Royal Docks AcademyRokeby School

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

Summary of the comparison

Royal Docks Academy and Rokeby School are secondary schools in London.

  • Royal Docks Academy scores 48 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Rokeby School scores 63 out of 100 (grade C, average). Rokeby School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Royal Docks Academy was judged the expected standard and Rokeby School was judged strong.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 40.0 for Royal Docks Academy and 48.4 for Rokeby School.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Royal Docks Academy (45.5 in 2021-22, 40.0 in 2025-26) and has held broadly level at Rokeby School (48.0 in 2022-23, 48.4 in 2025-26).

Side-by-side comparison

Royal Docks Academy versus Rokeby School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure LondonRoyal Docks AcademyLondonRokeby SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD48/100C63/100Stronger figure
Local ranking20th of 20 in Newham 11th of 20 in Newham Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: ExpectedOfsted: StrongStronger figure
School typeAcademy sponsor led Academy converter
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-16 11-16
GenderMixed Boys
Pupils on roll849 473
Capacity1,200 900
LocationLondon, E16 3HS London, E16 4DD
GCSE results
Attainment 840.0 48.4 Stronger figure46.2
Grade 5+ in English & maths36.1% 47.2% Stronger figure46.3%
Grade 4+ in English & maths59.9% 66.4% Stronger figure64.8%
Cohort147 125
Pupils
Pupils in the census905 588
Free school meals (ever 6)62.8% 56.0%
English as an additional language62.1% 81.3%
SEN support13.8% 11.2%
SEN with an EHC plan10.3% 1.2%
Attendance
Overall absence9.5% 9.0% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence28.1% 27.9% Stronger figure15.8%

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.

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