1
St Bonaventure's RC School
London • E7 9QD
1
24 Jan 2023
Top 10 Secondary schools in Newham
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2022)
This Top 10 showcases secondary schools in the district of Newham. It’s built from the latest graded Ofsted inspections. We rank Outstanding (grade 1) above Good (grade 2), then prioritise newer inspections. As tie-breakers, we consider the “Quality of education” sub-judgement (where available), then %FSM and school size.
Total secondary schools
17
Outstanding
4
Good
11
Median inspection year
2022
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 24% · G: 65% · RI: 6% · I: 6%
2
St Angela's Ursuline School
London • E7 8HU
1
14 Dec 2022
3
Brampton Manor Academy
London • E6 3SQ
1
15 Mar 2018
4
Forest Gate Community School
London • E7 9BB
1
18 Mar 2016
5
Plashet School
London • E6 1DG
2
7 Mar 2023
6
Little Ilford School
London • E12 6JB
2
18 Jan 2023
7
Sarah Bonnell School
London • E15 4LP
2
13 Dec 2022
8
Kingsford Community School
London • E6 5JG
2
1 Dec 2022
9
Cumberland Community School
London • E13 8SJ
2
10 Nov 2022
10
London Design and Engineering UTC
London • E16 2RD
2
10 May 2022
How we rank these schools
- Headline Ofsted grade: Outstanding (1) outranks Good (2), then RI (3), then Inadequate (4).
- More recent graded inspection dates rank higher.
- Where available, we use the Quality of education sub-judgement as a tie-breaker.
- Lower free school meals (%) may break remaining ties.
- Larger roll (pupil count) is a final tie-breaker.
Only the ten highest-ranked schools are shown; we also list “near misses” just below.
About Ofsted grades
- Outstanding (1): Highest judgement across key areas.
- Good (2): Strong effectiveness; meets standards consistently.
- Requires improvement (3): Not yet good; clear areas to improve.
- Inadequate (4): Significant weaknesses found.
Ungraded Section 8 visits check whether the previous graded judgement still stands, but they don’t replace it.
Data freshness & coverage
We refresh inspections and school snapshots regularly. If a school was inspected very recently, its report may not yet appear here.
Top-10 pages only appear for areas with at least 10 secondary schools that have a graded Ofsted inspection.
Map of the Top 10
Also highly rated nearby
- Royal Docks Academy 2 • Nov 2021
- Oasis Academy Silvertown 2 • Jun 2017
- Stratford School Academy 2 • Mar 2014
- Lister Community School 2 • Dec 2013
- Rokeby School 2 • Dec 2013
- Eastlea Community School 3 • Jun 2023
- Harris Science Academy East London 4 • Dec 2021