Bobby Moore Academy
Free schools · sixth form · 971 pupils
87% stayed in education · Attainment 8 45.6
Free schools
Harris Science Academy East London
- Pupils on roll
- 513of 1,000 places
- Free school meals
- 47.0%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 77
- Ofsted
- Inspected, 29 April 2025Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: East London Science School (URN 139834, until 31 August 2022).
What the data says
Of the 104 pupils who finished Year 11 at Harris Science Academy East London in 2023, 30% stayed on in Harris Science Academy East London’s own sixth form (Newham average 39%), 41% went to a further education college and none started an apprenticeship.
Among the 46 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 54% went to university (Newham 53%, England 37%).
GCSE results in 2025 were well above the national picture: Attainment 8 of 56.9 against 46.1 across England and 51.2 in Newham, with 61% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
German is unusually popular at GCSE: 29% of the year group took it, against 5% of pupils across England.
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 | This school | Newham | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 104 | 4,613 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 90% | 93% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 90% | 92% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 30% | 39% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 17% | 28% | 13% |
| — further education college | 41% | 23% | 37% |
| — other education | 2% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 0% | — | 3% |
| Employment | 0% | 1% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 5% | 4% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 5% | 3% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | This school | Newham | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students in the cohort | 46 | 3,903 | 541,441 |
| Any sustained destination | 76% | 79% | 79% |
| University (higher education) | 54% | 53% | 37% |
| — most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students | — | 33% | 19% |
| Further education | 2% | 6% | 5% |
| Apprenticeship | 0% | 3% | 7% |
| Employment | 17% | 15% | 28% |
| No sustained destination | 13% | 15% | 16% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | This school | Newham | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 56.9 | 51.2 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 61% | 53% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 84% | 72% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 66% | 59% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.47 | 4.64 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 51% | 51% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 52.4 | 48.4 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 61.5 | 54.2 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 27% | 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 | 77 | 100% | 89% | 22% | 20% | 88% |
| Mathematics | 77 | 100% | 88% | 29% | 22% | 87% |
| English Literature | 76 | 99% | 86% | 34% | 21% | 96% |
| Combined Science | 62 | 81% | 65% | 27% | 9% | 77% |
| History | 39 | 51% | 41% | 44% | 26% | 79% |
| Geography | 35 | 45% | 41% | 54% | 25% | 89% |
| French | 29 | 38% | 18% | 28% | 29% | 79% |
| Computer Science | 29 | 38% | 13% | 45% | 30% | 93% |
| German | 22 | 29% | 5% | 32% | 33% | 91% |
| Economics | 21 | 27% | 1% | 10% | 34% | 95% |
| Classical Civilisation | 20 | 26% | 1% | 5% | 40% | 80% |
| Religious Studies | 17 | 22% | 31% | 41% | 32% | 82% |
| Biology | 15 | 19% | 23% | 73% | 45% | 100% |
| Chemistry | 15 | 19% | 23% | 80% | 47% | 100% |
| Physics | 15 | 19% | 23% | 67% | 46% | 100% |
| Citizenship Studies | 12 | 16% | 3% | 0% | 19% | 67% |
| Art and Design | 9 | 12% | 7% | 22% | 24% | 100% |
| Latin | 8 | 10% | 1% | 38% | 74% | 100% |
| Portuguese | 4 | 5% | 0% | — | 50% | — |
| Russian | 3 | 4% | 0% | — | 87% | — |
| Arabic | 1 | 1% | 1% | — | 47% | — |
| Bengali | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 35% | — |
| Italian | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 53% | — |
| Music | 1 | 1% | 5% | — | 33% | — |
| Polish | 1 | 1% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
| Turkish | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 71% | — |
| Urdu | 1 | 1% | 1% | — | 42% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | This school | Newham | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 97 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 21 | 2,110 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | C | B | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | 28.36 | 40.55 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | C- | B | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | 10% | 36% | 18% |
| Average grade, applied general courses | — | — | — |
| Average grade, T levels | — | — | — |
A level subjects
Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 13 | 62% | 31% |
| Chemistry | 11 | 52% | 17% |
| Biology | 10 | 48% | 20% |
| Economics | 9 | 43% | 13% |
| English Literature | — | — | 11% |
| History | — | — | 13% |
| Philosophy | — | — | 1% |
| Computer Science | — | — | 5% |
| Physics | — | — | 12% |
| Spanish | — | — | 2% |
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.