School 21
About the school
School 21 is an open all-through school in Newham.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 29 April 2025
- Published
- 18 June 2025
- Inspection type
- Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
- Latest outcome
- Not judged
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Good
Sixth form
Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 47.8
- Newham
- 51.2
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Newham
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 47.90%
- Newham
- 53.40%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 66.20%
- Newham
- 71.50%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 15.50%
- Newham
- 59.20%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 4.16
- Newham
- 4.64
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- C
Average A-level points
- School
- 30.73
AAB or better
- School
- 6.80%
Key Stage 2 results
Combined attainment
Reading, writing and maths expected standard
- School
- 65%
- Newham
- 76%
- England
- 62%
Reading, writing and maths higher standard
- School
- 9%
- Newham
- 16%
- England
- 8%
Subject attainment
Reading expected standard
- School
- 81%
- Newham
- 83%
- England
- 75%
Writing expected standard
- School
- 74%
- Newham
- 82%
- England
- 72%
Maths expected standard
- School
- 79%
- Newham
- 85%
- England
- 74%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling expected
- School
- 74%
- Newham
- 83%
- England
- 73%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling higher
- School
- 28%
- Newham
- 47%
- England
- 30%
Science expected standard
- School
- 82%
- Newham
- 87%
- England
- 82%
Scaled scores
Reading average scaled score
- School
- 106
- Newham
- 107
- England
- 106
Maths average scaled score
- School
- 104
- Newham
- 108
- England
- 105
Grammar average scaled score
- School
- 105
- Newham
- 109
- England
- 105
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1098
Girls
47.09%
Boys
52.91%
SEN support
5.46%
Education, health and care plan
2.00%
English as an additional language
37.50%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
48.16%
Overall absence
7.3
Persistent absence
23.54
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
76
Sustained education or employment
88%
Education
88%
Apprenticeship
0%
Employment
0%
Not sustained
8%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
156
Sustained education or employment
88%
Higher education
72%
Further education
1%
Apprenticeship
3%
Employment
8%