Side by side
Ark Isaac Newton Academy and Eastbury Community School
The published facts for both schools, each with its source. Where a school or the government has not published something, the cell says so. We do not name a winner.
What differs
- Ark Isaac Newton Academy takes ages 4 to 18; Eastbury Community School takes ages 3 to 19.
- The two schools are 1.3 miles apart in a straight line.
Facts side by side
| Fact | Ark Isaac Newton Academy | Eastbury Community School |
|---|---|---|
| The basics | ||
| Type | State-funded: Academy sponsor led DfE register | State-funded: Community school DfE register |
| Ages | 4 to 18 DfE register | 3 to 19 DfE register |
| Gender | Mixed DfE register | Mixed DfE register |
| Pupils | 1,777 DfE register | 2,039 DfE register |
| Borough | Redbridge DfE register | Barking and Dagenham DfE register |
| Boarding | No DfE register | No DfE register |
| Admissions policy | Non-selective DfE register | Non-selective DfE register |
| Admissions for 2027 | ||
| Next deadline to apply or register | 31 October 2026 (closes in 20 days) school or council page | 31 October 2026 (closes in 20 days) school or council page |
| Applications and places, last round | 106 first preferences for 90 places DfE, September 2026 entry | 104 first preferences for 170 places DfE, September 2026 entry |
| Cost | ||
| Published day fees | No tuition fees (state-funded) | No tuition fees (state-funded) |
| Inspection | ||
| Latest inspection | Ofsted ungraded inspection, 16 October 2024: Standards maintained Ofsted | Ofsted ungraded inspection, 20 March 2024: School remains Good Ofsted |
| Results | ||
| Key stage 2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 92% (2024/25) DfE | 84% (2024/25) DfE |
| GCSE: Attainment 8 | 56.7 (2024/25) DfE | 44.8 (2024/25) DfE |
| GCSE: grade 5+ in English and maths | 65% (2024/25) DfE | 38% (2024/25) DfE |
| A level: average grade | B+ (2024/25) DfE | C (2024/25) DfE |
| A level: points per entry | 41.7 (2024/25) DfE | 30 (2024/25) DfE |
| Where leavers went | ||
| Stayed in education or work after GCSEs | 92% (left 2022/23) DfE | 91% (left 2022/23) DfE |
| Stayed in education or work after 16 to 18 | 90% (left 2022/23) DfE | 89% (left 2022/23) DfE |
| Pupils | ||
| Eligible for free school meals | 34.3% DfE register | 28.5% DfE register |
| English as an additional language | 46.2% school census 2024/25 | 43.3% school census 2024/25 |
| Receiving SEN support | 10.2% school census 2024/25 | 10.1% school census 2024/25 |
| Pupils per teacher | 16.5 DfE workforce census | 14.8 DfE workforce census |
| Overall absence | 4.4% DfE, 2024/25 | 7.7% DfE, 2024/25 |
DfE register: Get Information About Schools, daily extract as at 7 October 2026. Other sources are named in each cell; every figure links to its source on the school's own page.
Shaded cells differ between the two schools. A blank is not a weakness: it means the figure has not been published, or does not apply to that type of school. Fees and results are not comparable between state and independent schools.