Godwin Junior School

School Community

 

Godwin Junior School is situated in Forest Gate in the London Borough of Newham. The school reflects the diversity of Forest Gate and serves a multicultural and multilingual community.

 

As at October 2026, 43% of our children have English as an Additional Language. Currently, there are 22 home languages spoken within our school community; the main ones are English: 57%; Bengali: 10% and Urdu: 7%.

 

The largest ethnic groups our school serves are White British heritage (32%), Bangladeshi heritage (11%), Indian heritage (9%) and Pakistani heritage (9%).

 

26% of our school population identify as Muslim; 19% are Christian and 29% are of no faith.

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The number of pupils who are entitled to free schools meals is 27%. 52% of our pupils live in the Forest Gate North Ward; this ward has 39.9% of overcrowded households. The school deprivation indicator places our school within the most deprived 20% of schools.