New City College

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Outstanding
Mar 11 2025 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
14 - 99 y.o.
Type
Colleges
Funding
Not available
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Not applicable
Local authority
Tower Hamlets
Unique reference
130418
Address
Poplar High Street, Poplar, E14 0AF

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Entering EBacc

School 0%
Local authority average 54%
England average 41%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 16%
Local authority average 47%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 12.2
Local authority average 47.3
England average 45.9

EBacc average point score

School 1.02
Local authority average 4.26
England average 4.08
Year 2024-2025

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE3
BiologyGCSE5
Business Studies:SingleGCSE8
ChemistryGCSE2
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE1
English LanguageGCSE84
English LiteratureGCSE3
GeographyGCSE1
ItalianGCSE1
MathematicsGCSE79
Year 2024-2025

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
72.0%
92.3%
85.5%
Further education
68.0%
23.0%
36.9%
School sixth form
3.0%
65.3%
35.2%
Sixth form college
1.0%
3.3%
12.9%
Other education destinations
1.0%
0.7%
0.5%
Entering employment
4.0%
1.1%
2.6%
Entering apprenticeships
2.0%
0.7%
3.3%
Not in education or employment
11.0%
3.9%
5.7%
Destination unknown
11.0%
2.1%
3.0%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
48.0%
59.1%
60.1%
Top third higher education institutions
4.0%
10.7%
18.9%
Other study at level 4 or 5
1.0%
1.0%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
2.0%
2.0%
2.4%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022