Forest Gate Community School
Forest Lane, London, E7 9BB
1,343 pupils · 99% of 1,350 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- COMMUNITY SCHOOLS TRUST
- Local authority
- Newham
- Free school meals
- 50%
Ofsted
Outstanding (2021) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Outstanding” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 9 December 2021, published 31 January 2022. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 58.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 67.8% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 82.2% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 79.2% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.2 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 260 | 313 | 1,322 | 260 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 263 | 319 | 1,364 | 263 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 258 | 326 | 1,345 | 258 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 266 | 416 | 1,525 | 266 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 267 | 436 | 1,518 | 267 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 273 | 405 | 1,545 | 273 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 265 | 415 | 1,474 | 265 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 268 | 333 | 1,274 | 268 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- St Angela's Ursuline School 0.9 km · Outstanding (2022) · previous system
- Stratford School Academy 1 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- St Bonaventure's RC School 1.2 km · Outstanding (2022) · previous system
- Sarah Bonnell School 1.3 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Lister Community School 2 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- Plashet, City of London Academy 2.2 km · Good (2022) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.