St Angela's Ursuline School, London

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include dance and drama.

In 2026, pupils at St Angela's Ursuline School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 55.2, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 50.6 in Newham and 47 across England.

64% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 54% in Newham and 47% in England.

That is up from 54.1 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.34: pupils made above average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 53, against 57.4 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 4.4 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 23 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Religious Studies, Combined Science and Social Studies.

For September 2026 entry, 150 families put St Angela's Ursuline School as their first choice and 426 named it as one of their preferences, for 190 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 5 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to St Angela's Ursuline School are Stratford School Academy (0.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 51); St Bonaventure's RC School (0.3 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 53.5); Forest Gate Community School (0.6 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 59); and Lister Community School (0.7 miles, Attainment 8 48.1).

St Angela's Ursuline School's 2026 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

Of the 187 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 98% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 19% to a further education college.

Of the 161 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 76% went on to university or other higher education, 4% to apprenticeships and 6% into work. 34% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

41.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 38.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Black (40%), Asian (37%) and Mixed (8%).

In 2026, 56 pupils (4.3%) received SEN support and 10 (0.8%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

The nearest railway station is Forest Gate Rail Station, about 850 metres away (roughly a 11-minute walk).

10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is St George's Road (E7), 160 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood St Angela's Ursuline School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, St Angela's Ursuline School issued 29 suspensions, 2.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to St Angela's Ursuline School are Elmhurst Primary School (0.2 miles), St Antony's Catholic Primary School (0.2 miles), Sandringham Primary School (0.4 miles) and Shaftesbury Primary School (0.4 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.