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St Paul's Academy
Finchale Road, Abbey Wood, London SE2 9PX
St Paul's Academy is a non-selective, Roman Catholic academy. It has about 1,120 boys and girls aged between 11 and 16. In May 2023 the school was rated ‘Requires Improvement’ by Ofsted.
Particular strengths include Attendance, Disadvantaged pupils, Finances and Destinations. Relative weaknesses include Environment.
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Attendance: Excellent. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both very low.
Disadvantaged pupils: Excellent. Progress up to age 16 is above average. Destinations at 16 are excellent. There is no information for students aged 16-18.
Finances: Above average. The school budget has been roughly in balance
Destinations: Above average. The proportion of students going on to education or training at 16 is roughly average. Show details
Representation: Slightly out of balance. The socio-economic mix is in balance with the local community, while ethnic representation is out of balance with the local community. Show details
Admissions: About average. The occupancy rate is roughly average. There is no compulsory entrance exam.
Progress: About average. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For information about actual grades, see Attainment.)
Attainment: About average. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)
Environment: Below average. Air pollution and traffic accidents are roughly average, while crime is very high.
Sixth form: There is no sixth form at this school.

Schools often provide or emphasise different subjects, especially in fields such as languages and the arts. The charts below show the relative popularities of exam subjects commonly sat at this school.
Popular GCSE subjects
Proportions of pupils entering in 2023
No A-level data
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