George Mitchell School

George Mitchell School has been evaluated as good overall in its first inspection under section 5 of the Education Act 2005. The school demonstrates a strong commitment to providing a quality education, supported by its high expectations for pupils and positive relationships between staff and students. Behaviour in the school is notably good, contributing to a calm environment conducive to learning. While the school excels in several areas, including strong pupil progress in secondary mathematics and effective support for early years, there are still areas needing improvement particularly in curriculum planning and consistency across subjects as pupils transition from primary to secondary education.

Strengths

• High expectations for pupil achievement and well-being.
• Calm and orderly environment with positive pupil behaviour.
• Strong progress in mathematics by the end of Year 11.
• Effective early years provision with a focus on phonics.
• Good support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent curriculum delivery leading to gaps in knowledge.
• Need for improved curriculum planning as pupils transition between phases.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at George Mitchell School attended 92.6% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 23.5% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 4.2% of pupils at George Mitchell School were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). 4 pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 George Mitchell School had 16.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 22.5% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 11.4% of pupils at George Mitchell School were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 5.2% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 George Mitchell School received £8,945 and spent £8,837 for each of its 995 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £1,327,000 (£1,333 per pupil).

Across all 18 schools of Partnership Learning, income was £9,377 and spending £9,407 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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George Mitchell School is part of Partnership Learning, which runs 20 schools. The nearest others:

• Greatfields School Barking
• Greatfields Primary School Barking
• Eastbury Primary School Barking
• Thames View Junior School Barking
• The Sydney Russell School Dagenham
• The James Cambell Primary School Dagenham
• Riverside Primary School Barking
• Riverside School Barking
• Riverside Bridge School Barking
• Oxlow Bridge School Dagenham

What is George Mitchell School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for George Mitchell School is Good, from an inspection in July 2023.

When was George Mitchell School last inspected by Ofsted?

George Mitchell School was last inspected in July 2023.

How many pupils does George Mitchell School have?

George Mitchell School has 973 pupils on roll.

What age range does George Mitchell School cover?

George Mitchell School for pupils aged 3 to 16.

What are George Mitchell School's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 50.2, and 51% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

What are George Mitchell School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 61% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is George Mitchell School?

George Mitchell School is at Farmer Road, Leyton, London, E10 5DN.