Lister Community School

State-Funded School

lister-community-school-newham-london-148902

LondonRegion

NewhamLocal Authority

West Ham and BecktonConstituency

E13 9AEPostcode

3.8

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

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

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,470 pupils. Lister Community School is part of NEWHAM COMMUNITY LEARNING.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 44.1
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 38.6%
EBacc average point score: 4

Ethnicity

White

15%

Asian

54%

Black

17%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,470

Total Pupils

56%Boys

44%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

59%

England average

27%

First language not English

66%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

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: 1,470
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: NEWHAM COMMUNITY LEARNING

Inspection history

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

Standards maintained

Ungraded inspection on 9 October 2024. 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
17 Dec 2013	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

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.