Rokeby School
Barking Road, London, E16 4DD
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Boys
- Trust
- NEWHAM COMMUNITY LEARNING
- Acting Headteacher
- Ms Sarah Morgan
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Newham Community Learning
- Constituency
- West Ham and Beckton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 900
- Pupils on roll
- 473
- URN
- 148901
- Local authority
- Newham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02075405620
About this school
Rokeby School is a boys' secondary academy in London. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 473 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Rokeby 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. 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 | 162 | 146 | 162 |
| Attainment 8 score | 48.0 | 48.9 | 50.8 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.29 +0.01 to +0.56 | +0.05 -0.21 to +0.32 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 51% | 52.7% | 54.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 69% | 67.1% | 72.2% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 35% | 47.3% | 41.4% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.5 |
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 Rokeby 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 | 46.5 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 48.9 | 46.6 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 50.8 | 47.2 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 765 |
| 2023/24 | 676 |
| 2024/25 | 588 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Rokeby School compares
Rokeby School ranked 9th of 20 secondary schools in Newham for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 78% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 11% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 50.8 | 9% | 56% | 473 | — |
| Eastlea Community School | 41.6 | 9.5% | 56.9% | 593 | 0.4 miles |
| Cumberland Community School | 52.6 | 4.4% | 58% | 1,308 | 0.8 miles |
| Royal Docks Academy | 39.6 | 9.5% | 62.8% | 849 | 1.0 miles |
| Lister Community School | 44.1 | 8.2% | 55% | 1,470 | 1.1 miles |
| Oasis Academy Silvertown | 45.1 | 9.2% | 47.6% | 512 | 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)
- 55.95%
- English as an additional language
- 81.3%
- Overall absence
- 9.04%
- Persistent absence
- 27.88%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Eastlea Community School0.4 miles
Secondary · London
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Cumberland Community School0.8 miles
Secondary · London
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Royal Docks Academy1.0 miles
Secondary · London
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Lister Community School1.1 miles
Secondary · London
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Oasis Academy Silvertown1.1 miles
Secondary · London
Other schools in London
Rokeby School ranks 120th 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 Rokeby School teach?
- Rokeby School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in London.
- Who is the acting headteacher of Rokeby School?
- The acting headteacher of Rokeby School is Ms Sarah Morgan, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Rokeby School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Rokeby 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 Rokeby School?
- Rokeby School has 473 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Rokeby School full?
- Rokeby School has capacity for 900 pupils and 473 on roll (53%), 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 Rokeby School a faith school?
- No. Rokeby School has no designated religious character.
- Is Rokeby School a selective school?
- No. Rokeby School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Rokeby School part of an academy trust?
- Rokeby 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 Rokeby School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 48 in 2022/23 and 50.8 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Rokeby School compare with other schools in Newham?
- Rokeby School ranked 9th of 20 secondary schools in Newham for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 78% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 11% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Rokeby School's absence rate?
- Rokeby School's overall absence rate is 9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Rokeby School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Rokeby 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.