School 21 | School performance

65%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

66%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

48%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

47.8

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

16%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

295.2

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,098

Pupils · 2024/25

38%

EAL · 2024/25

24%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

65%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

66%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

48%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

47.8

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

16%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

295.2

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,098

Pupils · 2024/25

38%

EAL · 2024/25

24%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

65%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

66%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

48%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

47.8

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

16%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

295.2

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,098

Pupils · 2024/25

38%

EAL · 2024/25

24%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Requires improvement

Ofsted inspection · 13/03/2023

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityNewham

PhaseAll-through with sixth form

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio17.4:1

AdmissionsNon-selective

Religious characterNone

StatusOpen

Overview of School 21 · All-through · Newham

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How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard

65%

+1pp

65%56%47%

'19'23'24'25

'25 · 65%

RWM higher standard

+1pp

9%9%8%

'19'23'24'25

'25 · 9%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

81%

Reading higher standard

34%

Writing expected standard

74%

Writing higher standard

19%

Maths expected standard

79%

Maths higher standard

24%

Science expected standard

82%

SPAG expected standard

74%

SPAG higher standard

28%

Reading scaled score

106.0

Maths scaled score

104.0

GPS scaled score

105.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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How does this school perform?

Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths

66%

-1pp

74%67%60%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 66%

GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths

48%

0pp

61%47%32%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 48%

Attainment 8

47.8

+1.9

50.247.244.3

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 47.8

EBacc entry

16%

-16pp

68%42%16%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 16%

EBacc APS

295.2

+5.6

350.2319.9289.5

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 295.2

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Sixth form

Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

A-level APS

30.7

-1.3

35.130.225.3

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 30.7

A-level value added

-0.48

-0.2

-0.3-0.4-0.6

'19'24'25

'25 · -0.5

AAB+ in facilitating subjects

+1pp

9%8%6%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 7%

Average A-level grade

B-C+C-

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · C

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

1,098

Pupil : teacher ratio

17.4

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

38%

FSM eligible

48%

SEN

Overall absence

Persistent absence

24%

Contact

Address

Pitchford Street, Stratford, E15 4RZ

Local authority

Newham

Website

school21.org.uk

Telephone

02082622121

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	65%	9%	81%	34%	74%	19%	79%	24%	82%	74%	106.0	104.0	105.0	—	—	—	7%	1,098
2023/24	64%	8%	75%	29%	75%	11%	75%	26%	74%	75%	105.0	104.0	107.0	—	—	—	8%	1,118
2022/23	47%	9%	61%	28%	70%	14%	61%	14%	71%	71%	104.0	101.0	103.0	-1.30	-0.40	-2.60	7%	1,197
2018/19	54%	9%	61%	24%	81%	12%	72%	24%	88%	77%	102.0	104.0	105.0	-2.00	-1.20	-0.90	8%	1,211
2017/18	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	8%	927
2016/17	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	13%	733

Secondary — Key Stage 4

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

Year	GCSE 9–4	GCSE 5+	Attainment 8	Progress 8	EBacc entry	EBacc APS	EBacc lang entry	Cohort
2024/25	66%	48%	47.8	Not applicable	16%	295.2	18%	1,098
2023/24	68%	48%	45.9	-0.05	31%	289.5	44%	1,118
2022/23	63%	45%	44.3	-0.33	46%	307.8	58%	1,197
2021/22	74%	61%	50.2	-0.02	59%	350.2	59%	1,236
2018/19	60%	32%	44.4	+0.06	68%	294.5	68%	1,211
2017/18	80%	55%	50.0	+0.47	73%	315.4	73%	927
2016/17	72%	49%	52.8	+0.64	68%	—	68%	733

Sixth form — Key Stage 5

Year	A-level APS	Avg grade	VA progress	AAB+	Cohort
2024/25	30.7	C	-0.48	7%	142
2023/24	32.0	C+	-0.27	6%	149
2022/23	33.4	C+	—	9%	162
2021/22	35.1	B-	—	9%	132
2018/19	25.3	C-	-0.58	7%	141
2016/17	Not published	—	Not applicable	Not published	Not published

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	1,098	14.8	7%	38%	48%	7%	24%
2023/24	1,118	14.7	8%	30%	42%	7%	22%
2022/23	1,197	13.5	7%	34%	40%	9%	30%
2021/22	1,236	13.7	8%	39%	39%	9%	27%
2020/21	1,186	13.2	8%	39%	30%	—	—
2018/19	1,211	13.9	8%	7%	42%	5%	14%
2017/18	927	11.5	8%	37%	43%	5%	11%
2016/17	733	12.1	13%	33%	46%	4%	8%