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Bobby Moore Academy
All-through · Mixed · Ages 4–19 · Free school
1 Siding Street, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London E20 2AE · bobbymooreacademy.co.uk · 020 3146 8000
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Jan 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 45.6
- average Attainment 8 score. Newham 51.2, England 46
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Newham Council
- Demand for places
- 0.7
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 971
- 62% of 1,560 places
- Local authority
- Newham
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery class
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 49.3%
- First language not English
- 30.6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Newham Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 55 families put the school first and 84 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 | 84 | 55 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 148 | 73 | 0.5 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 176 | 100 | 0.6 | 93% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 180 | 121 | 0.7 | 85% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 180 | 136 | 0.8 | 87% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | All | |
| September 2025 | All | |
| September 2024 | All | |
| Year 7 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | All | |
| September 2025 | All | |
| September 2024 | 3.43 mi5.52 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 45.6, and 50.4% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Newham it was 51.2, and across England 46.
In 2024/25, 91% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 32% the higher standard. Across Newham it was 76%, and across England 62%.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade D+ (24 points per entry).
Key stage 2 results
| 2024/25 | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | ||
| Expected standard | ▲91% | 62% |
| Higher standard | ▲32% | 8% |
| Average scaled score | ||
| Reading | ●108 | 106 |
| Maths | ▲109 | 105 |
| Grammar and spelling | ▲111 | 105 |
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●45.6 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲50.4% | 45.4% | ||
| ●65.2% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲46.1% | 40.5% | ||
| ●4.21 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 32.3 | −2.2 |
| Sixth form college | 15.5 | −11 |
| Further education | 43.2 | +14 |
| Apprenticeship | 0.6 | −0.3 |
| Employment | 0.6 | −0.3 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 7.7 | +2.4 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 69 students | D+ (24) | Well below average -0.79 | |
| 69 students | D+ (24) | Well below average -0.79 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 63 | D (21.6) | -0.83 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
Left in 2023/24
| University | 71.9 |
|---|---|
| Further education | 1.5 |
| Employment | 6.3 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 17.2 |
| Activity not captured | 3.1 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Bobby Moore Academy on 20 January 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and well-being: Strong standard
- Early years: Strong standard
- Post-16 provision: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Strong standard
- Inspected
- 20 Jan 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Strong standard |
| Early years | Strong standard |
| Post-16 provision | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Oct 2021
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Oct 2021Good
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective
What parents said
66% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (86 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 66%
- Positive
- 62%
- Replies
- 86
- 8% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 94% who raised concerns
based on 22 parents (26%) whose child was bullied
based on 27 parents (31%) with SEND