OFSTED
20 January 2026
Latest inspection
Latest published outcome
Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum & teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development
Strong standard
Leadership & governance
Strong standard
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
12 October 2021
Graded inspection
Good
Published
10 December 2021
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Free schools
Phase
All-through
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Newham
Trust
THE DAVID ROSS EDUCATION TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
971
971 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
406
41.8% of pupils
Male pupils
565
58.2% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
24.1 pts
above England
School
48.9%
Newham
41.5%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
10.3 pts
above England
School
30.6%
Newham
64.5%
London
39.2%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.4 pts
above England
School
2.4%
Newham
0.3%
London
0.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
Any other White background
15.4%
150
African
15.1%
147
White British
12.2%
118
Bangladeshi
9.9%
96
Unclassified
7.3%
71
Caribbean
7.1%
69
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
19.3%
187 of
971 pupils
1.6 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
1.1 pts
below
England
6.0%
0.5 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
45.6
6.4 pts
above England
Latest published: -0.37 · 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
11.08%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
4.86 pts
higher than
England
School
11.08%
Newham
6.64%
London
6.38%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
38.39%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
22.58 pts
higher than
England
School
38.39%
Newham
20.10%
London
17.60%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
5.03%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
3.22 pts
higher than
England
School
5.03%
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 all-through schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
62.2%
28.8 pts
below England
Bobby Moore Academy
62.2%
Newham
87.7%
London
91.4%
England
91.1%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.