St Paul's AcademyWoolwich Polytechnic School for Girls
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
St Paul's Academy and Woolwich Polytechnic School for Girls are secondary schools.
St Paul's Academy scores 46 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Woolwich Polytechnic School for Girls scores 63 out of 100 (grade C, average). Woolwich Polytechnic School for Girls is ahead on our composite score.
St Paul's Academy was judged Requires improvement and Woolwich Polytechnic School for Girls was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 40.4 for St Paul's Academy and 47.5 for Woolwich Polytechnic School for Girls.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at St Paul's Academy (48.3 in 2021-22, 40.4 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | LondonSt Paul's Academy | ThamesmeadWoolwich Polytechnic School for Girls | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D46/100 | C63/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 15th of 16 in Greenwich | 8th of 16 in Greenwich Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Requires improvement | Ofsted: GoodStronger figure | |
| School type | Academy sponsor led | Free schools | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Girls | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,066 | 1,120 | |
| Capacity | 1,200 | 1,200 | |
| Location | London, SE2 9PX | Thamesmead, SE28 8RF | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 40.4 | 47.5 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 26.9% | 45.1% Stronger figure | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 50.4% | 67.5% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 51.7% Stronger figure | 24.1% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.44 | 4.07 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 238 | 237 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,119 | 1,183 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 39.3% | 41.3% | |
| English as an additional language | 27.4% | 18.9% | |
| SEN support | 11.3% | 11.9% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.2% | 2.1% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 7.9% | 7.6% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 24.2% | 23.3% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
St Paul's Academy
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