St Angela's Ursuline School
St George's Road, Forest Gate, London, E7 8HU
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mr Mark Johnson
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Diocese
- Diocese of Brentwood
- Constituency
- Stratford and Bow
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,344
- Pupils on roll
- 1,311
- URN
- 102786
- Local authority
- Newham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02084726022
About this school
St Angela's Ursuline School is a Roman Catholic girls' voluntary aided secondary school in London. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,311 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Sixth form
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 169 | 187 | 182 |
| Attainment 8 score | 56.3 | 57.0 | 54.1 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.31 +0.10 to +0.53 | +0.34 +0.13 to +0.54 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 69% | 61.5% | 53.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 83% | 83.4% | 76.9% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 37% | 43.3% | 48.9% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.9 | 5.0 | 4.8 |
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 St Angela's Ursuline School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Newham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 56.3 | 46.5 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 57 | 46.6 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 54.1 | 47.2 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,274 |
| 2023/24 | 1,297 |
| 2024/25 | 1,295 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Angela's Ursuline School compares
St Angela's Ursuline School ranked 5th of 20 secondary schools in Newham for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 85% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 54.1 | 5.7% | 41.9% | 1,311 | — |
| Stratford School Academy | 53.9 | 5.2% | 50.3% | 1,477 | 0.2 miles |
| St Bonaventure's RC School | 47.3 | 5.3% | 41.9% | 1,352 | 0.3 miles |
| Forest Gate Community School | 58.1 | 5% | 44.9% | 1,343 | 0.6 miles |
| Lister Community School | 44.1 | 8.2% | 55% | 1,470 | 0.7 miles |
| Sarah Bonnell School | 56.7 | 7.5% | 56.4% | 1,202 | 0.9 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)
- 41.91%
- English as an additional language
- 41.7%
- Overall absence
- 5.65%
- Persistent absence
- 17.44%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Stratford School Academy0.2 miles
Secondary · London
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St Bonaventure's RC School0.3 miles
Secondary · London
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Forest Gate Community School0.6 miles
Secondary · London
-
Lister Community School0.7 miles
Secondary · London
-
Sarah Bonnell School0.9 miles
Secondary · London
Other schools in London
St Angela's Ursuline School ranks 90th 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 St Angela's Ursuline School teach?
- St Angela's Ursuline School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of St Angela's Ursuline School?
- The headteacher of St Angela's Ursuline School is Mr Mark Johnson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St Angela's Ursuline School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Angela's Ursuline School, 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 St Angela's Ursuline School?
- St Angela's Ursuline School has 1,311 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is St Angela's Ursuline School full?
- St Angela's Ursuline School has capacity for 1,344 pupils and 1,311 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 St Angela's Ursuline School a faith school?
- Yes. St Angela's Ursuline School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Brentwood.
- Is St Angela's Ursuline School a selective school?
- No. St Angela's Ursuline School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have St Angela's Ursuline School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 56.3 in 2022/23 and 54.1 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Angela's Ursuline School rank locally?
- St Angela's Ursuline School ranked 5th of 20 secondary schools in Newham for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 85% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Angela's Ursuline School's absence rate?
- St Angela's Ursuline School's overall absence rate is 5.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Angela's Ursuline School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Angela's Ursuline School'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.