St Paul's Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement May 26 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Not applicable
- Local authority
- Greenwich
- Unique reference
- 105135
- Address
- Finchale Road, Abbey Wood, SE2 9PX
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1120 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 57.2%
- Girls
- 42.8%
- First language not English
- 28.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 29.4%
- Persistent absence
- 21.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.2%
African 50.4%
White British 9.1%
Mixed 8.9%
Other White 7.6%
Unclassified 7.1%
Caribbean 5.3%
Other Black 4.5%
Other 2.9%
Other Asian 1.6%
Indian 1.4%
Pakistani 0.4%
Gypsy/Roma 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.04
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.01
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 43%
Local authority average 43%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 33%
Local authority average 48%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 43.8
Local authority average 47
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.54
Local authority average 4.13
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined) | Technical Award | 21 |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 112 |
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 5 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 38 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 23 |
| Sports Leadership | Technical Award | 23 |
| Art & Design | AS level | 1 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 11 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 42 |
Admissions
St Paul's Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 229
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 136
- 2nd preference
- 119
- 3rd preference
- 78
- From another Local Authority
- 102
Offers
- 1st preference
- 136
- 2nd preference
- 33
- 3rd preference
- 15
- To another Local Authority
- 38
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 196 126 70 |
| Year 8 | 239 134 105 |
| Year 9 | 235 128 107 |
| Year 10 | 222 130 92 |
| Year 11 | 228 123 105 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 93.0% 90.3% 86.5% |
Further education | 11.0% 12.5% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 45.0% 57.9% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 37.0% 18.7% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 1.2% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 2.3% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 1.8% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 4.2% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | SP 1.4% 1.0% |
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