Eastlea Community School
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–16 · London, Newham
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Newham Council · offers on 2 March 2026
Year 7 last distance offered, 2022–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Eastlea Community School is a secondary school in London, Newham for ages 11–16 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 13 May 2025. Newham has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2018 to 2026 entry.
Eastlea Community School 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 |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2025 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2024 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2023 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2022 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2021 | Not published |
| Year 7 2020 | Not published |
| Year 7 2019 | Not published |
| Year 7 2018 | Not published |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every Year 7 applicant was offered a place in 2026, as at 8 of the 15 other Newham secondary schools with a published Year 7 2026 outcome.
- Year 7 2026 saw 48 first-choice applications for 64 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 16 offers went to families ranking it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 27% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), the lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Newham.
- There are 11.2 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 16 across the 8 nearest secondary schools in Newham.
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
- Pretoria Road, Canning Town, London, E16 4NP
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Newham
- Pupils on roll
- 593 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 61.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 11.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 13 May 2025
Strengths
- “Eastlea is a safe, kind, and welcoming school.”
- “Pupils recognise and appreciate that they are part of a diverse community.”
- “Equality, respect, and tolerance are at the heart of the school’s values.”
To improve
- “However, sometimes the school does not help pupils enough to understand and remember what they have been taught.”
- “This means that some pupils do not achieve as well as they could.”
- “Some pupils’ access to, and achievement across, the curriculum is hampered by weaknesses in their literacy.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 2 July 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 27% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 41.6 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 48 first-preference applications, 64 offers in total, 48 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 secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Newham.
- Rokeby School 0.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Harris Science Academy East London 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Lister Community School 1.0 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Cumberland Community School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- St Bonaventure's RC School 1.3 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Royal Docks Academy 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Stratford School Academy 1.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Brampton Manor Academy 1.4 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published