Sarah Bonnell School
Secondary · Academy converter · Girls · Newham
Deanery Road, London, E15 4LP
81
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 02/11/2022
Application demand
99%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
92.5%
21.9% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,202
Capacity used
Has space89%
1,350 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
99%
1st preference success rate
161 of 163 families who put it first got an offer
231
Places offered
640
Total applications
2.8
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 163 | 161 | ● 99% |
| 2nd preference | 165 | 47 | ● 28% |
| 3rd preference | 131 | 14 | ● 11% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 181 | 9 | ● 5% |
| Total | 640 | 231 | 36% |
1st preference success by year
Newham lets families list 6 preferences. 72 applications came from outside the council area (30 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Girls
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Headteacher
- Andrew Hemmings
- Address
- Deanery Road, Stratford, London, E15 4LP
- Phone
- 02085346791
- Local authority
- Newham
- Ward / constituency
- Stratford · Stratford and Bow
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 142644
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 57% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 59% | — | — |
| SEN support | 6% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: NEWHAM COMMUNITY LEARNING
1,202 pupils · 1,350 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
02 November 2022
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Outstanding Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,325 pupils
Attendance
92.5%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
7.5%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
21.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
2.3%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.5%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 56.4 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.46 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 67% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 79% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.92 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 56.7 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 62% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 80.1% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 56.8% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.13 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 266 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 259 | 30% | 64% | 83% | |
| English Language | 259 | 33% | 75% | 87% | |
| English Literature | 257 | 42% | 85% | 92% | |
| Religious Studies | 253 | 50% | 84% | 91% | |
| Combined Science | 204 | 19% | 54% | 76% | |
| History | 132 | 52% | 79% | 89% | |
| Geography | 113 | 26% | 66% | 78% | |
| Art and Design | 97 | 32% | 74% | 97% | |
| Social Studies | 85 | 40% | 80% | 86% | |
| Spanish | 68 | 32% | 69% | 85% | |
| Business | 57 | 30% | 70% | 82% | |
| Biology | 53 | 45% | 98% | 98% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Newham council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.