Royal Docks Academy

State-Funded School

royal-docks-academy-newham-london

LondonRegion

NewhamLocal Authority

West Ham and BecktonConstituency

E16 3HSPostcode

3.0

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Royal Docks Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Newham, London.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 849 pupils. Royal Docks Academy is part of BMAT EDUCATION.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 27 Jan 2026 · published 19 Apr 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Needs attention
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Needs attention
Leadership and governance
Expected standard

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 39.6
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 41.3%
EBacc average point score: 3.6

Ethnicity

White

40%

Asian

20%

Black

21%

Mixed

10%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

849

Total Pupils

53%Boys

47%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

63%

England average

27%

First language not English

61%

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: 849
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: BMAT EDUCATION

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
22 Nov 2021	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
7 Jun 2017	Requires improvement	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Requires improvement

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.