Stratford School Academy
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Newham
Upton Lane, London, E7 9PR
77
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
94%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
94.8%
13.0% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,477
Capacity used
Nearly full98%
1,500 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
94%
1st preference success rate
199 of 211 families who put it first got an offer
311
Places offered
1108
Total applications
3.6
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 211 | 199 | ● 94% |
| 2nd preference | 285 | 77 | ● 27% |
| 3rd preference | 239 | 27 | ● 11% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 373 | 8 | ● 2% |
| Total | 1108 | 311 | 28% |
1st preference success by year
Newham lets families list 6 preferences. 36 applications came from outside the council area (15 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Craig Hewitt
- Address
- Upton Lane, Forest Gate, London, E7 9PR
- Phone
- 02084712415
- Local authority
- Newham
- Ward / constituency
- Green Street West · Stratford and Bow
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 136978
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 54% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 76% | — | — |
| SEN support | 5% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: STRATFORD SCHOOL ACADEMY
1,477 pupils · 1,500 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
13 October 2022
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,540 pupils
Attendance
94.8%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
5.2%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
13.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
1.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.3%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 54.0 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.58 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 63% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 80% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.80 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 53.9 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 62.7% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 78% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 46% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.67 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 287 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 286 | 36% | 65% | 79% | |
| English Language | 285 | 27% | 64% | 81% | |
| Religious Studies | 285 | 42% | 69% | 77% | |
| English Literature | 285 | 34% | 78% | 85% | |
| Combined Science | 220 | 20% | 47% | 64% | |
| Geography | 180 | 19% | 46% | 60% | |
| French | 122 | 8% | 37% | 49% | |
| History | 116 | 36% | 61% | 72% | |
| Design & Technology | 94 | 27% | 61% | 69% | |
| Biology | 64 | 56% | 97% | 100% | |
| Physics | 64 | 61% | 92% | 98% | |
| Chemistry | 64 | 56% | 92% | 97% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Newham council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.