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St Paul's Way Trust School[1]

Secondary · All-through · ages 4–18

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Headline results

Attainment 8
A8 52 52.0 2025/26[2]
A-level average grade
AL B- B- 2024/25[3]
KS2 reading, writing & maths: expected standard
KS2 66% 66% 2024/25[4]

Results

GCSE (key stage 4)

Attainment 8
52 2025/26[2]
Grade 5+ in English & maths
60.9% 2025/26[2]
Grade 7+ in English & maths
15.5% 2025/26[2]
Progress 8
+0.54 2023/24[5]
Progress 8, 2025/26
Not calculated[6]
Progress 8, 2024/25
Not calculated[6]
Earlier years
Year Attainment 8 Grade 5+ in English & maths Grade 7+ in English & maths Progress 8
2024/25 51.8[7] 55.9%[7]
2023/24 55.4[5] 68.5%[5] +0.54[5]
2022/23 55.5[8] 65%[8] +0.50[8]
2021/22 55[9] 61%[9] +0.34[9]

A level (16–18)

A-level average grade
B- 2024/25[3]
AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
11.7% 2024/25[3]
All results, 2020/21
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[10]
All results, 2019/20
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[10]
Earlier years
Year A-level average grade AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
2023/24 B-[11] 14.4%[11]
2022/23 B-[12] 19%[12]
2021/22 B[13] 13%[13]
2018/19 C+[14] 13.3%[14]

Primary (key stage 2)

Expected standard (reading, writing & maths)
66% 2024/25[4]
Higher standard (reading, writing & maths)
9% 2024/25[4]
Reading, average scaled score
106 2024/25[4]
Maths, average scaled score
106 2024/25[4]
Earlier years
Year Expected standard (reading, writing & maths) Higher standard (reading, writing & maths) Reading, average scaled score Maths, average scaled score
2023/24 64%[15] 11%[15] 104[15] 103[15]
2022/23 66%[16] 9%[16] 105[16] 104[16]

Destinations after GCSEs

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
98% 2022/23[17]
School sixth form
79% 2022/23[17]
Sixth-form college
2% 2022/23[17]
Further education college
15% 2022/23[17]
Apprenticeship
1% 2022/23[17]
Employment
1% 2021/22[18]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment School sixth form Sixth-form college Further education college Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 96%[18] 68%[18] 4%[18] 20%[18] 0%[18] 1%[18]
2020/21 95%[19] 63%[19] 6%[19] 23%[19] 0%[19] 2%[19]
2019/20 95%[20] 66%[20] 3%[20] 27%[20] 0%[20] 0%[20]
2018/19 94%[21] 66%[21] 2%[21] 25%[21] 1%[21] 1%[21]

Destinations after 16–18 study

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
93% 2022/23[22]
UK higher education
77% 2022/23[22]
Education
77% 2022/23[22]
Apprenticeship
2% 2022/23[22]
Employment
14% 2022/23[22]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment UK higher education Education Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 88%[23] 71%[23] 72%[23] 6%[23] 10%[23]
2020/21 96%[24] 86%[24] 87%[24] 2%[24] 6%[24]
2019/20 94%[25] 91%[25] 92%[25] 0%[25] 2%[25]
2018/19 93%[26] 88%[26] 88%[26] 1%[26] 4%[26]

Higher education after 16–18 study

Progressed to higher education
77% 2021/22[27]
Top third of most selective universities
34% 2021/22[27]
Russell Group universities
62% 2019/20[28]
Oxford or Cambridge
3% 2019/20[28]
Earlier leavers
Left in Progressed to higher education Top third of most selective universities Russell Group universities Oxford or Cambridge
2020/21 90%[29] 53%[29]
2019/20 93%[28] 63%[28] 62%[28] 3%[28]
2018/19 95%[30] 53%[30] 53%[30] 0%[30]
2017/18 91%[31] 68%[31] 66%[31] 0%[31]

Shares of the pupils who left in the year shown. Russell Group and Oxford or Cambridge figures were published for leavers up to 2019/20 only.

Ofsted

Latest inspection
29 Sep 2022[32]
Type
S5 Inspection[32]
Report published
13 Nov 2022[32]
Personal development
Outstanding[32]
Quality of education
Good[32]
Overall effectiveness
Good[32]
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding[32]
Safeguarding is effective
Yes[32]
Sixth form provision (where applicable)
Outstanding[32]
Early years provision (where applicable)
Outstanding[32]
Effectiveness of leadership and management
Good[32]

Competition to get in

Applications and offers, Year 7

Applications per place
5.0 Entry Sept 2026[33]
Applications (any preference)
995 Entry Sept 2026[33]
First preferences
401 Entry Sept 2026[33]
Places offered
200 Entry Sept 2026[33]
First preferences per place
2.0 Entry Sept 2026[33]
Earlier years
Entry Applications First preferences Places offered Per place First preferences per place
Entry Sept 2025 1127[33] 463[33] 211[33] 5.3[33] 2.2[33]
Entry Sept 2024 1146[33] 468[33] 205[33] 5.6[33] 2.3[33]
Entry Sept 2023 1177[33] 477[33] 222[33] 5.3[33] 2.1[33]
Entry Sept 2022 1257[33] 462[33] 218[33] 5.8[33] 2.1[33]

Applications and offers, Reception

Applications per place
2.2 Entry Sept 2026[33]
Applications (any preference)
97 Entry Sept 2026[33]
First preferences
42 Entry Sept 2026[33]
Places offered
44 Entry Sept 2026[33]
First preferences per place
1.0 Entry Sept 2026[33]
Earlier years
Entry Applications First preferences Places offered Per place First preferences per place
Entry Sept 2025 114[33] 46[33] 49[33] 2.3[33] 0.9[33]
Entry Sept 2024 124[33] 43[33] 49[33] 2.5[33] 0.9[33]
Entry Sept 2023 133[33] 59[33] 60[33] 2.2[33] 1.0[33]
Entry Sept 2022 142[33] 65[33] 60[33] 2.4[33] 1.1[33]

Character & practicalities

Type
Academy converter[1]
Ages
4–18[1]
Boys / girls
Mixed[1]
Admissions
Non-selective[1]
Sixth form
Yes[1]
Boarding
No boarders[1]
Capacity
1620[1]
Trust
UNIVERSITY SCHOOLS TRUST, EAST LONDON[1]
Local authority
Tower Hamlets[1]
Website
www.spwt.net[1]
District
Tower Hamlets[34]
Postcode
E3 4FT[1]
URN
143379[1]

School details as recorded in Get Information About Schools on 14 Oct 2026.

Pupils

Number on roll
1884 2024/25[35]
English as an additional language
56.5% 2024/25[35]
SEN support
7.1% 2024/25[35]
EHC plan
9% 2024/25[35]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
54.8% 2024/25[35]

Pupils' ethnicity 2025/26

White
6.9%[36]
Mixed
7%[36]
Asian
74.7%[36]
Black
9%[36]
Any other ethnic group
2%[36]
Unclassified
0.3%[36]

The school census's major ethnic groups as shares of the school's pupils, summed by us from the published counts. For information only: never used to rank, filter or colour schools.

Sources

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    It is not possible to calculate Progress 8 for academic years 2024/25 and 2025/26 due to gaps in the baseline caused by COVID-19 disruption.
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