Bow SchoolEastlea Community School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in London.

Summary of the comparison

Bow School and Eastlea Community School are secondary schools in London.

  • Bow School scores 56 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Eastlea Community School scores 51 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Bow School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Bow School was judged Good and Eastlea Community School was judged the expected standard.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 43.2 for Bow School and 41.6 for Eastlea Community School.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Bow School (51.6 in 2021-22, 43.2 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Eastlea Community School (40.8 in 2021-22, 41.6 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Bow School versus Eastlea Community School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure LondonBow SchoolLondonEastlea Community SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC56/100Stronger figureD51/100
Local ranking13th of 17 in Tower Hamlets 19th of 20 in Newham
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Academy sponsor led
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-18 11-16
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll1,173 689
Capacity1,350 1,200
LocationLondon, E3 3QW London, E16 4NP
GCSE results
Attainment 843.2 Stronger figure41.6 46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths33.2% Stronger figure27.0% 45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths60.5% Stronger figure48.2% 64.8%
Entering EBacc38.2% Stronger figure38.0% 40.5%
EBacc average point score3.79 Stronger figure3.64 4.09
Cohort220 137
A-level results
A-level entries42 Not reported
A-level average points39.1 Not reported35.0
A-level average gradeB Not reported
Best 3 A-levels points39.0 Not reported35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects19.0% Not reported17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,173 689
Free school meals (ever 6)57.5% 56.9%
English as an additional language67.7% 59.4%
SEN support15.3% 16.4%
SEN with an EHC plan3.3% 4.6%
Attendance
Overall absence6.9% Stronger figure9.5% 6.2%
Persistent absence18.6% Stronger figure29.7% 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.

Bow School

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