Bobby Moore Academy
1 Siding Street, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London, E20 2AE
- Phase
- All-through
- School type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 4 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- THE DAVID ROSS EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Ms Sarah Donnelly
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- The David Ross Education Trust
- Constituency
- Stratford and Bow
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,560
- Pupils on roll
- 971
- URN
- 144739
- Local authority
- Newham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02031468000
About this school
Bobby Moore Academy is an all-through academy in London. It teaches children aged 4 to 19 and has 971 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
- Early years
- Strong standard
- Post-16 provision
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 22 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 91% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 32% |
| Expected standard in reading | 95% |
| Expected standard in maths | 95% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 86% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 109.0 |
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 164 | 155 | 141 |
| Attainment 8 score | 43.5 | 47.0 | 45.6 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.49 -0.71 to -0.26 | -0.37 -0.60 to -0.14 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 46% | 50.3% | 50.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 60% | 67.1% | 65.2% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 73% | 60.6% | 46.1% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.2 |
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 Bobby Moore Academy 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 | 43.5 | 46.5 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 47 | 46.6 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 45.6 | 47.2 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 12.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 11.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,037 |
| 2023/24 | 1,110 |
| 2024/25 | 1,085 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bobby Moore Academy compares
Bobby Moore Academy ranked 16th of 20 secondary schools in Newham for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 60% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 5% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 45.6 | 11.1% | 49.8% | 971 | — |
| School 21 | 47.8 | 7.3% | 48.2% | 1,080 | 0.8 miles |
| Harris Academy Chobham | 49.5 | 6.4% | 45.9% | 2,047 | 0.9 miles |
| St Paul's Way Trust School | 51.8 | 5.4% | 54.8% | 1,866 | 1.3 miles |
| Buxton School | 45.2 | 7.2% | 40.1% | 1,065 | 1.9 miles |
| George Mitchell School | 47 | 7.5% | 37.3% | 973 | 2.2 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.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report20 January 2026
- 12 October 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 49.84%
- English as an additional language
- 30.5%
- Overall absence
- 11.08%
- Persistent absence
- 38.39%
Location
Nearby schools
-
School 210.8 miles
All-through · Stratford
-
Harris Academy Chobham0.9 miles
All-through · London
-
St Paul's Way Trust School1.3 miles
All-through · London
-
Buxton School1.9 miles
All-through · London
-
George Mitchell School2.2 miles
All-through · London
Other schools in London
Bobby Moore Academy ranks 54th of the 948 ranked primary schools in London, and Bobby Moore Academy ranks 182nd of the 258 ranked secondary schools in London.
- Ark Globe Academy All-through
- Ark John Keats Academy All-through
- Ark King Solomon Academy All-through
- Buxton School All-through
- Dunraven School All-through
- Edmonton County School All-through
- George Mitchell School All-through
- Harris Academy Chobham All-through
- Harris Academy Tottenham All-through
- Langdon Academy All-through
- Prendergast Vale School All-through
- Saint Mary Magdalene Church of England All Through School All-through
Common questions
- What year groups does Bobby Moore Academy teach?
- Bobby Moore Academy teaches children aged 4 to 19. It is an all-through school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Bobby Moore Academy?
- The headteacher of Bobby Moore Academy is Ms Sarah Donnelly, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Bobby Moore Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bobby Moore Academy, 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 Bobby Moore Academy?
- Bobby Moore Academy has 971 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 19.
- Is Bobby Moore Academy full?
- Bobby Moore Academy has capacity for 1,560 pupils and 971 on roll (62%), 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 Bobby Moore Academy a faith school?
- No. Bobby Moore Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Bobby Moore Academy a selective school?
- No. Bobby Moore Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does Bobby Moore Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Bobby Moore Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Bobby Moore Academy?
- Bobby Moore Academy is part of THE DAVID ROSS EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How does Bobby Moore Academy rank locally?
- Bobby Moore Academy ranked 16th of 20 secondary schools in Newham for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 60% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 5% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Bobby Moore Academy's absence rate?
- Bobby Moore Academy's overall absence rate is 11.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Bobby Moore Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bobby Moore Academy'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 10 July 2026.