Side by side
Kingsford Community School and London Design and Engineering UTC
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
- Kingsford Community School takes ages 11 to 16; London Design and Engineering UTC takes ages 14 to 19.
- Kingsford Community School has 1,437 pupils; London Design and Engineering UTC has 854.
- We hold a dated 2027 deadline for Kingsford Community School (31 October 2026) but none for London Design and Engineering UTC.
- The two schools are 0.6 miles apart in a straight line.
Facts side by side
| Fact | Kingsford Community School | London Design and Engineering UTC |
|---|---|---|
| The basics | ||
| Type | State-funded: Community school DfE register | State-funded: University technical college DfE register |
| Ages | 11 to 16 DfE register | 14 to 19 DfE register |
| Gender | Mixed DfE register | Mixed DfE register |
| Pupils | 1,437 DfE register | 854 DfE register |
| Borough | Newham DfE register | Newham DfE register |
| Boarding | No DfE register | Not published |
| Admissions policy | Non-selective DfE register | Not published |
| Admissions for 2027 | ||
| Next deadline to apply or register | 31 October 2026 (closes in 21 days) school or council page | Not published |
| Applications and places, last round | 126 first preferences for 199 places DfE, September 2026 entry | Not published |
| Cost | ||
| Published day fees | No tuition fees (state-funded) | No tuition fees (state-funded) |
| Inspection | ||
| Latest inspection | Ofsted graded inspection, 18 October 2022: Good at that inspection Ofsted | Ofsted report card, 18 November 2025 Ofsted |
| Results | ||
| GCSE: Attainment 8 | 50.1 (2024/25) DfE | 49.5 (2024/25) DfE |
| GCSE: grade 5+ in English and maths | 46% (2024/25) DfE | 54% (2024/25) DfE |
| A level: average grade | Not published | C+ (2024/25) DfE |
| A level: points per entry | Not published | 31.8 (2024/25) DfE |
| Where leavers went | ||
| Stayed in education or work after GCSEs | 93% (left 2022/23) DfE | 96% (left 2022/23) DfE |
| Stayed in education or work after 16 to 18 | Not published | 73% (left 2022/23) DfE |
| Pupils | ||
| Eligible for free school meals | 59.1% DfE register | 53.3% DfE register |
| English as an additional language | 73% school census 2024/25 | 58.6% school census 2024/25 |
| Receiving SEN support | 7.3% school census 2024/25 | 8.7% school census 2024/25 |
| Pupils per teacher | 15.9 DfE workforce census | 14.5 DfE workforce census |
| Overall absence | 7.6% DfE, 2024/25 | 7.2% DfE, 2024/25 |
DfE register: Get Information About Schools, daily extract as at 2026-10-07. 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.