St Paul's Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–16 · London, Greenwich
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
2.97 miles
Published by Royal Borough of Greenwich · offers on 2 March 2026
2022–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
St Paul's Academy is a secondary school in London, Greenwich for ages 11–16 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Requires improvement, from the inspection on 25 May 2023. Greenwich has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2022 to 2026 entry.
St Paul's Academy catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | 2.97 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last child offered a Year 7 place in 2026 lived 2.97 miles away, the 6th longest of 13 Greenwich secondary schools with a published Year 7 2026 last distance.
- The 2026 Year 7 last distance was nearer the school than in 2025 and than in 2022, and the 2026 figure was the shortest of the 5 years.
- Year 7 2026 had 77 first-choice applications for 202 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 125 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- GCSE English and maths at grade 5 or above: 27% in 2024/25 (England 45%), the 3rd lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Greenwich.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Greenwich schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Finchale Road, Abbey Wood, London, SE2 9PX
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Greenwich
- Pupils on roll
- 1,066 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 38.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Requires improvement Inspected 25 May 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy, polite and respectful.”
- “Pupils treat one another with respect and show maturity in their daily interactions.”
- “They are reflective and curious, and they speak with confidence.”
To improve
- “Over time, pupils have not achieved as well in national examinations as they could have.”
- “Some pupils’ barriers to learning, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, have not been identified quickly.”
- “This means they do not always receive the right help at the right time.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 8 September 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 27% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 40.4 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 77 first-preference applications, 202 offers in total, 77 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Greenwich.
- Woolwich Polytechnic School for Girls 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Woolwich Polytechnic School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Plumstead Manor School 1.1 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Royal Greenwich Trust School 2.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Ark Greenwich Free School 2.7 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Leigh Stationers' Academy 3.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Leigh Academy Halley 3.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Leigh Academy Blackheath 3.5 mi Outstanding Last distance published