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Best schools in Plaistow

1 schools in Plaistow with the same league rank as the Newham league tables: each school's place among its council's schools of the same phase, on the newest year's DfE results, with the best ranked schools within reach of the middle of its schools beside them.

Primary schools

Plaistow's own ranking

In PlaistowSchoolExpected standardHigher standardLeague rank
1Southern Road Primary School81%11%Top 41% (27/66) in Newham

Best ranked within 3 miles

SchoolTownFrom the centreExpected standardHigher standardLeague rank
St Antony's Catholic Primary SchoolLondon0.7 miles97%36%1st (1/66) in Newham
Our Lady of Lourdes RC Primary SchoolLondon3.1 miles94%38%Top 6% (3/53) in Redbridge
Gordon Primary SchoolIlford3.1 miles94%36%Top 8% (4/53) in Redbridge
Roman Road Primary SchoolLondon0.9 miles94%19%Top 4% (2/66) in Newham
Mossbourne Riverside AcademyLondon2.4 miles92%33%Top 4% (2/50) in Hackney
Elmhurst Primary SchoolLondon0.7 miles92%27%Top 5% (3/66) in Newham
Tollgate Primary SchoolLondon0.8 miles91%37%Top 7% (4/66) in Newham
Bobby Moore AcademyLondon1.9 miles91%32%Top 8% (5/66) in Newham
Rosetta Primary SchoolLondon1.0 miles91%26%Top 10% (6/66) in Newham
Aldersbrook Primary SchoolLondon2.3 miles90%22%Top 14% (7/53) in Redbridge

Ranked on 2025 KS2 results: the share reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths; the share reaching the higher standard breaks a tie. Each school's league rank is its place among its council's schools of the same phase with a figure that year; schools from several councils are listed by the same figure. England: 62%. A dash: no figure published for that school (DfE hides figures for small groups). Source: DfE, key stage 2 school performance tables, 2024/25; the same rank as the league tables (how it is worked out). Distances are as the crow flies.

Secondary schools (GCSE)

None in Plaistow itself is ranked.

Best ranked within 6 miles

SchoolTownFrom the centreAttainment 8Grade 5+ English and mathsLeague rank
Woodford County High School (grammar)Woodford Green5.3 miles81.298%1st (1/19) in Redbridge
Ilford County High School (grammar)Ilford4.7 miles77.099%Top 11% (2/19) in Redbridge
Bexley Grammar School (grammar)Welling6.1 miles72.696%Top 25% (4/16) in Bexley
Mossbourne Community AcademyLondon4.2 miles67.281%1st (1/16) in Hackney
Ark Greenwich Free SchoolLondon4.2 miles65.886%1st (1/16) in Greenwich
Mossbourne Victoria Park AcademyLondon3.1 miles65.175%Top 13% (2/16) in Hackney
Eden Girls' School, Waltham ForestLondon5.4 miles64.281%1st (1/17) in Waltham Forest
Seven Kings SchoolIlford3.6 miles62.081%Top 16% (3/19) in Redbridge
The St Thomas the Apostle CollegeLondon5.5 miles61.874%Top 10% (2/20) in Southwark
Brampton Manor AcademyLondon0.8 miles61.270%1st (1/20) in Newham

Ranked on 2026 GCSE results: Attainment 8, the average grade across eight GCSEs; the share with grade 5 or above in English and maths breaks a tie. Each school's league rank is its place among its council's schools of the same phase with a figure that year; schools from several councils are listed by the same figure. England: 47.4. A dash: no figure published for that school (DfE hides figures for small groups). Source: DfE, key stage 4 school performance tables, 2025/26; the same rank as the league tables (how it is worked out). Distances are as the crow flies.

Sixth forms and colleges (A level)

None in Plaistow itself is ranked.

Best ranked within 6 miles

SchoolTownFrom the centrePoints per A level entryValue addedLeague rank
Brampton Manor AcademyLondon0.8 miles50.8+0.331st (1/10) in Newham
Newham Collegiate Sixth Form Centre, City of London AcademyLondon1.2 miles50.8+0.21Top 20% (2/10) in Newham
London Academy of ExcellenceLondon1.5 miles47.8+0.14Top 30% (3/10) in Newham
Mossbourne Community AcademyLondon4.2 miles43.7-0.101st (1/13) in Hackney
Lubavitch House School (Senior Girls)London5.3 miles43.4-0.17Top 16% (2/13) in Hackney
Woodford County High School (grammar)Woodford Green5.3 miles42.8-0.111st (1/17) in Redbridge
The St Thomas the Apostle CollegeLondon5.5 miles42.2+0.08Top 20% (3/15) in Southwark
Ark Isaac Newton AcademyIlford3.4 miles41.7+0.52Top 12% (2/17) in Redbridge
City of London Academy, Shoreditch ParkLondon4.1 miles41.3+0.14Top 24% (3/13) in Hackney
Ilford County High School (grammar)Ilford4.7 miles41.2+0.04Top 18% (3/17) in Redbridge

Ranked on 2025 A level results: average points per A level entry; value added breaks a tie. Each school's league rank is its place among its council's schools of the same phase with a figure that year; schools from several councils are listed by the same figure. England: 35.0. A dash: no figure published for that school (DfE hides figures for small groups). Source: DfE, 16 to 18 school and college performance tables, 2024/25; the same rank as the league tables (how it is worked out). Distances are as the crow flies.

Private schools (A level)

None in Plaistow itself is ranked.

Best ranked within 12 miles

SchoolTownFrom the centrePoints per A level entryLeague rank
St Paul's Girls' SchoolLondon10.9 miles54.91st (1/4) in Hammersmith and Fulham
St Paul's SchoolLondon11.9 miles53.91st (1/7) in Richmond upon Thames
Westminster SchoolLondon7.1 miles53.71st (1/8) in Westminster
The Godolphin and Latymer SchoolLondon11.4 miles52.5Top 50% (2/4) in Hammersmith and Fulham
South Hampstead High School GDSTLondon8.9 miles51.81st (1/5) in Camden
City of London School for GirlsLondon5.4 miles51.51st (1/3) in City of London
Alleyn's SchoolLondon7.1 miles51.51st (1/3) in Southwark
Latymer Upper School and Latymer PrepLondon11.7 miles51.5(3/4) in Hammersmith and Fulham
Highgate School8.2 miles51.41st (1/2) in Haringey
Putney High School GDST11.8 miles51.31st (1/4) in Wandsworth

Ranked on 2025 A level results: average points per A level entry. Each school's league rank is its place among its council's schools of the same phase with a figure that year; schools from several councils are listed by the same figure. England (private schools): 43.0. A dash: no figure published for that school (DfE hides figures for small groups). Source: DfE, 16 to 18 school and college performance tables, 2024/25; the same rank as the league tables (how it is worked out). Distances are as the crow flies.

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