Forest Gate Community School

State-Funded School

forest-gate-community-school-newham-london

LondonRegion

NewhamLocal Authority

Stratford and BowConstituency

E7 9BBPostcode

9.8

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Forest Gate Community School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Newham, London.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,343 pupils. Forest Gate Community School is part of Community Schools Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2021

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 58.1
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 67.8%
EBacc average point score: 5.39

Ethnicity

White

16%

Asian

58%

Black

14%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,343

Total Pupils

57%Boys

43%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

50%

England average

27%

First language not English

56%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 1,343
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: Community Schools Trust

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Outstanding

Ungraded inspection on 9 December 2021. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
18 Mar 2016	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.