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St Paul's Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy
Finchale Road, Abbey Wood, London SE2 9PX · stpaulsacademy.org.uk · 020 8311 3868
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Jun 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 40.4
- average Attainment 8 score. Greenwich 46.9, England 46
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Year 7, September 2026 entry · Greenwich Council
- Demand for places
- 0.4
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,066
- 89% of 1,200 places
- Local authority
- Greenwich
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 38.9%
- First language not English
- 24.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Greenwich Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 77 families put the school first and 202 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 202 | 77 | 0.4 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 200 | 112 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 228 | 141 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 229 | 136 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 195 | 106 | 0.5 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 40.4, and 26.9% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Greenwich it was 46.9, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼40.4 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼26.9% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼50.4% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲51.7% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.44 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 41.5 | +1.3 |
| Sixth form college | 37.2 | −4.2 |
| Further education | 14.1 | +4.9 |
| Apprenticeship | 0.4 | — |
| Employment | 0.4 | 0 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 3 | −1.6 |
| Activity not captured | 3.4 | +0.5 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected St Paul's Academy on 23 June 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Needs attention
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and well-being: Strong standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 23 Jun 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Needs attention |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, May 2023
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
May 2023Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jan 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Nov 2007Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
69% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (26 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 69%
- Replies
- 26
- 2% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 77% who raised concerns
based on the 35% who had a child bullied