Forest Gate Community School
Forest Lane, London, E7 9BB
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- COMMUNITY SCHOOLS TRUST
- Headteacher
- Ms Stacey Goyan
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Community Schools Trust
- Constituency
- Stratford and Bow
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,350
- Pupils on roll
- 1,343
- URN
- 143274
- Local authority
- Newham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02085348666
About this school
Forest Gate Community School is a secondary academy in London. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 1,343 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Forest Gate Community School, and its latest judgement is set out 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 9 December 2021, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Outstanding. 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 | 232 | 264 | 264 |
| Attainment 8 score | 58.6 | 57.3 | 58.1 |
| Progress 8 score | +1.08 +0.89 to +1.27 | +1.05 +0.87 to +1.23 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 72% | 71.2% | 67.8% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 82% | 84.8% | 82.2% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 92% | 80.7% | 79.2% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 5.5 | 5.2 | 5.4 |
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 Forest Gate 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 | 58.6 | 46.5 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 57.3 | 46.6 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 58.1 | 47.2 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,311 |
| 2023/24 | 1,348 |
| 2024/25 | 1,344 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Forest Gate Community School compares
Forest Gate Community School ranked 2nd of 20 secondary schools in Newham for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 91% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 58.1 | 5% | 44.9% | 1,343 | — |
| St Angela's Ursuline School | 54.1 | 5.7% | 41.9% | 1,311 | 0.6 miles |
| Stratford School Academy | 53.9 | 5.2% | 50.3% | 1,477 | 0.6 miles |
| St Bonaventure's RC School | 47.3 | 5.3% | 41.9% | 1,352 | 0.8 miles |
| Sarah Bonnell School | 56.7 | 7.5% | 56.4% | 1,202 | 0.8 miles |
| Lister Community School | 44.1 | 8.2% | 55% | 1,470 | 1.2 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)
- 44.87%
- English as an additional language
- 56.9%
- Overall absence
- 5.02%
- Persistent absence
- 10.51%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Angela's Ursuline School0.6 miles
Secondary · London
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Stratford School Academy0.6 miles
Secondary · London
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St Bonaventure's RC School0.8 miles
Secondary · London
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Sarah Bonnell School0.8 miles
Secondary · London
-
Lister Community School1.2 miles
Secondary · London
Other schools in London
Forest Gate Community School ranks 48th 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 ages does Forest Gate Community School teach?
- Forest Gate Community School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Forest Gate Community School?
- The headteacher of Forest Gate Community School is Ms Stacey Goyan, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Forest Gate Community School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Forest Gate 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 many pupils are at Forest Gate Community School?
- Forest Gate Community School has 1,343 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Forest Gate Community School full?
- Forest Gate Community School has capacity for 1,350 pupils and 1,343 on roll (99%), 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 Forest Gate Community School a faith school?
- No. Forest Gate Community School has no designated religious character.
- Is Forest Gate Community School a selective school?
- No. Forest Gate Community School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Forest Gate Community School part of an academy trust?
- Forest Gate Community School is part of COMMUNITY SCHOOLS TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Forest Gate Community School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 58.6 in 2022/23 and 58.1 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Forest Gate Community School compare with other schools in Newham?
- Forest Gate Community School ranked 2nd of 20 secondary schools in Newham for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 91% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Forest Gate Community School's absence rate?
- Forest Gate Community School's overall absence rate is 5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Forest Gate Community School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Forest Gate 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 2 July 2026.