Community school · Newham

Kingsford Community School

11–16Ages
1,437Pupils
SecondaryPhase
132058URN

Kingsford Way, Beckton, London, E6 5JG · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.4per place

0.6 below Newham median (3.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Newham

476 applications for 199 places · 14th of 19 in Newham

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

51.9of 90

Newham 50.3 England 46.0

8th of 20 in Newham

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 18 October 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.4applications per place, Year 7

0.6 below Newham median (3.0) close to England median (2.2)

476 applications · 199 places offered · 126 named it first

2026 2.4; Newham median median 3.0
2025 2.3; Newham median median 2.9
2024 2.3; Newham median median 3.0
2023 2.0; Newham median median 2.9
2022 2.2; Newham median median 2.8
2021 2.0; Newham median median 2.9
2020 2.0; Newham median median 2.8
2019 2.1; Newham median median 2.9
2018 2.5; Newham median median 3.1
2017 2.4; Newham median median 3.0
2016 2.7; Newham median median 3.2
2015 2.6; Newham median median 3.0
2014 2.8; Newham median median 3.2

More applications per place than the Newham median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Newham median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	199	476	2.4	126	0.63
Sep 2025	220	508	2.3	120	0.55
Sep 2024	284	641	2.3	139	0.49
Sep 2023	307	618	2.0	124	0.40
Sep 2022	269	579	2.2	139	0.52
Sep 2021	329	642	2.0	142	0.43
Sep 2020	330	652	2.0	151	0.46
Sep 2019	358	761	2.1	183	0.51
Sep 2018	330	826	2.5	182	0.55
Sep 2017	326	788	2.4	159	0.49
Sep 2016	331	878	2.7	169	0.51
Sep 2015	336	857	2.6	209	0.62
Sep 2014	308	850	2.8	188	0.61

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

308 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)51.98th of 20 in Newham

Newham 50.3 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths53%11th of 20 in Newham

Newham 53% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths70%

Newham 70% England 66%

This school
Newham median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.16

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	308	51.9	53%	70%	–
2024/25	301	50.1	46%	68%	–
2023/24	313	49.0	47%	64%	+0.16
2022/23	288	48.5	40%	63%	−0.26

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Kingsford Community SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

2.4applications per place 51.9Attainment 8
London Design and Engineering UTC
1.0 km · Newham

2025

47.7Attainment 8
Brampton Manor Academy
1.3 km · Newham

Remains Outstanding2024

5.7applications per place 61.2Attainment 8
Royal Docks Academy
1.4 km · Newham

2026

3.8applications per place 40.0Attainment 8
Cumberland Community School
1.6 km · Newham

Good2022

3.5applications per place 50.3Attainment 8
Langdon Academy
2.2 km · Newham

Improved significantly2024

2.3applications per place 52.2Attainment 8
Oasis Academy Silvertown
2.3 km · Newham

Remains Good2022

2.4applications per place 47.6Attainment 8
Royal Greenwich Trust School
2.5 km · Greenwich

Good2022

2.5applications per place 38.8Attainment 8
Saint Mary Magdalene Church of England All Through School
2.6 km · Greenwich

Remains Good2023

43.2Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 132058 · 316/4037
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,500 pupils · 1,437 on roll
Free school meals: 59.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 31 August 2000
Address: Kingsford Way, Beckton, London, E6 5JG
Local authority: Newham

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources