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Sarah Bonnell School: data, trends and context

Sarah Bonnell School is a secondary 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.

School identity

URN
142644
Phase
Secondary
Establishment type
Academy converter
Status
Open
Local authority
Newham
Region
London
Trust
NEWHAM COMMUNITY LEARNING
Postcode
E15 4LP
Gender intake
Girls
Religious character
Does not apply
School website

Pupil and community context

Pupils on roll
1,202
FSM eligible
57.1%
EAL / First language other than English
51.1%
SEND (total)
13.8%
SEN Support
11.1%
EHCP
2.7%
White British
3.1%

Attendance and absence (2024/25)

Attendance rate
92.5%
Overall absence
7.5%
Persistent absence
21.9%
Severe absence
2.3%

Current benchmarks (2025/26 to date)

Secondary schools
ComparatorAttendanceOverall absenceUnauthorised
NewhamLocal authority92.8%7.2%3.7%
LondonRegion92.7%7.3%2.9%
EnglandEngland91.4%8.6%3.3%

Session-weighted year-to-date rates to 17 July 2026. Source: DfE Explore Education Statistics, pupil attendance (daily), published 6 August 2026. The school figures above are from a different published year, so no direct difference is shown.

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

Suspension rate
8.8%
Pupils with 1+ suspension
5.1%
Permanent exclusion rate
0.08%

Attainment and Progress 8 (2024/25)

Attainment 8
56.7
English & maths grade 5+
62.0%
English & maths grade 4+
80.1%

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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Sarah Bonnell School is a secondary 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.