Rokeby School is an 11–16

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for

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located in

Canning Town Canning Town is a town in the London Borough of Newham, East London, England, north of the Royal Victoria Dock. Its urbanisation was largely due to the creation of the dock. The area was part of the ancient parish and County Borough of West Ham, ...

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, England. In 2010 the school relocated to new building on the Barking Road. Facilities at the school include technology and ICT rooms, a six court indoor sports hall, creative arts areas, a performance theatre, an all-weather multi-use games pitch and a fitness trail. Previously a

foundation school In England and Wales, a foundation school is a state-funded school in which the school governor, governing body has greater freedom in the running of the school than in Community school (England and Wales), community schools. Foundation schools ...

administered by

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, in December 2021 Rokeby School converted to academy status. It is now sponsored by the Newham Community Schools Trust. Rokeby School offers

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and BTECs as programmes of study for pupils.

Notable former pupils

Vince Hilaire Vincent Mark Hilaire (born 10 October 1959) is an English retired professional footballer who played in the Football League for Crystal Palace, Luton Town, Portsmouth, Leeds United, Stoke City and Exeter City. He was one of the first establishe ...

, Retired footballer *

Roger Griffiths Roger Griffiths (born 6 February 1965) is an English actor who has had several roles in television. He first rose to prominence opposite Lenny Henry as Gareth Blackstock's foil Everton Stonehead in BBC One 1990s sitcom '' Chef!''. Before star ...

, Actor East Enders *

Calvin Bassey Calvin Chinedu Bassey (, born 31 December 1999) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a left-back or a centre-back for club Fulham. Born in Italy, he plays for the Nigeria national team. Bassey was a product of Leicester City's ...

, footballer *

Alexander McQueen Lee Alexander McQueen (17 March 1969 – 11 February 2010) was a British fashion designer and couturier. He founded his own Alexander McQueen (brand), Alexander McQueen label in 1992 and was chief designer at Givenchy from 1996 to 2001. His ac ...

, fashion designer *

Ricky Norwood Ricky James Norwood (' Saggar; born 26 April 1983) is a British actor from London, known for portraying the role of Fatboy (EastEnders), Fatboy in the BBC One soap opera ''EastEnders'' (2010–2015, 2023) and its online spin-off ''EastEnders: E ...

, actor * Bradley Thomas, footballer

References

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* Boys' schools in London Academies in the London Borough of Newham Secondary schools in the London Borough of Newham {{London-school-stub