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
- 58.6%
- Girls
- 41.4%
- First language not English
- 27.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 33.5%
- Persistent absence
- 19.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 9.7%
African 48.2%
Unclassified 9.7%
White British 8.4%
Mixed 8.4%
Other White 7.1%
Caribbean 5.1%
Other Black 3.8%
Other 3%
Indian 2.3%
Other Asian 1.8%
Gypsy/Roma 0.8%
Pakistani 0.7%
Bangladeshi 0.4%
Chinese 0.3%
Irish 0.1%
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
- 228
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 141
- 2nd preference
- 111
- 3rd preference
- 70
- From another Local Authority
- 93
Offers
- 1st preference
- 141
- 2nd preference
- 27
- 3rd preference
- 5
- To another Local Authority
- 29
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 227 149 78 |
| Year 8 | 196 121 75 |
| Year 9 | 232 131 101 |
| Year 10 | 230 124 106 |
| Year 11 | 235 131 104 |
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% |