Bobby Moore Academy
All-through · Free schools · Ages 4–19 · London, Newham
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Newham Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Year 7 2026: Every applicant was offered a place
Reception last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Bobby Moore Academy is an all-through school in London, Newham for ages 4–19 (free schools). Newham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception and Year 7 2018 to 2026 entry.
Bobby Moore Academy catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2025 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2024 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2024 | 3.428 mi |
| Reception 2023 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2023 | 2.778 mi |
| Year 7 2022 | 2.205 mi |
| Reception 2021 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2021 | 1.739 mi |
| Reception 2020 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2020 | 2.181 mi |
| Reception 2019 | 8.554 mi |
| Year 7 2019 | 2.56 mi |
| Reception 2018 | Not published |
| Year 7 2018 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every applicant was offered a place for Reception and Year 7 in 2026; Reception places ran out in 1 of the 6 earlier years.
- Reception 2026 drew 18 first-choice applications for 30 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place and 12 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- For Reception 2026, 28 of the 111 applications (25%) came from families living outside Newham, and 11 offers went to them.
- At A level in 2024/25 the average grade was D+ (England B-), and progress from GCSE to A level was well below average.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Newham schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- 1 Siding Street, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London, E20 2AE
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- All-through
- Ages
- 4–19
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Newham
- Pupils on roll
- 971 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 48.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 20 January 2026
Strengths
- “Leaders ensure that pupils at this school have no barriers to their aspirations.”
- “Pupils feel that they can achieve anything that they would like to do, including, for example, becoming rocket scientists and sports professionals.”
- “They are safe at the school and they say that staff teach them extremely well.”
To improve
- “Performance in A-level examinations has not been as strong as in other external tests, but this has been addressed through both staff training and careful choices about the sixth-form curriculum.”
- “Nevertheless, some teaching does not respond to and close these gaps as swiftly as it could.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 27 March 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 91% | 62% |
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 50% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 45.6 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | D+ | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 18 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 18 offers to first-preference applicants.
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 55 first-preference applications, 84 offers in total, 55 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby special, independent and other schools
Straight-line distance, in Newham.
- John F Kennedy Special School 0.7 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- Oasis School 21 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Harris Academy Chobham 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Azhar Academy Girls School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade
- East London Independent School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade
- Hafs Academy 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade
- Education Links 1.2 mi School remains Good
- Quwwat Ul Islam Girls' School 1.8 mi No Ofsted grade