Academy sponsor led · Newham

Cumberland Community School

11–16Ages
1,308Pupils
SecondaryPhase
145113URN

Oban Close, London, E13 8SJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Sep 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.5per place

0.5 above Newham median (3.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Newham

881 applications for 252 places · 6th of 19 in Newham

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

50.3of 90

Newham 50.3 England 46.0

11th of 20 in Newham

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 28 September 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good

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

3.5applications per place, Year 7

0.5 above Newham median (3.0) 1.3 above England median (2.2)

881 applications · 252 places offered · 129 named it first

2026 3.5; Newham median median 3.0
2025 4.1; Newham median median 2.9
2024 4.0; Newham median median 3.0
2023 2.8; Newham median median 2.9
2022 3.2; Newham median median 2.8
2021 3.1; Newham median median 2.9
2020 2.2; Newham median median 2.8
2019 1.9; Newham median median 2.9
2018 2.7; Newham median median 3.1; as the previous school
2017 3.5; Newham median median 3.0; as the previous school
2016 3.2; Newham median median 3.2; as the previous school
2015 3.2; Newham median median 3.0; as the previous school
2014 3.1; Newham median median 3.2; as the previous school

This school
Newham median

Dashed bars: as The Cumberland School (URN 102783), the previous school.

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	252	881	3.5	129	0.51
Sep 2025	187	763	4.1	78	0.42
Sep 2024	170	681	4.0	66	0.39
Sep 2023	245	692	2.8	102	0.42
Sep 2022	215	695	3.2	101	0.47
Sep 2021	195	604	3.1	80	0.41
Sep 2020	247	539	2.2	71	0.29
Sep 2019	326	604	1.9	86	0.26
Sep 2018 *	299	792	2.7	145	0.48
Sep 2017 *	225	787	3.5	105	0.47
Sep 2016 *	300	966	3.2	209	0.70
Sep 2015 *	291	922	3.2	203	0.70
Sep 2014 *	299	913	3.1	226	0.76

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

277 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)50.311th of 20 in Newham

Newham 50.3 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths56%9th of 20 in Newham

Newham 53% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths72%

Newham 70% England 66%

This school
Newham median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.71

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	277	50.3	56%	72%	–
2024/25	268	52.6	59%	75%	–
2023/24	297	53.5	62%	76%	+0.71
2022/23	285	51.7	55%	70%	+0.49

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

Cumberland Community SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

3.5applications per place 50.3Attainment 8
Brampton Manor Academy
0.6 km · Newham

Remains Outstanding2024

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

2026

3.8applications per place 40.0Attainment 8
Rokeby School
1.3 km · Newham

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.9applications per place 48.4Attainment 8
Lister Community School
1.4 km · Newham

Standards maintained2024

3.0applications per place 48.1Attainment 8
Kingsford Community School
1.6 km · Newham

Good2022

2.4applications per place 51.9Attainment 8
Eastlea Community School
1.7 km · Newham

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.0applications per place 46.3Attainment 8
Oasis Academy Silvertown
1.9 km · Newham

Remains Good2022

2.4applications per place 47.6Attainment 8
St Bonaventure's RC School
2.1 km · Newham

Outstanding2022

2.3applications per place 53.5Attainment 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: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 145113 · 316/4012
Trust: Community Schools Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,500 pupils · 1,308 on roll
Free school meals: 60.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Opened: 1 May 2018
Replaced: The Cumberland School (URN 102783)
Address: Oban Close, London, E13 8SJ
Local authority: Newham

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