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State-funded · Secondary · Newham

Rokeby School

Academy converter · Ages 11 to 16 · Boys · 473 pupils

Closes in 21 days Application deadline 31 October 2026

At a glance

Type
Academy converter (state-funded)
Phase
Secondary
Ages
11 to 16
Gender
Boys
Pupils
473 census January 2026
Capacity
900
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Acting Headteacher
Ms Sarah Morgan
Trust
NEWHAM COMMUNITY LEARNING
Address
Barking Road, London, E16 4DD
Borough
Newham
Telephone
02075405620
DfE reference (URN)
148901

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 489%
In a sustained education destination88%
Going to a school sixth form25%
Going to a sixth-form college36%
Going to a further education college or other FE provider27%
In a sustained apprenticeship0%
In sustained employment1%
Whose destination was not sustained6%

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2022/23 cohort · last checked 9 October 2026 · 162 leavers, cohort that left in 2022/23

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Key dates for 2027 entry

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. 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.

39 first-preference applications and 186 applications naming it at any preference for 64 places offered (September 2026 entry, DfE)

EntryPlaces offeredFirst preferencesAll preferences
September 20266439186
September 20255328212
September 20246640238
September 20237139240

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: 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, 1 April 2025

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

Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Good

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Last overall grade: Good, given on 14 November 2013

(inspection of the predecessor school, Rokeby School)

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

GCSE (key stage 4), 2024/25

  • Attainment 8 score2022/23: 48 · 2023/24: 48.9
    50.8This school51.2Newham46.1England, state-funded
  • % achieving grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs2022/23: 51% · 2023/24: 53%
    54%This school53%Newham45%England, state-funded
  • % achieving grade 4 or above in English and maths GCSEs2022/23: 69% · 2023/24: 67%
    72%This school72%Newham65%England, state-funded
  • % entering the English Baccalaureate2022/23: 35% · 2023/24: 47%
    41%This school59%Newham40%England, state-funded
  • EBacc average point score2022/23: 4.07 · 2023/24: 4.20
    4.53This 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 · 162 pupils in the cohort

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Pupils and context

Eligible for free school meals
60% January 2026
English as an additional language
81.3%
Receiving SEN support
11.2%
With an Education, Health and Care Plan
1.2%

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
9% 2024/25
Persistently absent (missed 10% or more)
27.9%
Pupils per teacher
12.2 2025/26

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

Places

Places
900
Pupils on roll
581

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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Applications: closes in 21 days (31 Oct 2026)

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1,308 pupils · Attainment 8 52.6 (2024/25)

Applications: closes in 21 days (31 Oct 2026)

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