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Outstanding
Oversubscribed
Academy
Forest Gate Community School
Secondary
Forest Lane, London, E79BB
020 8534 8666


School Profile

GENDER
Mixed
AGE
11 - 16
PUPILS
1191

Forest Gate Community School is an Academy (Academy converter). The school consists of mixed pupils aged between 11 and 16 and has a capacity of 1260. The school was last rated as Outstanding by Ofsted on 10 Feb 2016.

This school has strong academic results. It is in the top 20% of Secondary schools in England based on Key Stage 4 GCSE performance and ranking according to the Attainment 8 score (how well pupils of the school have performed in up to 8 qualifications).


PUPIL MIX
737 boys and 454 girls
PUPILS PER TEACHER
12.9
ELIGIBLE FOR FREE SCHOOL MEALS
23.7%
ENGLISH NOT FIRST LANGUAGE
67.8%
PERSISTENT ABSENCE
7.2%
PUPIL DIVERSITY MIX
School census date: 16 Jan 2020

SPECIAL CLASSES
No
SEN SUPPORT
5%
EHC PLAN
0.8%


School Performance


Attainment 8 score

School
55.3
Local Authority
48.8
England
46.7

Progress 8 score

Well Above Average


Grade 5 or above in English & Maths GCSEs

School
65%
Local Authority
47%
England
43%


English Baccalaureate

  School Local Authority England
Pupils entering EBacc 62% 64% 40%
EBacc average point score 4.93 4.39 4.07




School Inspections


Inspectorate

The Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted)

Inspection reports

Ofsted Website  

Latest inspection rating

Latest inspection date

10 Feb 2016

Latest inspection summary:


Category Assessment
Quality of education No Judgement
Behaviour and attitudes No Judgement
Personal development No Judgement
Leadership and management Outstanding
Safeguarding is effective Yes




School Admissions



Demand for secondary school places
Oversubscribed

Applications and Offers  
Total preferred applications 1474
Of which first preference applications 415
Of which second preference applications 395
Of which third preference applications 310
Total offers made 265
Of which first preference offers 239
Of which second preference offers 18
Of which third preference offers 4




School Destinations


The percentage of students staying in education or employment (the year) after completing their GCSEs:

School
88%
Local Authority
93%
England
94%


Breakdown of destinations:

Destination School Local Authority England
Staying in education 83% 91% 87%
Staying in employment 3% 1% 3%
Staying in Apprenticeships 2% 1% 4%
Not staying in education or employment 8% 5% 5%





School Neighbourhood


PUBLIC TRANSPORT
8
GREEN SPACE
10
ENVIRONMENT
2
SAFETY
2
PROPERTY
£515,000 Median house price as at September 2020


DIVERSITY MIX


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