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
- 1344 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 57.4%
- Girls
- 42.6%
- First language not English
- 56.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 43.2%
- Persistent absence
- 10.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 5.7%
Bangladeshi 31%
Pakistani 12.6%
Indian 11.4%
Other White 11.2%
African 7.4%
Mixed 6.5%
White British 4.8%
Other 4.3%
Other Asian 3.4%
Caribbean 3%
Other Black 3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.5%
Unclassified 0.5%
Irish 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 79%
Local authority average 59%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 68%
Local authority average 53%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 57.9
Local authority average 51.1
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 5.39
Local authority average 4.63
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 17 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 2 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 22 |
| Biology | GCSE | 54 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 53 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 54 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 59 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 15 |
| English Language | GCSE | 263 |
Admissions
Forest Gate Community School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 263
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 319
- 2nd preference
- 347
- 3rd preference
- 310
- From another Local Authority
- 129
Offers
- 1st preference
- 234
- 2nd preference
- 23
- 3rd preference
- 4
- To another Local Authority
- 9
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 270 158 112 |
| Year 8 | 275 142 133 |
| Year 9 | 267 170 97 |
| Year 10 | 269 153 116 |
| Year 11 | 263 149 114 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 92.0% 91.0% 85.5% |
Further education | 17.0% 22.9% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 42.0% 39.1% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 31.0% 28.6% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 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 | 5.0% 4.4% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 3.4% 3.0% |