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St Paul's Academy

URN: 105135

Address: Finchale Road, Abbey Wood, London, SE2 9PX

Rating and reports

Inspection outcome

The overall outcome of the inspection on 25 May 2023 was:

Requires Improvement

Quality of education:

Requires Improvement

Behaviour and attitudes:

Requires Improvement

Personal development:

Good

Leadership and management:

Good

Requires Improvement

All reports

  1. Short inspection Short inspection, PDF - 14 July 2017
  2. Full inspection: GoodFull inspection, PDF - 13 February 2013
  3. Interim assessment Interim assessment, PDF - 12 May 2011
  4. Full inspection: GoodFull inspection, PDF - 18 December 2007
  5. Monitoring visit Monitoring visit, PDF - 22 November 2006
  6. Opened

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About St Paul's Academy

  • Type: Academy
  • Boarding: No
  • Religious character: Roman Catholic
  • Local authority: Greenwich

Pupils

  • Age Range: 11 - 16
  • Gender: Mixed
  • Number of pupils: 1120
  • School capacity: 1200

Location

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  • Address: Finchale Road, Abbey Wood, London, SE2 9PX
  • Region: London

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