About the Sir John Cass’s Foundation Secondary School

Sir John Cass Redcoat School is in Stepney, in the East End of London. The school caters for pupils aged 11 to 18, with approximately 1400 students in the main school and 464 in the sixth form. The last Ofsted report in 2008 classed it as outstanding.

Recent achievements

• "An outstanding school" (OFSTED May 2008)

The school profile on Directgov, updated in 2010, includes:

• KS3 pass rate Level 5 and above: English (81%); Maths (77%); Science (78%)
• Among the top 5% schools in the country for Value-Added in for six years in succession
• GCSE 5 A*-Cs: 100%, with 55% including English & Maths
• Among top 20% schools in the country for the progress students make at A-Level, for three years in succession
• Average Points Score at A Level 650 (roughly equivalent to 2 Bs & 1 C at A Level) per student, with 100% placed at university
• Language College status with international links to Spain, Saudi Arabia, Zanzibar and Egypt