St Paul's Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Greenwich
Finchale Road, London, SE2 9PX
61
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Requires improvement
Graded 25/05/2023
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
92.1%
24.2% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,066
Capacity used
Has space89%
1,200 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
112 of 112 families who put it first got an offer
200
Places offered
326
Total applications
1.6
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 112 | 112 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 83 | 15 | ● 18% |
| 3rd preference | 48 | 8 | ● 17% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 83 | 7 | ● 8% |
| Total | 326 | 142 | 44% |
1st preference success by year
Greenwich lets families list 6 preferences. 68 applications came from outside the council area (19 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Anton Innocent
- Address
- Finchale Road, Abbey Wood, London, SE2 9PX
- Phone
- 02083113868
- Local authority
- Greenwich
- Ward / constituency
- Abbey Wood · Erith and Thamesmead
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 105135
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 39% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 27% | — | — |
| SEN support | 10% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: ST BENEDICT CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
1,066 pupils · 1,200 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
25 May 2023
Full graded inspection
Requires improvement overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Requires improvement Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,206 pupils
Attendance
92.1%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
7.9%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
24.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
2.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.9%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 42.5 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.25 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 39% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 58% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.71 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 40.4 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 26.9% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 50.4% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 51.7% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.44 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 238 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 238 | 8% | 33% | 59% | |
| English Language | 238 | 10% | 41% | 56% | |
| Combined Science | 237 | 10% | 27% | 47% | |
| English Literature | 237 | 12% | 46% | 65% | |
| Religious Studies | 234 | 27% | 59% | 67% | |
| Spanish | 128 | 10% | 32% | 47% | |
| History | 122 | 13% | 30% | 41% | |
| Computer Science | 82 | 6% | 26% | 39% | |
| Geography | 76 | 7% | 25% | 34% | |
| Business | 53 | 0% | 9% | 13% | |
| Drama | 40 | 3% | 38% | 53% | |
| Physical Education | 35 | 31% | 89% | 97% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Greenwich council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.