St Paul's Way Trust School

State-Funded School

st-pauls-way-trust-school-tower-hamlets-london

LondonRegion

Tower HamletsLocal Authority

Poplar and LimehouseConstituency

E3 4FTPostcode

7.8

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

St Paul's Way Trust School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 4–18, located in Tower Hamlets, London.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,866 pupils. St Paul's Way Trust School is part of University Schools Trust, East London.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Early yearsprovision

Outstanding

Sixth formprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 51.8
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 55.9%
EBacc average point score: 4.45

Ethnicity

White

Asian

74%

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,866

Total Pupils

56%Boys

44%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

51%

England average

27%

First language not English

59%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 4 – 18
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 1,866
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: University Schools Trust, East London

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
13 Nov 2022	Good	Good	Outstanding	Outstanding	Good
22 Apr 2013	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

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.