Forest Gate Community School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Dec 9 2021 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- 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
- 143274
- Address
- Forest Lane, E7 9BB
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1348 (97% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 57.6%
- Girls
- 42.4%
- First language not English
- 57.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 38.6%
- Persistent absence
- 11.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 6.3%
Bangladeshi 29.6%
Pakistani 13.2%
Indian 11.5%
Other White 11.1%
African 8.8%
Mixed 5.6%
White British 5.3%
Other 3.9%
Other Asian 3.6%
Other Black 3.6%
Caribbean 2.8%
Gypsy/Roma 0.4%
Unclassified 0.4%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 1.08
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.25
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 92%
Local authority average 63%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 72%
Local authority average 54%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 58.6
Local authority average 51.1
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 5.47
Local authority average 4.6
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 27 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 2 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 29 |
| Bengali | GCSE | 1 |
| Biology | GCSE | 43 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 41 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 43 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 55 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 10 |
Admissions
Forest Gate Community School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 258
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 326
- 2nd preference
- 334
- 3rd preference
- 298
- From another Local Authority
- 110
Offers
- 1st preference
- 233
- 2nd preference
- 21
- 3rd preference
- 4
- To another Local Authority
- 12
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 26 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 274 140 134 |
| Year 8 | 270 169 101 |
| Year 9 | 269 151 118 |
| Year 10 | 270 158 112 |
| Year 11 | 265 158 107 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 91.0% 92.7% 86.5% |
Further education | 16.0% 17.1% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 39.0% 40.7% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 34.0% 34.1% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.8% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 1.2% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | SP 0.6% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 6.0% 4.1% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 1.4% 1.0% |