Kingsford Community SchoolLondon Design and Engineering UTC

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

Summary of the comparison

Kingsford Community School and London Design and Engineering UTC are secondary schools in London.

  • Kingsford Community School scores 60 out of 100 (grade C, average) and London Design and Engineering UTC scores 60 out of 100 (grade C, average). Our score is the same for each of them on the data available.

  • Kingsford Community School was judged Good and London Design and Engineering UTC was judged exceptional.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 50.1 for Kingsford Community School and 49.5 for London Design and Engineering UTC.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Kingsford Community School (49.7 in 2021-22, 50.1 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at London Design and Engineering UTC (49.5 in 2021-22, 49.5 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Kingsford Community School versus London Design and Engineering UTC compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure LondonKingsford Community SchoolLondonLondon Design and Engineering UTCEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC60/100C60/100
Local ranking14th of 20 in Newham 13th of 20 in Newham Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: ExceptionalStronger figure
School typeCommunity school University technical college
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-16 14-19
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll1,500 792
Capacity1,500 600
LocationLondon, E6 5JG London, E16 2RD
GCSE results
Attainment 850.1 Stronger figure49.5 46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths45.8% 53.5% Stronger figure45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths67.8% 68.7% Stronger figure64.8%
Entering EBacc30.6% Stronger figure3.0% 40.5%
EBacc average point score4.30 Stronger figure3.88 4.09
Cohort301 99
A-level results
A-level entriesNot reported97
A-level average pointsNot reported31.8 35.0
A-level average gradeNot reportedC+
Best 3 A-levels pointsNot reported32.4 35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjectsNot reported15.6% 17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,500 792
Free school meals (ever 6)53.8% 46.8%
English as an additional language73.0% 58.6%
SEN support7.3% 8.7%
SEN with an EHC plan1.1% 2.0%
Attendance
Overall absence7.6% 7.2% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence23.2% Stronger figure23.2% 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.

Kingsford Community School

London Design and Engineering UTC

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