School 21

State-Funded School

school-21-newham-london

LondonRegion

NewhamLocal Authority

Stratford and BowConstituency

E15 4RZPostcode

6.9

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

School 21 is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 4–18, located in Newham, London.

It currently serves 1,080 pupils. School 21 is part of BIG EDUCATION TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 47.8
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 47.9%
EBacc average point score: 4.16

Ethnicity

White

21%

Asian

39%

Black

19%

Mixed

13%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

1,080

Total Pupils

52%Boys

48%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

49%

England average

27%

First language not English

40%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 4 – 18
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 1,080
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: BIG EDUCATION TRUST

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
18 Jun 2025	Good	Good	Good	Good	Not judged
15 May 2023	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Good	Requires improvement	Requires improvement
18 Jul 2014	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.