Free schools · All-through
London · E20 2AE · Newham
Ages 4–19
Status: Open
1.3 miles away
OpenAll-throughURN 143379
St Paul's Way Trust School
Academy converter · London · E3 4FT
Phase
All-through
Age range
Ages 4–18
Pupils
1,866
Local authority
Tower Hamlets
Age range
Ages 4–18
05111619
Provision snapshot
Based on official GIAS characteristics
2 / 6
- NurseryNo Nursery Classes
- Sixth formHas a sixth form
- BoardingNo boarders
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed academy converter (all-through), Ages 4–18, in London, Tower Hamlets, 1,866 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, academy, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 51%. SEN provision includes: HI - Hearing Impairment.
Nearby all-through schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
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Academy sponsor led · All-through
London · E20 1BD · Newham
Ages 3–18
Status: Open
2.2 miles away
Overview
- School type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- All-through
- Age range
- 4–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Status
- Open
- URN
- 143379
Location
- Address
- 125 St Paul's Way
- Postcode
- E3 4FT
- Town
- London
- Local authority
- Tower Hamlets
- District
- Tower Hamlets
- Constituency
- Poplar and Limehouse
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Size & intake
Pupil numbers and free school meals come from the GIAS school census fields. Capacity fill is calculated when both pupils and capacity are published. Census date: 15 Jan 2026.
- Pupils on roll
- 1,866
- Boys / girls
- 1,041 / 825
- School capacity
- 1,620
- Capacity fill
- 1,866 / 1,620 (115%)
- Free school meals
- 51%
- FSM pupils
- 810
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Gender
- Mixed
School characteristics
- Nursery provision
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Academy trust: UNIVERSITY SCHOOLS TRUST, EAST LONDON
- Academy trust
- UNIVERSITY SCHOOLS TRUST, EAST LONDON
- Sponsor
- University Schools Trust
SEN & specialist provision
SEN types and resourced/SEN unit places as recorded in GIAS. This is provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.
- SEN types
- HI - Hearing Impairment
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Resourced provision
- Resourced provision
- Resourced places
- 19 on roll / 22 capacity
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Cath Smith
- Telephone
- 02079871883
Official links
Ofsted
Latest inspection outcomes from Ofsted monthly management information. Report-card grades use the current framework where published; older OEIF grades are shown when that is the latest graded inspection.
Headline
Good
Inspection date
2022-09-29
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Performance
Official school-level results from DfE school and college performance tables. Figures are not rankings — suppressed or unavailable values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
- Attainment 8
- 55.4
- Progress 8
- 0.5
- English & maths grade 5+
- 69%
- English & maths grade 4+
- 80%
- EBacc entry
- 46%
- EBacc APS
- 4.9
Key stage 2 (2023/24)
- Expected standard (RWM)
- 66%
- Higher standard (RWM)
- 9%
- Avg scaled score — reading
- 105.0
- Avg scaled score — maths
- 104.0
- Avg scaled score — GPS
- 105.0