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Sarah Bonnell School
Secondary · Girls · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Deanery Road, Stratford, London E15 4LP · sarahbonnell.ncltrust.net · 020 8534 6791
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Nov 2022
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 56.7
- average Attainment 8 score. Newham 51.2, England 46
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Year 7, September 2026 entry · Newham Council
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,202
- 89% of 1,350 places
- Local authority
- Newham
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 57.1%
- First language not English
- 51.1%
- 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, 139 families put the school first and 174 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 174 | 139 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 231 | 163 | 0.7 | 99% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 235 | 165 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 266 | 168 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 269 | 169 | 0.6 | 99% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | All | |
| September 2025 | 3.87 mi6.22 km | |
These are walking distances. Your search point is measured in a straight line, so it is further on foot.
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 56.7, and 62% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲56.7 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲62.0% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲80.1% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲56.8% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲5.13 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 102785)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 54.8 | −2.7 |
| Sixth form college | 23.6 | +0.3 |
| Further education | 16.3 | +4.3 |
| Other education | 0.4 | 0 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.5 | +1.1 |
| Employment | 0.4 | −0.4 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 1.9 | −1.1 |
| Activity not captured | 1.1 | −1.5 |
Ofsted
Sarah Bonnell School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 2 November 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 2 Nov 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Mar 2013
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 102785), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Feb 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 102785)
Mar 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 102785)
Jun 2011Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 102785)
What parents said
73% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (44 replies, to 4 September 2023).
- Recommend
- 73%
- Replies
- 44
- 3% · 4 Sept 2023
based on the 70% who raised concerns
based on the 50% who had a child bullied