Stratford School Academy

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Stratford School Academy is a large mixed secondary in Newham, running close to its full capacity of 1,500 with 1,480 pupils on roll. The school serves a community with significant economic disadvantage: 47.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the national average for secondary schools. Demand is extremely high. For entry in 2025/26, the school received 1,108 applications for 311 places, an oversubscription ratio of 3.56 to one. Of those applicants, 211 put Stratford as their first preference, and 199 received first-preference offers. That level of competition suggests parents see real value here, and the school’s position as the fourth-best performing secondary in Newham (out of 21) backs that up. It sits just behind Brampton Manor Academy in the local rankings, and within 0.3 km of St Bonaventure's RC School, one of the borough's eight Outstanding-rated secondaries.

Academically, Stratford School Academy delivers results that comfortably exceed local and national benchmarks. Its Progress 8 score of 0.58 is classified as 'well above average' and is more than four times the Newham local authority average of 0.13. The school ranks 396th nationally out of 3,141 schools on this measure, placing it in the top 13% of all secondary schools in England. Within London, it sits 142nd out of 487. Attainment 8 sits at 54, and 79.5% of pupils achieved a grade 4 or above in English and maths, with 62.8% reaching grade 5 or above. The English Baccalaureate average point score is 4.8, and 53.8% of pupils entered the EBacc suite of subjects. Progress in maths (0.68) and English (0.7) is particularly strong, and the school's open element Progress 8 score of 0.62 shows pupils are making good progress across the wider curriculum too.

The school offers a broad range of facilities including a swimming pool, theatre, astro turf, sports hall, and dedicated music and art studios. Sports provision covers hockey, rowing, martial arts and dance, while clubs include Model UN, debate, eco club and a newspaper group. SEND support is comprehensive, with provisions for dyslexia, moderate learning difficulties, social and emotional mental health needs, speech and language communication needs, hearing impairment, and autistic spectrum disorder, plus a resourced provision. There is no sixth form, so pupils leave at 16. For families in Newham looking for a high-performing state secondary that reflects the local community's diversity and delivers strong academic progress across the board, Stratford School Academy is a compelling choice — though securing a place requires being among the first-preference applicants in a very competitive admissions round.

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