SCHOOL PROFILE

Grange Primary School

Primary Community school URN 102723
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 210 Published school capacity
Capacity used 85.7% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 2 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

13 December 2022
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
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 180 171 full-time · 9 part-time
Female pupils 76 42.2% of pupils
Male pupils 104 57.8% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

34.4%
9.6 pts above England
School 34.4%
Newham 41.5%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

62.8%
42.5 pts above England
School 62.8%
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
31.1%
56
Any other White background
13.9%
25
African
11.7%
21
Any other Black background
10.6%
19
Pakistani
9.4%
17
White British
5.0%
9
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 18.9% 34 of 180 pupils
1.9 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 18.9%
Newham 16.1%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 17.8% 32 pupils
England 14.8% 3.0 pts above
EHC plans 1.1% 2 pupils
England 6.0% 4.9 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
No specialist assessment yet 18
Speech, language & communication 10
Autistic spectrum disorder 5
Specific learning difficulty 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

78.0% 17.6 pts above England
School 78.0%
Newham 74.1%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

81.0%

7.2 pts above England

School 81.0%
Newham 81.2%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

78.0%

7.7 pts above England

School 78.0%
Newham 79.6%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

81.0%

9.0 pts above England

School 81.0%
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

7.43%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.21 pts higher than England
School 7.43%
Newham 6.64%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

26.14%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

10.32 pts higher than England
School 26.14%
Newham 20.10%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

2.84%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.04 pts higher than England
School 2.84%
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

85.7% 2.5 pts below England
Grange Primary School
85.7%
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