Stratford School AcademyForest Gate Community School

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

Summary of the comparison

Stratford School Academy and Forest Gate Community School are secondary schools in London.

  • Stratford School Academy scores 70 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Forest Gate Community School scores 84 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Forest Gate Community School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Stratford School Academy was judged Good and Forest Gate Community School was judged Outstanding.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 53.9 for Stratford School Academy and 58.1 for Forest Gate Community School.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Stratford School Academy (58.0 in 2021-22, 53.9 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Forest Gate Community School (59.6 in 2021-22, 58.1 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Stratford School Academy versus Forest Gate Community School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure LondonStratford School AcademyLondonForest Gate Community SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB70/100B84/100Stronger figure
Local ranking6th of 20 in Newham 1st of 20 in Newham Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: OutstandingStronger figure
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-16 11-16
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll1,480 1,344
Capacity1,500 1,350
LocationLondon, E7 9PR London, E7 9BB
GCSE results
Attainment 853.9 58.1 Stronger figure46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths62.7% 67.8% Stronger figure45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths78.0% 82.2% Stronger figure64.8%
Entering EBacc46.0% 79.2% Stronger figure40.5%
EBacc average point score4.67 5.39 Stronger figure4.09
Cohort287 264
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,480 1,344
Free school meals (ever 6)50.3% 44.9%
English as an additional language78.8% 56.9%
SEN support5.4% 5.7%
SEN with an EHC plan4.9% 3.0%
Attendance
Overall absence5.2% 5.0% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence13.0% 10.5% 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.

Stratford School Academy

Forest Gate Community School

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