OFSTED
17 March 2026
Latest inspection
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
13 May 2021
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Published
28 June 2021
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Voluntary controlled school
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Local authority
Newham
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
273
253 full-time ·
20 part-time
Female pupils
147
53.8% of pupils
Male pupils
126
46.2% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
5.2 pts
above England
School
30.0%
Newham
41.5%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
51.9 pts
above England
School
72.2%
Newham
64.5%
London
39.2%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Newham
0.3%
London
0.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
Any other White background
27.1%
74
Bangladeshi
15.8%
43
Unclassified
9.5%
26
Indian
8.4%
23
African
8.1%
22
Any other Mixed background
8.1%
22
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
20.2%
55 of
273 pupils
0.7 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
1.2 pts
below
England
6.0%
0.6 pts
above
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
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
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
42.0%
18.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
63.0%
Reading
10.8 pts below England
School
63.0%
Newham
81.2%
London
78.2%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
71.0%
Writing
0.7 pts above England
School
71.0%
Newham
79.6%
London
75.1%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
55.0%
Maths
17.0 pts below England
School
55.0%
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
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
6.74%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.52 pts
higher than
England
School
6.74%
Newham
6.64%
London
6.38%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
24.62%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
8.81 pts
higher than
England
School
24.62%
Newham
20.10%
London
17.60%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
2.65%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.85 pts
higher than
England
School
2.65%
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
72.8%
15.4 pts
below England
West Ham Church Primary School
72.8%
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.