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State-funded · All-through · Newham

Harris Academy Chobham

Academy sponsor led · Ages 3 to 18 · Mixed · 2,047 pupils

Closes in 21 days Application deadline 31 October 2026

At a glance

Type
Academy sponsor led (state-funded)
Phase
All-through
Ages
3 to 18
Gender
Mixed
Pupils
2,047 census January 2026
Capacity
1,780
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Sixth form
Yes
Nursery classes
Yes
Principal
Ms Francesca Perry
Trust
HARRIS FEDERATION
Address
40 Cheering Lane, London, E20 1BD
Borough
Newham
Telephone
02037476060
DfE reference (URN)
139703

Source: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools · daily extract as at 2026-10-07 · last checked 9 October 2026

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Where leavers went

Official destination measures after GCSEs (key stage 4)

Staying in education or employment for at least 2 terms after key stage 496%
In a sustained education destination95%
Going to a school sixth form61%
Going to a sixth-form college20%
Going to a further education college or other FE provider13%
In a sustained apprenticeshipSuppressed (small cohort)
In sustained employmentSuppressed (small cohort)
Whose destination was not sustained3%

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2022/23 cohort · last checked 9 October 2026 · 203 leavers, cohort that left in 2022/23

Official destination measures after 16 to 18 study

Staying in education, apprenticeship or employment for at least 2 terms after 16-18 study84%
Progressing to higher education61%
Progressing to further education2%
In a sustained apprenticeship2%
In sustained employment17%
Whose destination was not sustained11%

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2022/23 cohort · last checked 9 October 2026 · 166 leavers, cohort that left in 2022/23

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Key dates for 2027 entry

Reception (4+)

  1. Accept your offerFriday 30 April 2027Open

    Deadline to accept your primary offer: Friday 30 April 2027 (your home borough's date).

    Source: Your borough's admissions page · checked 9 Oct 2026

Year 7 (11+)

  1. Application deadlineSaturday 31 October 2026Closes in 21 days

    National closing date for Year 7 applications: Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply through your home borough's coordinated scheme (eAdmissions), not directly to the school.

    Source: GOV.UK · checked 9 Oct 2026

  2. National offer dayMonday 1 March 2027Upcoming

    Secondary National Offer Day: Monday 1 March 2027. Offers are released by your home borough.

    Source: GOV.UK · checked 9 Oct 2026

  3. Acceptance deadlineMonday 15 March 2027Open

    15th March 2027 - Acceptance deadline - online applicants should accept or decline their offer online

    Source: chobhamacademy.org.uk

  4. Accept your offerDate not statedDate not stated

    Accept the offer by the deadline given in your offer letter; your home borough sets the date.

    Source: GOV.UK · checked 9 Oct 2026

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Admissions

You apply through the council where you live, not to the school, naming up to six schools in order on one form. Every applicant on time hears on the same national offer day.

122 first-preference applications and 656 applications naming it at any preference for 113 places offered (September 2026 entry, DfE)

EntryPlaces offeredFirst preferencesAll preferences
September 2026 Secondary113122656
September 2026 Primary9093264
September 2025 Secondary120190890
September 2025 Primary7669202

These are counts of applications and offers on national offer day. They are not a chance of getting in: places are allocated by the school's published admissions criteria, such as siblings, distance or faith.

Source: Department for Education, Secondary and primary school applications and offers · entry years up to 2026/27 · last checked 9 October 2026

Newham: Reception offers, September 2026 entry

Across the borough, 91.3% of applicants were offered their first preference and 98.6% were offered one of their preferences (3,960 applications). These are borough-wide figures, not a forecast for any school or child.

Source: Department for Education, Secondary and primary schools applications and offers 2026 · entry years 2014/15 to 2026/27 (release published 2026-06-18) · last checked 9 October 2026

Newham: Year 7 offers, September 2026 entry

Across the borough, 74.5% of applicants were offered their first preference and 97.5% were offered one of their preferences (3,682 applications). These are borough-wide figures, not a forecast for any school or child.

