the year, highlighting how students are performing across subjects in relation to their target grades. These reports include effort grades and may also highlight behaviour and attendance.
Parent-Teacher Evenings
Scheduled throughout the academic year, these evenings provide an opportunity for in-depth conversations with subject teachers. Parents can discuss their child’s achievements, areas for development, and how best to support them at home.
Target Setting and Review
We help students set meaningful academic and personal goals. These are reviewed regularly by tutors and subject staff to ensure that every child remains focused, motivated, and supported.
Pastoral Support
Our form tutors, Heads of Year, and pastoral team monitor each child’s wellbeing and personal development. Where appropriate, we communicate proactively with families to celebrate success or provide early support when challenges arise.
The Way We report
Effective two-way communication between student, parent and teacher is essential in supporting our young learners to reach their full potential.
Our teachers report to parents up to three times a year using a mixture of reporting styles:
Interim
Grades and concern codes from teachers regarding the student’s approach to their learning, effort in class, meeting ILT deadlines and conduct.
Mock
Grades and concern codes for Year 11, 12 and 13 students following the mock examinations in December/January.
Reporting Schedule 2024 - 2025
| Year | Report 1 | Report 2 | Report 3 | Report 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 4th Oct 2024 | 6th Dec 2024 | 5th Jun 2025 | — |
| 8 | 29th Nov 2024 | 11th Mar 2025 | 5th Jun 2025 | — |
| 9 | 17th Dec 2024 | 30th Apr 2025 | 14th Jul 2025 | — |
| 10 | 10th Oct 2024 | 11th Dec 2024 | 6th Mar 2025 | 14th Jul 2025 |
| 11 | 17th Oct 2024 | 20th Jan 2025 | 31st Mar 2025 | — |
| 12 | 8th Nov 2024 | 15th Jan 2025 | 19th Mar 2025 | 10th Jul 2025 |
| 13 | 10th Oct 2024 | 4th Feb 2025 | 31st Mar 2025 | — |
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Parents' Consultation Evenings
Together We Can Make a Real Difference
We believe that when schools and families work together, students thrive. Strong relationships between parents, teachers and students are at the heart of every child’s success, which is why we place such value on Parents’ Evenings.
Before you arrive, we encourage you to read your child’s report and chat with them about what’s going well and where they might need more support. It can help to note down any questions you’d like to ask as this often makes conversations with teachers more focused and meaningful.
Parents’ Evening can be an anxious time for parents. Our staff will make you feel welcome, helping you to relax and get the most out of the evening. It may be helpful to make notes so that you can reflect on the discussions you have had with your child’s teachers when you get home. Appointments are short; if you feel this is not enough time to discuss everything that you need to, contact your child’s teacher to arrange further discussion.
Appointments for Parents’ Evening are made online. We will contact you several weeks before the evening with instructions for booking appointments.
Grades Explained
Understanding GCSE Grades
Students at St Paul’s work towards GCSE qualifications graded on a scale of 9 to 1, with 9 being the highest. These grades replace the old A*–G system. A grade 4 is considered a standard pass, and a 5 is a strong pass.
EduLink: Your Window into School Life
Through EduLink, parents can:
- View timetables, attendance, and behaviour logs
- Access progress reports and assessment data
- Receive school messages and key announcements
- Check homework (ILTs) and deadlines
- Update contact details and give consent for trips
- Book appointments for Parent-Teacher evenings
We encourage all parents to download and regularly check the EduLink app to stay connected and informed.
Your Opinion Matters
Parent View gives you the chance to tell Ofsted what you think about St Paul’s Catholic College, on issues ranging from the quality of teaching to how we deal with issues such as bullying or behaviour.
The survey can be completed at any time; you don’t have to wait until an Ofsted inspection. The feedback that you provide is anonymously passed onto us at St Paul’s to help us to continue to improve.
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