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St Angela's Ursuline School

Newham, E7 8HUSecondaryAges 11–18GirlsState
Ofsted Rating
Outstanding
Nov 2022
Progress 8
+0.34
Above average
−20+2
Competition
0.9×
Not oversubscribed
179 1st-choice / 189 places
Ranking
🏆Top 25%
#772 of 3,141 nationally

About St Angela's Ursuline School

St Angela's Ursuline School, a state-funded Roman Catholic girls' secondary in Newham, delivers academic outcomes that sit comfortably above the local authority average. Its Progress 8 score of 0.34 is notably higher than the Newham average of 0.13 for schools of this type, meaning pupils here make significantly more progress from Key Stage 2 to 4 than their peers across the borough. This places the school 7th out of 21 secondary schools in Newham, comfortably inside the top third locally. The Attainment 8 score of 57 and an EBacc average point score of 5.02 further underline strong academic performance, with 83.4% of pupils achieving a grade 4 or above in English and maths. The school is heavily oversubscribed: for 189 Year 7 places in the 2025/26 intake, there were 504 total applications and 179 first-preference applications, a ratio of 2.67 applicants per place.

Key Details

School TypeSecondary (State)
Age Range11 to 18 years
GenderGirls
Religious CharacterRoman Catholic
AddressSt George's Road, London, Newham, E7 8HU
HeadteacherMark Johnson
Local AuthorityNewham
Number of Pupils1,295
Free School Meals (FSM)39.7%
School Capacity1,295 / 1,344 (96% full)
Sixth FormYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

8 Nov 2022
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Overall Effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of Education
Outstanding
Behaviour & Attitudes
Outstanding
Personal Development
Outstanding
Leadership & Management
Outstanding
Sixth Form Provision
Outstanding

Source: Ofsted, 14 Dec 2022. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

10
Dining HallSports HallMusic RoomsLibraryPlaying FieldsAstro TurfGymnasiumSixth Form CentreSwimming PoolChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

16

Sports

FootballTennisBasketballRoundersCross CountryRugbyBadminton

Clubs & Activities

Science ClubChoirDramaBook ClubCodingChessDebateDuke of EdinburghYoung Enterprise

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageVisionPhysicalLearning Difficulty

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

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Teaching hours

08:45 – 15:25

Source: stangelas-ursuline.co.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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St Angela's Ursuline School has been rated "Outstanding" by Ofsted. This means the school provides an exceptional quality of education, and pupils thrive both academically and personally.