Sarah Bonnell School

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary
Ofsted rating
Good
Nov 2 2022 Ofsted report
Gender
Girls
Age range
11 - 16 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Newham
Unique reference
142644
Address
Deanery Road, Stratford, E15 4LP

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1275 (98% of total capacity)
Boys
0.0%
Girls
100.0%
First language not English
54.3%
Free school meals (FSM)
54%
Persistent absence
20.6%
Special education needs (SEN)
5.1%
Pupil ethnicities
EthnicityPercentage
Other White7.3%
Other7.7%
African10.5%
Pakistani12.6%
Bangladeshi36.7%
Indian
6.9%
Mixed
6.6%
Other Asian
2.6%
White British
2.4%
Other Black
2.4%
Caribbean
2%
Unclassified
1.3%
Chinese
0.7%
Gypsy/Roma
0.2%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Entering EBacc

AreaResult
School
57%
Local authority average
59%
England average
41%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

AreaResult
School
62%
Local authority average
53%
England average
45%

Attainment 8 score

NameValue
School
56.7
Local authority average
51.2
England average
46

EBacc average point score

NameValue
School
5.13
Local authority average
4.64
England average
4.09
Year 2024-2025

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
ArabicGCSE2
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE24
Art & Design (3d Studies)GCSE20
Art & Design (Textiles)GCSE35
BengaliGCSE1
BiologyGCSE53
Business Studies:SingleGCSE57
ChemistryGCSE52
Social Science: CitizenshipGCSE29
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE28
Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Sarah Bonnell School

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
231
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
163
2nd preference
165
3rd preference
131
From another Local Authority
72
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
161
2nd preference
47
3rd preference
14
To another Local Authority
30
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes24.7
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
216
0
216
Year 8
269
0
269
Year 9
266
0
266
Year 10
258
0
258
Year 11
266
0
266
Year 2024-2025

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
95.0%
91.0%
85.5%
Further education
10.0%
22.9%
36.9%
School sixth form
50.0%
39.1%
35.2%
Sixth form college
34.0%
28.6%
12.9%
Other education destinations
0.0%
0.4%
0.5%
Entering employment
0.0%
0.8%
2.6%
Entering apprenticeships
0.0%
0.4%
3.3%
Not in education or employment
2.0%
4.4%
5.7%
Destination unknown
3.0%
3.4%
3.0%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023