Stratford School

Stratford School
Headteacher Mr Andrew Seager
Specialism Maths & Computing
Location Upton Lane
Forest Gate
Greater London
E7 9PR
England
Local authority Newham
DfE number ???/5400
DfE URN 102788
Ofsted Reports
Students 897
Gender Coeducational
Ages 11–16
Website Stratford School

Stratford School is a secondary school in Forest Gate.

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Admissions

It has no sixth form. It is situated on Upton Lane (A114). Nearby to the west is the Newham College of Further Education, and a bit further west is the site of the 2012 Summer Olympics. Opposite the school is West Ham Park.

History

Grammar school

Prior to the introduction of the comprehensive schools scheme it was known as Stratford Grammar School.

Comprehensive

It became a six-form-entry comprehensive in 1972.

It is planned to moved the school to Canning Town to the site of the Rokeby School, which itself will be rebuilt on Barking Road.

Traditions

Before 2005 the school uniform consisted of purple blazers, however it changed in September 2005 to black.

Each year group has colour coded badges. These include Green, Blue, Black, Yellow and Red.

Badge System

At the moment the red badges belong to year 11, the yellow badges belong to year 10, the black badge belong to year 9, the blue badge belong to year 8 and the green badge belong to year 7.

Academic performance

It gets GCSE results well above average. Only two schools in Newham LEA (both single sex) have sixth forms.

Alumni

Stratford Grammar School

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