St Paul's Academy

Type Secondary
Age Range 11-16
Religion Roman Catholic
Address Finchale Road
Abbey Wood
London
SE2 9PX
Phone 02083113868
Reference Number 105135

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St Paul's Academy, located in the SE2 9PX postcode of Finchale Road in Abbey Wood, London, is an inclusive mixed-gender Roman Catholic secondary school serving approximately 1,189 students aged 11 to 16 as of January 2021. The school has a history dating back to its founding in 1968, with a move to academy status in 2005, sponsored by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Southwark. St Paul's Academy has a strong focus on sport and enterprise, reflected in its specialism status in these areas and the additional resources provided.

Recent Ofsted reports have praised the school for the many opportunities it provides for students to develop their talents and gifts, showcasing an ambitious vision for the institution and helping students with special educational needs (SEND) in particular. Additionally, a sizeable proportion of students achieve positive progress, according to their Progress 8 score, which shows how students have performed compared to others with similar starting points. However, the school did receive a "Require Improvement" rating from Ofsted in a previous report.

Principal Siobhan Malone and her team strive to promote attitudes of safeguarding, firmly believing that every student should have the opportunity to succeed regardless of their abilities. The school offers a variety of programs and qualifications, including GCSEs and BTECs, catering to a broad range of student interests and strengths.

Extracurricular activities at St Paul's Academy are diverse, including Gaelic football teams in association with Dulwich Harps GFC, reflecting the school's emphasis on encouraging students' passions and active lifestyles. Notable former students have gone on to achieve success in a variety of fields, including performing and visual arts.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 1120
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 58.57%
Girls: 41.43%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 33.5%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 32.4%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 23.8

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 149 78 227
8 121 75 196
9 131 101 232
10 124 106 230
11 131 104 235

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
African 48.2%
Unclassified 9.7%
White, British 8.4%
White, Other 7.1%
Caribbean 5.1%
Mixed, Other 3.1%
White & Black (African) 3%
Indian 2.3%
White & Black (Caribbean) 1.9%
Asian, Other 1.8%
Pakistani 0.7%
White & Asian 0.4%
Chinese 0.3%
Irish 0.1%

Overall Ofsted Rating Requires Improvement
 >  Quality of education Requires Improvement
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Requires Improvement
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
Last Inspection Date 2023-07-17
Date Description Report
2023-05-25 School inspection: School inspection:
2017-06-06 Short inspection Short inspection
2013-01-23 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2011-01-07 Interim assessment Interim assessment
2010-01-27 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2007-11-28 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2006-10-31 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
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GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 33% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 55% Unlock Unlock

Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

School Score Percentile (loc) Percentile (nationwide)
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Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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GCSE Results

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Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 111 27
Third Preference 70 5
From another Local Authority 93 29

Previous Years

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Destinations after GCSE's

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