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Kingsford Community School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Community school
Kingsford Way, Beckton, London E6 5JG · kingsfordschool.org.uk · 020 7476 4700
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Oct 2022
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 50.1
- average Attainment 8 score. Newham 51.2, England 46
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Year 7, September 2026 entry · Newham Council
- Demand for places
- 0.6
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,437
- 96% of 1,500 places
- Local authority
- Newham
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 59.1%
- First language not English
- 73.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Newham Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 126 families put the school first and 199 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 199 | 126 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 220 | 120 | 0.5 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 284 | 139 | 0.5 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 307 | 124 | 0.4 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 269 | 139 | 0.5 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 50.1, and 45.8% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Newham it was 51.2, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲50.1 | 46.0 | ||
| ●45.8% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲67.8% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼30.6% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.30 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 35.8 | +4.4 |
| Sixth form college | 28.1 | −4.8 |
| Further education | 25.9 | +0.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 0.6 | −0.5 |
| Employment | 0.3 | −0.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 5.4 | +2.6 |
| Activity not captured | 3.8 | +1.3 |
Ofsted
Kingsford Community School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 18 October 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 18 Oct 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Mar 2013
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Mar 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Mar 2011Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good
What parents said
86% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (117 replies, to 4 September 2023).
- Recommend
- 86%
- Replies
- 117
- 8% · 4 Sept 2023
based on the 54% who raised concerns
based on the 32% who had a child bullied