Rokeby School
Secondary · Academy converter · Boys · Newham
Barking Road, London, E16 4DD
70
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 01/04/2025
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
91.0%
27.9% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
473
Capacity used
Has space53%
900 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
28 of 28 families who put it first got an offer
53
Places offered
212
Total applications
4.0
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 28 | 28 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 55 | 22 | ● 40% |
| 3rd preference | 44 | 1 | ● 2% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 85 | 1 | ● 1% |
| Total | 212 | 52 | 25% |
1st preference success by year
Newham lets families list 6 preferences. 6 applications came from outside the council area (1 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
- Boys
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Sarah Morgan
- Address
- Barking Road, London, E16 4DD
- Phone
- 02075405620
- Local authority
- Newham
- Ward / constituency
- Canning Town North · West Ham and Beckton
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 148901
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 60% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 81% | — | — |
| SEN support | 8% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: NEWHAM COMMUNITY LEARNING
473 pupils · 900 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
01 April 2025
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessPersonal development Outstanding Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 624 pupils
Attendance
91.0%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
9.0%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
27.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
2.6%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
4.3%
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 | 48.9 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.05 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 53% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 67% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.20 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 50.8 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 54.3% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 72.2% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 41.4% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.53 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 162 | — |
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 | 163 | 34% | 60% | 75% | |
| English Language | 163 | 18% | 49% | 69% | |
| English Literature | 162 | 20% | 57% | 76% | |
| Combined Science | 132 | 13% | 40% | 55% | |
| Religious Studies | 128 | 36% | 66% | 81% | |
| Spanish | 111 | 21% | 42% | 59% | |
| Statistics | 88 | 41% | 89% | 100% | |
| Computer Science | 87 | 41% | 61% | 72% | |
| Physical Education | 55 | 11% | 44% | 60% | |
| French | 51 | 16% | 39% | 41% | |
| Social Studies | 48 | 17% | 42% | 58% | |
| Art and Design | 46 | 2% | 7% | 9% |
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.