Lister Community School
St Mary's Road, Plaistow, London, E13 9AE
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- NEWHAM COMMUNITY LEARNING
- Headteacher
- Ms Alice Clay
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Newham Community Learning
- SEN provision
- HI - Hearing Impairment
- Constituency
- West Ham and Beckton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,550
- Pupils on roll
- 1,470
- URN
- 148902
- Local authority
- Newham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02084713311
About this school
Lister Community School is a secondary academy in London. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 1,470 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's most recent visit was a short inspection on 9 October 2024, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. 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 | 322 | 356 | 264 |
| Attainment 8 score | 49.1 | 45.0 | 44.1 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.05 -0.21 to +0.12 | -0.31 -0.47 to -0.16 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 50% | 44.9% | 38.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 66% | 60.7% | 60.6% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 73% | 68.3% | 86.4% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
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 Lister 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 | 49.1 | 46.5 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 45 | 46.6 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 44.1 | 47.2 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,582 |
| 2023/24 | 1,592 |
| 2024/25 | 1,497 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Lister Community School compares
Lister Community School ranked 18th of 20 secondary schools in Newham for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 53% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 15% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 44.1 | 8.2% | 55% | 1,470 | — |
| St Bonaventure's RC School | 47.3 | 5.3% | 41.9% | 1,352 | 0.5 miles |
| Stratford School Academy | 53.9 | 5.2% | 50.3% | 1,477 | 0.6 miles |
| St Angela's Ursuline School | 54.1 | 5.7% | 41.9% | 1,311 | 0.7 miles |
| Cumberland Community School | 52.6 | 4.4% | 58% | 1,308 | 0.9 miles |
| Brampton Manor Academy | 59.9 | 5.7% | 45.5% | 2,987 | 0.9 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)
- 54.98%
- English as an additional language
- 65.1%
- Overall absence
- 8.24%
- Persistent absence
- 28.18%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Bonaventure's RC School0.5 miles
Secondary · London
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Stratford School Academy0.6 miles
Secondary · London
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St Angela's Ursuline School0.7 miles
Secondary · London
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Cumberland Community School0.9 miles
Secondary · London
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Brampton Manor Academy0.9 miles
Secondary · London
Other schools in London
Lister Community School ranks 206th 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 year groups does Lister Community School teach?
- Lister Community School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Lister Community School?
- The headteacher of Lister Community School is Ms Alice Clay, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Lister Community School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Lister 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 big is Lister Community School?
- Lister Community School has 1,470 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Lister Community School full?
- Lister Community School has capacity for 1,550 pupils and 1,470 on roll (95%), 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 Lister Community School a faith school?
- No. Lister Community School has no designated religious character.
- Is Lister Community School a selective school?
- No. Lister Community School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Lister Community School?
- Lister Community 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.
- What SEN provision does Lister Community School have?
- The schools register lists Lister Community School's special educational needs provision as: HI - Hearing Impairment. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Lister Community School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 49.1 in 2022/23 and 44.1 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Lister Community School rank locally?
- Lister Community School ranked 18th of 20 secondary schools in Newham for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 53% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 15% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Lister Community School's absence rate?
- Lister Community School's overall absence rate is 8.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Lister Community School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Lister 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.