How many schools are in Newham?

OfferDay lists 115 schools in Newham, including 68 primary schools and 17 secondary schools.

Who inspects schools in Newham?

Every school in Newham is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.

Which are the best schools in Newham?

OfferDay ranks schools in Newham where the Department for Education has published results, by key stage 2 scores for primary schools and Attainment 8 for secondary schools. The ranking links are near the top of this page. A results table only captures one part of a school, so use it to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

How many towns are in the Newham local authority?

OfferDay groups the Newham schools across four towns, listed in the schools-by-town section on this page. Any school with no town recorded in the national register is listed separately, grouped by phase, so every school in the local authority is reachable.

Schools in the Newham local authority

Newham has 115 schools listed on OfferDay across 4 towns.

7 nursery schools · 68 primary schools · 17 secondary schools · 4 all-through schools · 3 sixth forms and colleges · 7 special and alternative provision schools · 6 independent schools · 3 other establishments

About schools in Newham

Most of the 115 schools listed in Newham are primary schools. Its 17 secondary schools are where families compare options once a child finishes primary. The area also has four all-through schools, which teach every age from the early years to school-leaving age on one site.

Every school on this page is inspected by Ofsted. Its newer reports judge a school across several areas rather than giving one overall grade, while older reports still carry the previous single grade, so read the framework and the date on each page before you set two schools side by side. Where results have been published you will also find key stage 2 scores for the primary schools and Attainment 8 for the secondary schools. An inspection or a results table captures a school at one past moment, so use this page to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

Key stage 2, 2024/25: 76%; of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 69 schools with published results
Key stage 4, 2024/25: 50.8; average Attainment 8 score, across the 22 schools with published results

Top schools in Newham

Ranked by the latest published results; primary and secondary schools are measured differently and never compared with each other.

Primary

1 St Antony's Catholic Primary School 97%
2 Roman Road Primary School 94%
3 Elmhurst Primary School 92%
4 Tollgate Primary School 91%
5 Bobby Moore Academy 91%
6 Rosetta Primary School 91%
7 St Stephen's Primary School 89%
8 Shaftesbury Primary School 89%

Secondary

1 Brampton Manor Academy 59.9
2 Forest Gate Community School 58.1
3 Harris Science Academy East London 56.9
4 Sarah Bonnell School 56.7
5 St Angela's Ursuline School 54.1
6 Stratford School Academy 53.9
7 Langdon Academy 53.5
8 Cumberland Community School 52.6

Schools by town

The count beside each town is the number of its schools under Newham.

Common questions about schools in Newham

How many schools are in Newham?: OfferDay lists 115 schools in Newham, including 68 primary schools and 17 secondary schools.
Who inspects schools in Newham?: Every school in Newham is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.
Which are the best schools in Newham?: OfferDay ranks schools in Newham where the Department for Education has published results, by key stage 2 scores for primary schools and Attainment 8 for secondary schools. The ranking links are near the top of this page. A results table only captures one part of a school, so use it to draw up a shortlist and then visit.
How many towns are in the Newham local authority?: OfferDay groups the Newham schools across four towns, listed in the schools-by-town section on this page. Any school with no town recorded in the national register is listed separately, grouped by phase, so every school in the local authority is reachable.

School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. Information on this page was last updated on 25 July 2026.