Stoke Newington School and Sixth Form
Clissold Road, London, N16 9EX
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Zehra Jaffer
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Hackney North and Stoke Newington
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,700
- Pupils on roll
- 1,665
- URN
- 100279
- Local authority
- Hackney
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02072419600
About this school
Stoke Newington School and Sixth Form is a community secondary school in London. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 1,665 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 6 July 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 254 | 251 | 254 |
| Attainment 8 score | 48.2 | 52.2 | 48.4 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.19 -0.37 to -0.01 | +0.28 +0.10 to +0.46 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 46% | 56.2% | 46.1% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 67% | 75.3% | 62.6% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 38% | 25.1% | 28.7% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.1 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Stoke Newington School and Sixth Form has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Hackney average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 48.2 | 41.9 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 52.2 | 40.9 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 48.4 | 41.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,708 |
| 2023/24 | 1,666 |
| 2024/25 | 1,647 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Stoke Newington School and Sixth Form compares
Stoke Newington School and Sixth Form ranked 9th of 16 secondary schools in Hackney for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 70% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 13% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 48.4 | 8.7% | 41.1% | 1,665 | — |
| The Excelsior Academy | 44.7 | 8.7% | 61.7% | 983 | 0.7 miles |
| City of London Academy Highbury Grove | 45.4 | 10.1% | 60.1% | 892 | 0.8 miles |
| Highbury Fields School | 57.4 | 8.4% | 54.1% | 733 | 0.8 miles |
| Mossbourne Community Academy | 65.1 | 4.3% | 51.3% | 1,432 | 1.1 miles |
| Lubavitch House School (Senior Girls) | 39.9 | 11.2% | 11.1% | 100 | 1.1 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 41.12%
- English as an additional language
- 21.4%
- Overall absence
- 8.67%
- Persistent absence
- 25.52%
Location
Nearby schools
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The Excelsior Academy0.7 miles
Secondary · London
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City of London Academy Highbury Grove0.8 miles
Secondary · London
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Highbury Fields School0.8 miles
Secondary · London
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Mossbourne Community Academy1.1 miles
Secondary · London
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Lubavitch House School (Senior Girls)1.1 miles
Secondary · London
Other schools in London
Stoke Newington School and Sixth Form ranks 150th of the 258 ranked secondary schools in London.
- Acland Burghley School Secondary
- Ada Lovelace Church of England High School Secondary
- Addey and Stanhope School Secondary
- AIM Academy North London Secondary
- Alexandra Park School Secondary
- All Saints Catholic College Secondary
- All Saints Catholic High School Secondary
- Ark Acton Academy Secondary
- Ark All Saints Academy Secondary
- Ark Bolingbroke Academy Secondary
- Ark Burlington Danes Academy Secondary
- Ark Elvin Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Stoke Newington School and Sixth Form teach?
- Stoke Newington School and Sixth Form teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a secondary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Stoke Newington School and Sixth Form?
- The headteacher of Stoke Newington School and Sixth Form is Mrs Zehra Jaffer, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Stoke Newington School and Sixth Form last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Stoke Newington School and Sixth Form, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Stoke Newington School and Sixth Form?
- Stoke Newington School and Sixth Form has 1,665 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is Stoke Newington School and Sixth Form full?
- Stoke Newington School and Sixth Form has capacity for 1,700 pupils and 1,665 on roll (98%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Stoke Newington School and Sixth Form a faith school?
- No. Stoke Newington School and Sixth Form has no designated religious character.
- Is Stoke Newington School and Sixth Form a selective school?
- No. Stoke Newington School and Sixth Form is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have Stoke Newington School and Sixth Form's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 48.2 in 2022/23 and 48.4 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Stoke Newington School and Sixth Form rank locally?
- Stoke Newington School and Sixth Form ranked 9th of 16 secondary schools in Hackney for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 70% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 13% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Stoke Newington School and Sixth Form's absence rate?
- Stoke Newington School and Sixth Form's overall absence rate is 8.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Stoke Newington School and Sixth Form's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Stoke Newington School and Sixth Form's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
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. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.