Cumberland Community School
Oban Close, London, E13 8SJ
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- COMMUNITY SCHOOLS TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Ekhlas Rahman
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Community Schools Trust
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, VI - Visual Impairment, OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, HI - Hearing Impairment, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment, PD - Physical Disability, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- West Ham and Beckton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,500
- Pupils on roll
- 1,308
- URN
- 145113
- Local authority
- Newham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02074740231
About this school
Cumberland Community School is a secondary academy in London. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 1,308 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Cumberland 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. 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
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- 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 | 285 | 297 | 268 |
| Attainment 8 score | 51.7 | 53.5 | 52.6 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.49 +0.30 to +0.67 | +0.71 +0.53 to +0.90 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 55% | 61.6% | 59% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 70% | 76.4% | 75% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 74% | 83.8% | 77.2% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.9 |
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 Cumberland 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 | 51.7 | 46.5 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 53.5 | 46.6 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 52.6 | 47.2 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,417 |
| 2023/24 | 1,402 |
| 2024/25 | 1,346 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Cumberland Community School compares
Cumberland Community School ranked 8th of 20 secondary schools in Newham for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 83% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 52.6 | 4.4% | 58% | 1,308 | — |
| Brampton Manor Academy | 59.9 | 5.7% | 45.5% | 2,987 | 0.3 miles |
| Royal Docks Academy | 39.6 | 9.5% | 62.8% | 849 | 0.7 miles |
| Rokeby School | 50.8 | 9% | 56% | 473 | 0.8 miles |
| Lister Community School | 44.1 | 8.2% | 55% | 1,470 | 0.9 miles |
| Kingsford Community School | 50.1 | 7.6% | 53.8% | 1,437 | 1.0 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)
- 58.02%
- English as an additional language
- 53.8%
- Overall absence
- 4.38%
- Persistent absence
- 11.79%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Brampton Manor Academy0.3 miles
Secondary · London
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Royal Docks Academy0.7 miles
Secondary · London
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Rokeby School0.8 miles
Secondary · London
-
Lister Community School0.9 miles
Secondary · London
-
Kingsford Community School1.0 miles
Secondary · London
Other schools in London
Cumberland Community School ranks 103rd 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 Cumberland Community School teach?
- Cumberland Community School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Cumberland Community School?
- The headteacher of Cumberland Community School is Mr Ekhlas Rahman, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Cumberland Community School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Cumberland 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 Cumberland Community School?
- Cumberland Community School has 1,308 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Cumberland Community School full?
- Cumberland Community School has capacity for 1,500 pupils and 1,308 on roll (87%), 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 Cumberland Community School a faith school?
- No. Cumberland Community School has no designated religious character.
- Is Cumberland Community School a selective school?
- No. Cumberland Community School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Cumberland Community School part of an academy trust?
- Cumberland 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.
- What SEN provision does Cumberland Community School have?
- The schools register lists Cumberland Community School's special educational needs provision as: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; VI - Visual Impairment; OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability; HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment; PD - Physical Disability; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Cumberland Community School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 51.7 in 2022/23 and 52.6 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Cumberland Community School compare with other schools in Newham?
- Cumberland Community School ranked 8th of 20 secondary schools in Newham for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 83% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Cumberland Community School's absence rate?
- Cumberland Community School's overall absence rate is 4.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Cumberland Community School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Cumberland 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 10 July 2026.