SCHOOL PROFILE

William Davies Primary School

Primary Community school URN 102745
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 262 Published school capacity
Capacity used 82.1% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest inspection

24 February 2026
Latest published outcome Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding Met
Inclusion Strong standard
Curriculum & teaching Expected standard
Achievement Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour Expected standard
Personal development Strong standard
Leadership & governance Expected standard
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

21 October 2021
Ungraded inspection School remains Good
Published 7 December 2021
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 215 196 full-time · 19 part-time
Female pupils 96 44.7% of pupils
Male pupils 119 55.3% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

38.1%
13.3 pts above England
School 38.1%
Newham 41.5%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

90.2%
69.9 pts above England
School 90.2%
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.

Indian
28.8%
62
Bangladeshi
25.1%
54
Pakistani
16.3%
35
Any other White background
7.9%
17
Any other Asian background
6.5%
14
African
4.2%
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 22.3% 48 of 215 pupils
1.5 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 22.3%
Newham 16.1%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 15.4% 33 pupils
England 14.8% 0.6 pts above
EHC plans 7.0% 15 pupils
England 6.0% 0.9 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 26
Social, emotional & mental health 7
Autistic spectrum disorder 6
No specialist assessment yet 6
Hearing impairment 1
Moderate 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

61.0% 0.6 pts above England
School 61.0%
Newham 74.1%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

70.0%

3.8 pts below England

School 70.0%
Newham 81.2%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

65.0%

5.3 pts below England

School 65.0%
Newham 79.6%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

74.0%

2.0 pts above England

School 74.0%
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

6.53%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.31 pts higher than England
School 6.53%
Newham 6.64%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

19.79%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

3.97 pts higher than England
School 19.79%
Newham 20.10%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.60%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.20 pts lower than England
School 1.60%
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

82.1% 6.1 pts below England
William Davies Primary School
82.1%
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