SCHOOL PROFILE

Dersingham Primary School

Primary Community school URN 102716
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 630 Published school capacity
Capacity used 93.8% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

26 November 2024
Latest published outcome Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes Outstanding
Personal development Outstanding
Leadership & management Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Community school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Newham
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 591 546 full-time · 45 part-time
Female pupils 296 50.1% of pupils
Male pupils 295 49.9% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

50.3%
25.5 pts above England
School 50.3%
Newham 41.5%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

66.3%
46.0 pts above England
School 66.3%
Newham 64.5%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Newham 0.3%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

Bangladeshi
32.7%
193
Indian
13.5%
80
Pakistani
12.5%
74
Any other White background
10.8%
64
African
9.6%
57
Any other ethnic group
6.1%
36
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 12.4% 73 of 591 pupils
8.5 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 12.4%
Newham 16.1%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 9.0% 53 pupils
England 14.8% 5.8 pts below
EHC plans 3.4% 20 pupils
England 6.0% 2.7 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 43
Autistic spectrum disorder 16
Social, emotional & mental health 4
Specific learning difficulty 3
Moderate learning difficulty 2
Hearing impairment 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

80.0% 19.6 pts above England
School 80.0%
Newham 74.1%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

87.0%

13.2 pts above England

School 87.0%
Newham 81.2%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

85.0%

14.7 pts above England

School 85.0%
Newham 79.6%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

84.0%

12.0 pts above England

School 84.0%
Newham 82.3%
London 77.7%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

7.00%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.78 pts higher than England
School 7.00%
Newham 6.64%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

23.49%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

7.67 pts higher than England
School 23.49%
Newham 20.10%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

2.49%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.69 pts higher than England
School 2.49%
Newham 2.29%
London 1.67%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

93.8% 5.6 pts above England
Dersingham Primary School
93.8%
Newham
84.6%
London
85.9%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information