St Paul's Academy

State-Funded School

st-pauls-academy-greenwich-london

LondonRegion

GreenwichLocal Authority

Erith and ThamesmeadConstituency

SE2 9PXPostcode

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Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

St Paul's Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Greenwich, London.

The school is rated Requires improvement by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,066 pupils. St Paul's Academy is part of ST BENEDICT CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Requires improvement

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 40.4
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 26.9%
EBacc average point score: 3.44

Ethnicity

White

17%

Asian

Black

52%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

15%

Pupils

1,066

Total Pupils

61%Boys

39%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

39%

England average

27%

First language not English

25%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 1,066
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: ST BENEDICT CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
16 Jul 2023	Good	Requires improvement	Good	Requires improvement	Requires improvement
13 Feb 2013	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.