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Best secondary schools in Newham

16 of 17 secondary schools ranked by Progress 8 · all Newham schools · primary schools

Ranked on Progress 8, 2023/24 — the most recent year each school has published. Official data, not our opinion — but the ranking is only as good as the measure, and a single number never describes a school.

# School Progress 8 Ofsted Places Catchment
1 Forest Gate Community School London 1.05 Outstanding oversubscribed 1.2 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
2 Cumberland Community School London hidden gem 0.71 Good undersubscribed 0.51 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
3 Brampton Manor Academy London 0.59 Outstanding oversubscribed 2.68 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
4 Stratford School Academy London hidden gem 0.58 Good undersubscribed 0.62 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
5 Sarah Bonnell School London hidden gem 0.46 Good undersubscribed 0.8 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
6 St Angela's Ursuline School London hidden gem 0.34 Outstanding undersubscribed 0.79 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
7 Little Ilford School London 0.25 Good about even 0.86 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
8 Harris Science Academy East London London 0.17 Not judged undersubscribed 0.47 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
9 St Bonaventure's RC School London hidden gem 0.17 Outstanding undersubscribed 0.79 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
10 Kingsford Community School London hidden gem 0.16 Good undersubscribed 0.63 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
11 Rokeby School London 0.05 Not judged undersubscribed 0.61 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
12 Eastlea Community School London -0.29 Not judged undersubscribed 0.75 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
13 Lister Community School London hidden gem -0.31 Good undersubscribed 0.73 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
14 London Design and Engineering UTC London -0.38 Good — approximate
15 Royal Docks Academy London hidden gem -0.41 Good undersubscribed 0.73 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
16 Oasis Academy Silvertown London hidden gem -0.78 Good undersubscribed 0.85 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate

Also in Newham

1 further secondary school with no published Progress 8 for the latest year — usually too small a cohort to report, newly opened, or a special school. Listed because leaving them out would make this a misleading picture of Newham, not a fairer one.

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