New City College, London

Post-16
Further education
Mixed
Ages 1499

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mr Gerry McDonald
LA:Tower Hamlets
Phone:02075107510
Address:Poplar High Street, Poplar, London, E14 0AF
Admissions:Not applicable
Status:open
Opened:1 January 1900

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 2 years ago
-

Overall

Outstanding

Quality of Education

Outstanding

Behaviour & Attitudes

Outstanding

Personal Development

Outstanding

Leadership & Management

Inspected 11 March 2025View full report
URN:130418
UKPRN:10006963
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Poplar and Limehouse
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Rated Outstanding for

Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management.

A plain-English summary of the full inspection report is coming soon.

At a Glance

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Performance by Group

GroupProgress 8Attainment 8Eng+Maths 5+
Not known to be disadvantaged(117)-12.117.1%
Boys(52)-13.517.3%
Boys(61)-2.8411.416.4%
Boys(62)-2.926.78.1%
Girls(52)-3.1711.915.4%
Girls(65)-11.016.9%
Girls(47)-3.2114.525.5%
Show more breakdowns (1)
Known or believed to be other than English-0.00%

academic year - DfE performance tables data

GCSE Subjects Offered

English Language168
Mathematics158
Combined Science70
Social Studies26
Business16
Biology5
Art and Design3
English Literature3
Spanish3
Religious Studies2
Chemistry2
Physics2
Geography1
Computer Science1
Other Modern Languages1
Hospitality and Catering1

2024/25 academic year - entries by number of pupils

After GCSEs - Leaver Destinations

After GCSEs (Year 11) - 109 students

Continued education73%
Further education68%
Apprenticeships2%
Employment4%
Not in education/employment12%

202223 data

After GCSEs (Year 11) - 89 students

Continued education81%
Further education71%
Apprenticeships1%
Employment1%
Not in education/employment11%

202122 data

After GCSEs (Year 11) - 101 students

Continued education68%
Further education58%
Apprenticeships0%
Employment4%
Not in education/employment11%

202021 data

Getting There

Train Stations

Canary Wharf Rail Station (Entrance)
243m · 4 min walk

Tube / Metro / Tram

Poplar
101m · 2 min walk
Poplar DLR Station
113m · 2 min walk
West India Quay
293m · 5 min walk

Bus Stops

Poplar Recreation Ground / Poplar Station DLR (Stop E)
251m · 4 min walk
Chrisp Street Market / All Saints DLR (Stop B)
308m · 5 min walk
Upper North Street (Stop F)
338m · 5 min walk
Poplar / All Saints Church (Stop G)
394m · 6 min walk
Canada Square North (Stop H)
400m · 7 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

Area Demand Pressure - London

Medium pressure
New homes approved:104,823
Projected new pupils:18,868

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for London

Admissions Demand - Tower Hamlets

Low demand0.92x oversubscription

Places available

3,203

Applications

2,958

Got 1st preference

74.8%

Got preferred school

94.2%

Secondary admissions across Tower Hamlets (2025/26)

Inspection History(13)

11 March 2025
Quality of EducationOutstanding
Behaviour & AttitudesOutstanding
Personal DevelopmentOutstanding
Leadership & ManagementOutstanding
30 November 2021
27 June 2019

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