Kingsford Community School
Kingsford Way, Beckton, London, E6 5JG
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ms Joan Deslandes
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- West Ham and Beckton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,500
- Pupils on roll
- 1,437
- URN
- 132058
- Local authority
- Newham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02074764700
About this school
Kingsford Community School is a community secondary school in London. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 1,437 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 288 | 313 | 301 |
| Attainment 8 score | 48.5 | 49.0 | 50.1 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.26 -0.43 to -0.10 | +0.16 0.00 to +0.33 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 40% | 46.6% | 45.8% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 63% | 63.6% | 67.8% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 21% | 24% | 30.6% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.3 |
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 Kingsford Community 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 | 48.5 | 46.5 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 49 | 46.6 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 50.1 | 47.2 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,577 |
| 2023/24 | 1,559 |
| 2024/25 | 1,500 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Kingsford Community School compares
Kingsford Community School ranked 10th of 20 secondary schools in Newham for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 76% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 19% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 50.1 | 7.6% | 53.8% | 1,437 | — |
| London Design and Engineering UTC | 49.5 | 7.2% | 46.8% | 854 | 0.6 miles |
| Brampton Manor Academy | 59.9 | 5.7% | 45.5% | 2,987 | 0.8 miles |
| Royal Docks Academy | 39.6 | 9.5% | 62.8% | 849 | 0.9 miles |
| Cumberland Community School | 52.6 | 4.4% | 58% | 1,308 | 1.0 miles |
| Oasis Academy Silvertown | 45.1 | 9.2% | 47.6% | 512 | 1.4 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)
- 53.8%
- English as an additional language
- 73%
- Overall absence
- 7.63%
- Persistent absence
- 23.16%
Location
Nearby schools
-
London Design and Engineering UTC0.6 miles
Secondary · London
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Brampton Manor Academy0.8 miles
Secondary · London
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Royal Docks Academy0.9 miles
Secondary · London
-
Cumberland Community School1.0 miles
Secondary · London
-
Oasis Academy Silvertown1.4 miles
Secondary · London
Other schools in London
Kingsford Community School ranks 126th 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 Kingsford Community School teach?
- Kingsford Community School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Kingsford Community School?
- The headteacher of Kingsford Community School is Ms Joan Deslandes, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Kingsford Community School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Kingsford Community 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 Kingsford Community School?
- Kingsford Community School has 1,437 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Kingsford Community School full?
- Kingsford Community School has capacity for 1,500 pupils and 1,437 on roll (96%), 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 Kingsford Community School a faith school?
- No. Kingsford Community School has no designated religious character.
- Is Kingsford Community School a selective school?
- No. Kingsford Community School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have Kingsford Community School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 48.5 in 2022/23 and 50.1 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Kingsford Community School rank locally?
- Kingsford Community School ranked 10th of 20 secondary schools in Newham for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 76% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 19% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Kingsford Community School's absence rate?
- Kingsford Community School's overall absence rate is 7.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Kingsford Community School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Kingsford Community 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 30 June 2026.