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School 21: data, trends and context

School 21 is a all-through school in Newham. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.

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School identity

URN
138196
Phase
All-through
Establishment type
Free schools
Status
Open
Local authority
Newham
Region
London
Trust
BIG EDUCATION TRUST
Postcode
E15 4RZ
Gender intake
Mixed
Religious character
None
School website
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Pupil and community context

Pupils on roll
1,080
FSM eligible
48.5%
EAL / First language other than English
39.9%
SEND (total)
9.6%
SEN Support
6.9%
EHCP
2.8%
White British
6.0%

Attendance and absence (2024/25)

Attendance rate
92.7%
Overall absence
7.3%
Persistent absence
23.5%
Severe absence
2.6%

Current benchmarks

No current DfE attendance benchmark is published for this school’s phase and local authority, so no comparison is shown.

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

Suspension rate
13.2%
Pupils with 1+ suspension
7.3%
Permanent exclusion rate
0.18%

Attainment and Progress 8 (2024/25)

Attainment 8
47.8
English & maths grade 5+
47.9%
English & maths grade 4+
66.2%

Data sources and last updated

  • Published Department for Education and Ofsted data.
  • Historical predecessor information is shown only where the DfE lineage record has been validated. It is clearly labelled as historical predecessor-establishment data.
  • Missing or suppressed values are shown as gaps, never as zero.
  • For interactive comparisons with 25 contextually similar schools, open this school in School DNA.
  • Profile last updated: 2026-07-07.

Contextual comparison

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School 21 is a all-through school in Newham. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.