In 2002, the school's Media Arts specialism was granted by the then Department for Education and Skills (DfES).

The current Head Teacher of the school is Zehra Jaffer, who succeeded Annie Gammon in 2018.

Their appointed architect was Jestico + Whiles who won the RIBA May 2011 award for their work on the school.

[1] The completed works on the school include a new entrance building containing 13 new classrooms clad in cor-ten steel, a new dining hall, improvements to the circulation (with more connecting corridors on second and third floors), replacements of the old temporary classrooms, new roofing throughout, new furniture and IT equipment.

Stoke Newington School is noted for its anti-homophobia drive, with music teacher Elly Barnes coming no.