Sarah Bonnell School
Deanery Road, Stratford, London, E15 4LP
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Girls
- Trust
- NEWHAM COMMUNITY LEARNING
- Headteacher
- Ms Rae Potter
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Newham Community Learning
- Constituency
- Stratford and Bow
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,350
- Pupils on roll
- 1,202
- URN
- 142644
- Local authority
- Newham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02085346791
About this school
Sarah Bonnell School is a girls' secondary academy in London. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 1,202 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
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 266 | 263 | 266 |
| Attainment 8 score | 54.5 | 56.4 | 56.7 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.52 +0.35 to +0.70 | +0.46 +0.28 to +0.64 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 56% | 66.5% | 62% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 74% | 78.7% | 80.1% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 53% | 38.4% | 56.8% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.8 | 4.9 | 5.1 |
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 Sarah Bonnell 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 | 54.5 | 46.5 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 56.4 | 46.6 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 56.7 | 47.2 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,323 |
| 2023/24 | 1,325 |
| 2024/25 | 1,275 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Sarah Bonnell School compares
Sarah Bonnell School ranked 4th of 20 secondary schools in Newham for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 90% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 20% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 56.7 | 7.5% | 56.4% | 1,202 | — |
| Stratford School Academy | 53.9 | 5.2% | 50.3% | 1,477 | 0.7 miles |
| Forest Gate Community School | 58.1 | 5% | 44.9% | 1,343 | 0.8 miles |
| St Bonaventure's RC School | 47.3 | 5.3% | 41.9% | 1,352 | 0.8 miles |
| St Angela's Ursuline School | 54.1 | 5.7% | 41.9% | 1,311 | 0.9 miles |
| Lister Community School | 44.1 | 8.2% | 55% | 1,470 | 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)
- 56.39%
- English as an additional language
- 54.3%
- Overall absence
- 7.54%
- Persistent absence
- 21.89%
Location
Nearby schools
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Stratford School Academy0.7 miles
Secondary · London
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Forest Gate Community School0.8 miles
Secondary · London
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St Bonaventure's RC School0.8 miles
Secondary · London
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St Angela's Ursuline School0.9 miles
Secondary · London
-
Lister Community School1.1 miles
Secondary · London
Other schools in London
Sarah Bonnell School ranks 62nd of the 258 ranked secondary schools in London.
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- 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 Sarah Bonnell School teach?
- Sarah Bonnell School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Sarah Bonnell School?
- The headteacher of Sarah Bonnell School is Ms Rae Potter, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Sarah Bonnell School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Sarah Bonnell 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 Sarah Bonnell School?
- Sarah Bonnell School has 1,202 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Sarah Bonnell School full?
- Sarah Bonnell School has capacity for 1,350 pupils and 1,202 on roll (89%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Sarah Bonnell School a faith school?
- No. Sarah Bonnell School has no designated religious character.
- Is Sarah Bonnell School a selective school?
- No. Sarah Bonnell School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Sarah Bonnell School?
- Sarah Bonnell School is part of NEWHAM COMMUNITY LEARNING. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Sarah Bonnell School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 54.5 in 2022/23 and 56.7 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Sarah Bonnell School rank locally?
- Sarah Bonnell School ranked 4th of 20 secondary schools in Newham for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 90% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 20% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Sarah Bonnell School's absence rate?
- Sarah Bonnell School's overall absence rate is 7.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Sarah Bonnell School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Sarah Bonnell 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 2 July 2026.