What follows is a brief guide, based on a scroll through the schools' own websites and their Ofsted reports. This is not meant to be definitive, merely illustrative, and aimed at a general reader. Those seeking more comprehensive details about the schools are advised to visit theirs and the Ofsted websites.
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Local authority community secondary school
Forest Gate Community School, Forest Lane
There were 1,020 pupils aged 11 - 16 here at the time of the last full Ofsted inspection in 2009, when the school was judged to be "Good". An interim report earlier this year confirmed that judgement.
Forest Gate Community School |
Although the inspectors' overall judgement of the school was "Good", it was found to be "Outstanding" in two respects, those of the management of teaching and learning and in the moral, spiritual and cultural development of its pupils.
The percentage of children achieving A-C grades in English and Mathematics was above the national average. The recent major rebuild/refurbishment looks very good.
Overall inspection judgment: Good
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Locally-controlled academy secondary school
Stratford School, Upton Lane
There are 900 pupils at the comprehensive academy school - 70% boys, 30% girls. For 90% of the pupils English is not the first language and 30% pupils are entitled to free school meals.
Stratford School Academy, Upton Lane |
The school does not have a very informative website, a matter which it could address as it seeks a new intake for the next academic year.
Overall inspection judgment: Good
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Voluntary aided (Catholic) secondary schools
St Angela's Ursuline Convent, St George's Road
This popular Catholic girls' school had 1394 students at the time of its last Ofsted inspection (2009), when the school was assessed as being "Outstanding". It has had Technology College status since 1995. It is a larger than average secondary school and has a large sixth form - 436 pupils then - which it shares with nearby St Bonaventure's boys catholic school.
St Angela's Ursuline Convent, St George's Road |
Ofsted have been very complimentary about St Angela's, describing both the school and its sixth form as being "Outstanding". The "Outstanding" judgement was applied to almost all the criteria examined, including: personal development and well-being, teaching and learning, curriculum and other activities, care guidance and support and leadership and management.
"When students join the school, they start with standards that are average. They make excellent progress, so by the time they leave Year 11, the standards they reach are exceptionally high."
Overall inspection judgement: Outstanding
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St Bonaventure's RC school, Boleyn Road
This popular Catholic boys' school had 1303 students at the time of its last Ofsted inspection (2009), when the school was assessed as being "Outstanding". The school has held specialist status for technology since 1994, in 2006 it gained a second specialism, for languages and in 2008 for applied learning. It is a larger than average secondary school and has a large sixth form - 361 pupils then - which it shares with nearby St Angela's girls' school.
St Bonaventure's RC school, Boleyn Road |
Ofsted said: "St Bonaventure's continues to be an outstanding school ... students enter the school in Year 7 with broadly average levels of attainment. During their time at school, they make outstanding progress, particularly in mathematics.".
Ofsted has applied the description of "Outstanding" to the school's: curriculum, leadership and management and approach to community cohesion. It is judged to have a good sixth form. The vast majority of students progress to higher education
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Overall inspection judgement: Outstanding
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Independent Islamic primary and secondary school
Quwwatul Islam Girls School, Chaucer Road
This is a primary and secondary Muslim day school for girls (aged 4 - 16), which opened in 2003. There were 282 girls on the roll at the time of its last Ofsted Inspection, in 2010. The school's mission is to:"empower the children with the highest academic standards environment to enable them to make a positive difference to society", to this end it teaches an Islamic as well as National Curriculum subjects.
Quwwatul Islam Girls school, Chaucer Road |
The fees are £2,150 p.a. for secondary school students and £1,900 for primary school pupils.
Overall inspection judgment: Good
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Independent Islamic secondary school
Azhar Academy, 235a Romford RoadThe school was established in 1996, under the management of qualified Islamic scholars, as a secondary girls school aged 11 to 19, at a cost of £2.4 million. The school started its first academic year in September 2003, and at the time of its last Ofsted inspection (February 2012)it had 285 pupils.
Azhar Academy, Romford Road |
The school received a "Satisfactory" judgement from its 2010 Ofsted inspection. There were a number of shortcomings recorded, particularly around health and safety issues, which the school has subsequently addressed. The latest Ofsted assessment (February 2012) is that "the school has made good progress and now meets all regulatory requirements".
Azhar Academy Sixth form annexe, Romford Road |
Overall inspection judgement: Satisfactory
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