Rokeby School
Secondary · Academy converter · 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.
Rokeby School is a secondary school in London, Newham for ages 11–16 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 1 April 2025. Newham has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2018 to 2026 entry.
Rokeby 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 applicant for Year 7 in 2026 was offered a place; 8 of the 15 other Newham secondary schools with a published Year 7 2026 outcome also offered every applicant a place.
- Year 7 2026 drew 39 first-choice applications for 64 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 25 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 54% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), 4th highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Newham.
- Its 2024/25 Attainment 8 score was 50.8 (England 46).
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
- Barking Road, London, E16 4DD
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Newham
- Pupils on roll
- 473 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 60% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 12.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 1 April 2025
Strengths
- “At Rokeby School, pupils are well supported to succeed.”
- “Pupils embrace the school’s values and are expected to ‘dare to be the best’.”
- “They are committed to their learning and take pride in their work.”
To improve
- “However, in a small number of subjects, pupils’ understanding is not consistently checked, so misconceptions are sometimes not addressed.”
- “This means that some pupils do not build knowledge as securely as they could.”
- “While, overall, pupils with SEND achieve well, the needs of some pupils are not always well considered when adapting the delivery of the curriculum.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 20 May 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) | 54% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 50.8 | 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: 39 first-preference applications, 64 offers in total, 39 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.
- Eastlea Community School 0.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Cumberland Community School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Royal Docks Academy 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Lister Community School 1.1 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Oasis Academy Silvertown 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Harris Science Academy East London 1.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Brampton Manor Academy 1.2 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- St Bonaventure's RC School 1.5 mi Outstanding Last distance published