Bobby Moore Academy
Free schools · sixth form · 971 pupils
87% stayed in education · Attainment 8 45.6
Community school
Little Ilford School
- Pupils on roll
- 1,781of 1,800 places
- Free school meals
- 56.1%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 295
- Ofsted
- Good, 23 November 2022Read the Ofsted report
What the data says
Little Ilford School has no sixth form. Of the 291 pupils who finished Year 11 there in 2023, 31% moved to a sixth form college, 24% to a further education college and 1% started an apprenticeship.
Sixth form colleges are the main next step: 31% of leavers went to one, roughly twice the England rate of 13%.
Spanish is unusually popular at GCSE: 42% of the year group took it, against 19% of pupils across England.
GCSE results in 2025 were in line with the national picture: Attainment 8 of 47.6 against 46.1 across England and 51.2 in Newham, with 51% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Newham and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Little Ilford School | Newham | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 291 | 4,613 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 90% | 93% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 88% | 92% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 32% | 39% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 31% | 28% | 13% |
| — further education college | 24% | 23% | 37% |
| — other education | 1% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 1% | — | 3% |
| Employment | 1% | 1% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 6% | 4% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 3% | 3% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Little Ilford School | Newham | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 47.6 | 51.2 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 51% | 53% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 69% | 72% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 79% | 59% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.50 | 4.64 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 46% | 51% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 46.1 | 48.4 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 48.8 | 54.2 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 84% | 65% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 285 | 97% | 89% | 21% | 20% | 73% |
| English Literature | 284 | 96% | 86% | 24% | 21% | 77% |
| Mathematics | 284 | 96% | 88% | 26% | 22% | 77% |
| Combined Science | 234 | 79% | 65% | 10% | 9% | 61% |
| History | 161 | 55% | 41% | 22% | 26% | 70% |
| Spanish | 123 | 42% | 19% | 21% | 27% | 59% |
| French | 114 | 39% | 18% | 25% | 29% | 74% |
| Geography | 101 | 34% | 41% | 17% | 25% | 64% |
| Business Studies | 95 | 32% | 18% | 18% | 20% | 64% |
| Physics | 50 | 17% | 23% | 54% | 46% | 100% |
| Chemistry | 50 | 17% | 23% | 64% | 47% | 100% |
| Biology | 50 | 17% | 23% | 64% | 45% | 100% |
| Computer Science | 50 | 17% | 13% | 28% | 30% | 62% |
| Sociology | 47 | 16% | 4% | 21% | 21% | 83% |
| Media Studies | 45 | 15% | 4% | 29% | 20% | 78% |
| Design and Technology | 42 | 14% | 11% | 17% | 23% | 57% |
| Art and Design | 39 | 13% | 7% | 10% | 24% | 64% |
| Religious Studies | 37 | 13% | 31% | 43% | 32% | 81% |
| Drama | 28 | 9% | 7% | 21% | 27% | 75% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 24 | 8% | 8% | 21% | 21% | 54% |
| Citizenship Studies | 22 | 7% | 3% | 32% | 19% | 86% |
| Physical Education | 21 | 7% | 11% | 5% | 24% | 67% |
| Italian | 6 | 2% | 0% | 83% | 53% | 83% |
| Bengali | 2 | 1% | 0% | — | 35% | — |
| Portuguese | 2 | 1% | 0% | — | 50% | — |
| Polish | 1 | 0% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
| Russian | 1 | 0% | 0% | — | 87% | — |
| Arabic | 1 | 0% | 1% | — | 47% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | 27 | — | — |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 13 | — | — |
| Hospitality / Catering Studies | 13 | — | — |
| Tourism | 12 | — | — |
| Music performance: Group | 8 | — | — |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 1 | — | — |
Other secondary schools in Newham
Brampton Manor Academy
Academy converter · sixth form · 2,987 pupils
94% stayed in education · Attainment 8 59.9
Cumberland Community School
Academy sponsor led · 1,308 pupils
89% stayed in education · Attainment 8 52.6
Eastlea Community School
Academy sponsor led · 593 pupils
90% stayed in education · Attainment 8 41.6
Forest Gate Community School
Academy converter · 1,343 pupils
94% stayed in education · Attainment 8 58.1
Harris Academy Chobham
Academy sponsor led · sixth form · 2,047 pupils
95% stayed in education · Attainment 8 49.5
Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.