OFSTED
13 October 2022
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Newham
Trust
STRATFORD SCHOOL ACADEMY
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,477
1,477 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
535
36.2% of pupils
Male pupils
942
63.8% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
28.9 pts
above England
School
53.7%
Newham
41.5%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
55.5 pts
above England
School
75.8%
Newham
64.5%
London
39.2%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.9 pts
below England
School
0.1%
Newham
0.3%
London
0.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
Bangladeshi
30.2%
446
Indian
17.8%
263
Pakistani
14.6%
216
Any other White background
10.5%
155
African
7.3%
108
Any other Asian background
4.7%
70
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
11.0%
163 of
1,477 pupils
9.8 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
9.2 pts
below
England
6.0%
0.6 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
53.9
14.7 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.58 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
5.22%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.00 pts
lower than
England
School
5.22%
Newham
6.64%
London
6.38%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
12.99%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
2.83 pts
lower than
England
School
12.99%
Newham
20.10%
London
17.60%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.97%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.83 pts
lower than
England
School
0.97%
Newham
2.29%
London
1.67%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
98.5%
6.1 pts
above England
Stratford School Academy
98.5%
Newham
91.8%
London
91.3%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.