Forest Gate Community School | Secondary in London, Newham | Ofsted & DfE | Sipuha

Forest Gate Community School

Secondary

Newham · London · E7 9BB http://www.forestgatecst.org/

Pupils
1,343
cap. 1,350
Ages
11 - 16
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy

The latest DfE performance data shown is from 2024/25.

Ofsted

Ofsted report

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Latest Ofsted report
8 Dec 2021
School inspection

Other Ofsted reports

2 reports
26 Feb 2020
Monitoring visit
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6 Oct 2016
Academy conversion letter
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This history covers the current school only. Reports for predecessor schools are not included.

Admissions

Can I get my child into this school?

Admissions policy · Non-selective

This school is in Newham. You apply through the education LA where you live, even if that is a different council.

Results vs local authority and England

This school's latest published figures, once. Local authority and England averages when we have them.

GCSE 9–4
82%
-3pp
LA
71%
England
66%
85%81%78%
'18'19'22'23'24'25
GCSE 5+
68%
-3pp
LA
52%
England
46%
72%68%64%
'18'19'22'23'24'25
Attainment 8
58.1
+0.8
LA
50.5
England
46.8
59.657.555.3
'18'19'22'23'24'25
EBacc entry
79%
-2pp
LA
55%
England
41%
92%71%49%
'18'19'22'23'24'25
EBacc APS
14.2
+0.4
LA
9.9
England
7.7
14.211.99.5
'18'19'22'23'24'25

Parent View

as at 2020-04-06
Overall happy
81%
Would recommend
81%
Responses
16
All questions13
  • Strongly agree
  • Agree
  • Neither
  • Disagree
  • Strongly disagree
  • Don't know
  • Yes
  • No

Q1. My child is happy at this school

81%

Q2. My child feels safe at this school

94%

Q3. The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved

88%

Q4. My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying effectively

Q5. The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year

88%

Q6. When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly

75%

Q8. The school has high expectations for my child

94%

Q9. My child does well at this school

63%

Q10. The school lets me know how my child is doing

75%

Q11. There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school

76%

Q12. My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school

82%

Q13. The school supports my child's wider personal development

75%

Q14. I would recommend this school to another parent

81%

Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2017/18

Progress 8 compared with other schools

Progress 8 (2023/24 cohort)+1.05
Well above average
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Destinations

Pupils staying in education or entering apprenticeships or employment

After Key Stage 4 · 2024/25

94%

staying in education or employment

4% did not stay in education or employment

2% no destination recorded

Education94%
Apprenticeships0%
Employment0%

Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
1,344
cap. 1,350
1,3481,3001,252
'21'22'23'24'25
Pupil : teacher ratio
14.9
LA AVG 16.92:1
19.416.112.8
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
EAL
57%
LA AVG 58.64%
66%61%57%
'21'22'23'24'25
FSM eligible
45%
LA AVG 50.79%
45%42%40%
'21'22'23'24'25
SEN
9%
LA AVG 12.44%
9%8%6%
'21'22'23'24'25
Overall absence
5%
LA
7%
England
9%
6%5%4%
'18'19'22'23'24'25
Persistent absence
11%
LA
21%
England
24%
15%11%7%
'18'19'22'23'24'25

Overview

AddressForest Lane, London, E7 9BB
Telephone02085348666
Local authorityNewham
PhaseSecondary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio14.9:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterDoes not apply
Finance£8523 spend / pupil£9907 income / pupil2024-25 · AARView on FBIT

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Became an academy 1 Sep 2016 (was URN 102775)

Secondary — Key Stage 4

GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.

YearGCSE 9–4GCSE 5+Attainment 8Progress 8EBacc entryEBacc APSCohort
2024/2582%68%58.1Not applicable79%14.2264
2023/2485%71%57.3+1.0581%13.8264
2022/2382%72%58.6+1.0892%12.7232
2021/2282%72%59.6+1.1187%13.0234
2018/1980%65%55.3+1.0062%10.1204
2017/1878%64%55.3+1.0149%9.5198
More fields
YearEBacc lang entry
2024/2580%
2023/2482%
2022/2395%
2021/2291%
2018/1970%
2017/1860%

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/251,34414.99%57%45%5%11%
2023/241,34819.48%58%41%5%12%
2022/231,31113.78%60%40%6%15%
2021/221,27312.87%61%41%6%13%
2020/211,25214.16%66%40%
2018/191,12813.86%70%46%4%7%
2017/1813.84%8%
2016/171,05513.914%81%47%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.