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Stratford School Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Upton Lane, Forest Gate, London E7 9PR · stratfordschoolacademy.com · 020 8471 2415
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Jun 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 53.9
- 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
- 1,477
- 98% of 1,500 places
- Local authority
- Newham
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 53.7%
- First language not English
- 75.8%
- 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, 186 families put the school first and 300 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 | 300 | 186 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 311 | 211 | 0.7 | 94% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 316 | 195 | 0.6 | 91% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 319 | 195 | 0.6 | 90% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 318 | 167 | 0.5 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 53.9, and 62.7% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲53.9 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲62.7% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲78.0% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲46.0% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.67 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 42.7 | −1.6 |
| Sixth form college | 24.7 | −10 |
| Further education | 25 | +11.3 |
| Other education | 0.3 | 0 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.5 | +1.4 |
| Activity not captured | 2.8 | −0.3 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Stratford School Academy on 16 June 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard
- Achievement: Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard
- Personal development and well-being: Strong standard
- Leadership and governance: Strong standard
- Inspected
- 16 Jun 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard |
| Achievement | Strong standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Oct 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Oct 2022Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Mar 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Apr 2011Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
86% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (21 replies, to 4 September 2023).
- Recommend
- 86%
- Replies
- 21
- 1% · 4 Sept 2023
based on the 76% who raised concerns
based on the 43% who had a child bullied