Forest Gate Community School

Academy converterSecondaryAges 11–16Mixed

Forest Lane, London, E7 9BB

Headteacher · Ms Stacey Lord

From Get Information About Schools (DfE), updated 1 September 2026. Report a correction

Key facts

Pupils1,343Capacity 1,350

OfstedSchool remains OutstandingInspected 9 December 2021

TrustCommunity Schools Trust

Free school meals50%

School remains Outstanding

Ungraded inspection on 9 December 2021.

Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 31 August 2026.

Year 7 applications close 31 October 2026

For September 2027. Apply through Newham council, not the school. National offer day is 1 March 2027.

234 of the 313 families who put it first were offered a place.

Places offered260

Applications1,322

First choice313

First-choice offers234

Applications count every family who named the school as any preference. Figures change every year, so they are a guide, not a guarantee.

Source: Department for Education, Primary and secondary school applications and offers 2026 (on-time applications, national offer day).