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Cumberland Community School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy
Oban Close, London E13 8SJ · cumberlandcst.org · 020 7474 0231
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Sept 2022
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 52.6
- average Attainment 8 score. Newham 51.2, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 3.20 mi
- 5.15 km · walking distance · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Newham Council
- Demand for places
- 0.5
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,308
- 87% of 1,500 places
- Local authority
- Newham
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 60.7%
- First language not English
- 49.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 3.20 mi (5.15 km), walking distance from the school. Source: Newham Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 129 families put the school first and 252 places were offered; 99% 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 | 252 | 129 | 0.5 | 99% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 187 | 78 | 0.4 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 170 | 66 | 0.4 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 245 | 102 | 0.4 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 215 | 101 | 0.5 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 3.20 mi5.15 km | |
| September 2025 | All | |
| September 2024 | All | |
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 52.6, and 59% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲52.6 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲59.0% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲75.0% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲77.2% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.88 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 102783)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 39.1 | +8.7 |
| Sixth form college | 19.9 | −16.5 |
| Further education | 29.3 | +9.7 |
| Employment | 0.3 | −2.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 5.4 | −1.2 |
| Activity not captured | 6.1 | +3.3 |
Ofsted
Cumberland Community School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 28 September 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 28 Sept 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Jun 2016
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 102783), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Jun 2016Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 102783)
Mar 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 102783)
What parents said
73% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (56 replies, to 4 September 2023).
- Recommend
- 73%
- Replies
- 56
- 4% · 4 Sept 2023
based on the 71% who raised concerns
based on the 43% who had a child bullied