SCHOOL PROFILE

St Luke's Primary School

Primary Voluntary aided school URN 102766
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 240 Published school capacity
Capacity used 86.7% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

26 March 2025
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

6 November 2019
Graded inspection Good
Published 8 December 2019
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Voluntary aided school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England/Christian
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 208 198 full-time · 10 part-time
Female pupils 99 47.6% of pupils
Male pupils 109 52.4% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

38.0%
13.2 pts above England
School 38.0%
Newham 41.5%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

74.5%
54.2 pts above England
School 74.5%
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.

African
38.5%
80
Any other White background
11.1%
23
Any other ethnic group
11.1%
23
Any other Mixed background
10.6%
22
Pakistani
6.3%
13
Caribbean
5.3%
11
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 16.8% 35 of 208 pupils
4.0 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 16.8%
Newham 16.1%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 10.6% 22 pupils
England 14.8% 4.2 pts below
EHC plans 6.3% 13 pupils
England 6.0% 0.2 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 23
Moderate learning difficulty 6
Autistic spectrum disorder 4
Social, emotional & mental health 2

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

83.0% 22.6 pts above England
School 83.0%
Newham 74.1%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

88.0%

14.2 pts above England

School 88.0%
Newham 81.2%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

83.0%

12.7 pts above England

School 83.0%
Newham 79.6%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

92.0%

20.0 pts above England

School 92.0%
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

5.38%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.83 pts lower than England
School 5.38%
Newham 6.64%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

15.57%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

0.25 pts lower than England
School 15.57%
Newham 20.10%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

3.59%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.79 pts higher than England
School 3.59%
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

86.7% 1.5 pts below England
St Luke's Primary School
86.7%
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