Side by side
Forest Gate Community School and St Bonaventure's RC 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
- Forest Gate Community School takes boys and girls; St Bonaventure's RC School is a boys' school.
- Forest Gate Community School takes ages 11 to 16; St Bonaventure's RC School takes ages 11 to 18.
- The two schools are 0.8 miles apart in a straight line.
Facts side by side
| Fact | Forest Gate Community School | St Bonaventure's RC School |
|---|---|---|
| The basics | ||
| Type | State-funded: Academy converter DfE register | State-funded: Voluntary aided school DfE register |
| Ages | 11 to 16 DfE register | 11 to 18 DfE register |
| Gender | Mixed DfE register | Boys DfE register |
| Pupils | 1,343 DfE register | 1,352 DfE register |
| Religious character | Not published | Roman Catholic DfE register |
| Borough | Newham DfE register | Newham 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 | 313 first preferences for 260 places DfE, September 2026 entry | 161 first preferences for 203 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, 9 December 2021: School remains Outstanding Ofsted | Ofsted graded inspection, 29 November 2022: Outstanding at that inspection Ofsted |
| Results | ||
| GCSE: Attainment 8 | 58.1 (2024/25) DfE | 47.3 (2024/25) DfE |
| GCSE: grade 5+ in English and maths | 68% (2024/25) DfE | 47% (2024/25) DfE |
| A level: average grade | Not published | B- (2024/25) DfE |
| A level: points per entry | Not published | 38 (2024/25) DfE |
| Where leavers went | ||
| Stayed in education or work after GCSEs | 94% (left 2022/23) DfE | 97% (left 2022/23) DfE |
| Stayed in education or work after 16 to 18 | Not published | 90% (left 2022/23) DfE |
| Pupils | ||
| Eligible for free school meals | 50% DfE register | 43.2% DfE register |
| English as an additional language | 56.9% school census 2024/25 | 52.2% school census 2024/25 |
| Receiving SEN support | 5.7% school census 2024/25 | 9.1% school census 2024/25 |
| Pupils per teacher | 17 DfE workforce census | 16.7 DfE workforce census |
| Overall absence | 5% DfE, 2024/25 | 5.3% 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.