New City College
Poplar High Street, Poplar, London, E14 0AF
- Phase
- 16 plus
- School type
- Further education
- Ages
- 14 to 99
- Gender
- Mixed
- Principal
- Mr Gerry McDonald
- Constituency
- Poplar and Limehouse
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 130418
- Local authority
- Tower Hamlets
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02075107510
About this school
New City College is a sixth form or college in London. It teaches children aged 14 to 99.
Ofsted has not yet inspected New City College under its current framework. 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
New City College has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1900, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 109 | 113 | 117 |
| Attainment 8 score | 10.1 | 11.6 | 12.1 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 16% | 15.9% | 17.1% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 21% | 22.1% | 27.4% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
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 New City College has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Tower Hamlets average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.1 | 44.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 11.6 | 44 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 12.1 | 43.8 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
Location
Nearby schools
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East London Arts & Music1.1 miles
16 plus · London
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The Mary Ward Centre (AE Centre)2.0 miles
16 plus · London
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London Academy of Excellence2.2 miles
16 plus · London
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Workers' Educational Association3.0 miles
16 plus · London
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Christ The King Sixth Form College3.2 miles
16 plus · London
Other schools in London
- Ada National College for Digital Skills 16 plus
- Big Creative Academy 16 plus
- Capital City College 16 plus
- Christ The King Sixth Form College 16 plus
- City Lit 16 plus
- Ealing, Hammersmith and West London College 16 plus
- East London Arts & Music 16 plus
- Haringey Sixth Form College 16 plus
- Harris Clapham Sixth Form 16 plus
- Harris Professional Skills Sixth Form 16 plus
- Harris Westminster Sixth Form 16 plus
- Imperial College London Mathematics School 16 plus
Common questions
- What year groups does New City College teach?
- New City College teaches children aged 14 to 99. It is a sixth form or college in London.
- Who is the principal of New City College?
- The principal of New City College is Mr Gerry McDonald, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has New City College been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected New City College under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- Is New City College a faith school?
- No. New City College has no designated religious character.
- How have New City College's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 10.1 in 2022/23 and 12.1 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are New City College's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, New City College'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 11 June 2026.