St Paul's Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement May 25 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
- 1119 (95% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 58.4%
- Girls
- 41.6%
- First language not English
- 27.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 35.6%
- Persistent absence
- 18.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.3%
African 46.7%
Unclassified 11.9%
Mixed 8.4%
White British 8.3%
Other White 6.9%
Caribbean 4.4%
Other Black 3.9%
Other 2.7%
Other Asian 2.3%
Indian 2.1%
Gypsy/Roma 1%
Pakistani 0.9%
Chinese 0.3%
Irish 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 52%
Local authority average 48%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 27%
Local authority average 46%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 40.3
Local authority average 46.8
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.43
Local authority average 4.19
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 129 |
| Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined) | Technical Award | 17 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 53 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 40 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 24 |
| Astronomy | GCSE | 3 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 53 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 82 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 16 |
Admissions
St Paul's Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 200
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 112
- 2nd preference
- 83
- 3rd preference
- 48
- From another Local Authority
- 68
Offers
- 1st preference
- 112
- 2nd preference
- 15
- 3rd preference
- 8
- To another Local Authority
- 19
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 219 125 94 |
| Year 8 | 233 152 81 |
| Year 9 | 204 124 80 |
| Year 10 | 226 121 105 |
| Year 11 | 237 131 106 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 90.0% 88.7% 85.5% |
Further education | 8.0% 14.0% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 38.0% 54.0% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 44.0% 20.3% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | SP 1.1% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | SP 1.2% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 5.2% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 4.0% 3.8% 3.0% |