Source: Department for Education, Secondary and primary schools applications and offers 2026 · entry years 2014/15 to 2026/27 (release published 2026-06-18) · last checked 9 October 2026

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Inspection

Ofsted graded inspection, 13 May 2025

No overall grade was given: Ofsted had stopped using one for state schools.

Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Early years provision
Outstanding
Sixth-form provision
Good

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Last overall grade: Outstanding, given on 18 June 2015

Historic. This is the last time Ofsted gave the school a single overall grade. Overall grades were abolished for state schools in September 2024.

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Source: Ofsted, Management information - state-funded schools - latest inspections as at 31 August 2026 · latest inspections as at 2026-08-31 · last checked 9 October 2026

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Results

Key stage 2 (end of primary), 2024/25

  • % meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths2022/23: 71% · 2023/24: 89%
    85%This school76%Newham62%England, state-funded
  • % achieving the higher standard in reading, writing and maths2022/23: 22% · 2023/24: 9%
    6%This school16%Newham8%England, state-funded
  • Average scaled score in reading2022/23: 107 · 2023/24: 108
    108This school107Newham106England, state-funded
  • Average scaled score in maths2022/23: 107 · 2023/24: 107
    106This school108Newham105England, state-funded

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · academic year 2024/25 · 89 pupils in the cohort

GCSE (key stage 4), 2024/25

  • Attainment 8 score2022/23: 53.5 · 2023/24: 50.6
    49.5This school51.2Newham46.1England, state-funded
  • % achieving grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs2022/23: 56% · 2023/24: 52%
    47%This school53%Newham45%England, state-funded
  • % achieving grade 4 or above in English and maths GCSEs2022/23: 76% · 2023/24: 69%
    64%This school72%Newham65%England, state-funded
  • % entering the English Baccalaureate2022/23: 90% · 2023/24: 80%
    72%This school59%Newham40%England, state-funded
  • EBacc average point score2022/23: 4.99 · 2023/24: 4.76
    4.65This school4.64Newham4.09England, state-funded

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · academic year 2024/25 · 210 pupils in the cohort

A level (16 to 18), 2024/25

  • A level average result, expressed as a grade2022/23: C+ · 2023/24: C+
    C+This schoolBNewhamB-England, state-funded
  • A level average point score per entry2022/23: 34.1 · 2023/24: 32.3
    34.6This school40.5Newham35England, state-funded
  • Average point score for a student's best 3 A levels2022/23: 34 · 2023/24: 32.4
    35This school41.5Newham35.8England, state-funded
  • % of A level students achieving AAB or higher including at least 2 facilitating subjects2022/23: 6% · 2023/24: 3%
    7%This school36%Newham18%England, state-funded
  • A level value added score2023/24: -0.19
    -0.19This school-0.03England, state-funded

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · academic year 2024/25 · 125 pupils in the cohort

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Pupils and context

Eligible for free school meals
42.7% January 2026
English as an additional language
63.6%
Receiving SEN support
9.5%
With an Education, Health and Care Plan
3%
Girls / boys
48% / 52%

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · school census 2024/25

Attendance and staffing

Overall absence
6.4% 2024/25
Persistently absent (missed 10% or more)
17.1%
Pupils per teacher
18.9 2025/26

Source: Department for Education, Absence rates by school level · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026

Places

Places
2,040
Pupils on roll
2,005

Source: Department for Education, Capacity - school / Sixth form capacity - school · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · position at 1 May, 2024/25

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Nearby schools

Schools covering the same ages within about a mile, by straight-line distance (not walking or travel time).

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403 pupils · KS2 expected standard 64% (2024/25)

Applications: open (15 Jan 2027)

State-funded · Sixth form · Ages 16 to 19 · Mixed · Newham

522 pupils · A level average A- (2024/25)

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