OFSTED
2 December 2025
Latest inspection
Latest published outcome
Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development
Strong standard
Leadership & governance
Expected standard
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
15 September 2021
Graded inspection
Good
Published
16 November 2021
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Local authority
Newham
Trust
OUR LADY OF GRACE CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
345
325 full-time ·
20 part-time
Female pupils
175
50.7% of pupils
Male pupils
170
49.3% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
9.4 pts
above England
School
34.2%
Newham
41.5%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
68.7 pts
above England
School
89.0%
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.
African
44.1%
152
Any other ethnic group
11.3%
39
Any other Black background
9.9%
34
Any other White background
9.9%
34
Any other Mixed background
8.7%
30
Indian
2.9%
10
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
21.7%
75 of
345 pupils
0.9 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
4.1 pts
above
England
6.0%
3.1 pts
below
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
66.0%
5.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
76.0%
Reading
2.2 pts above England
School
76.0%
Newham
81.2%
London
78.2%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
76.0%
Writing
5.7 pts above England
School
76.0%
Newham
79.6%
London
75.1%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
83.0%
Maths
11.0 pts above England
School
83.0%
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
3.85%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.37 pts
lower than
England
School
3.85%
Newham
6.64%
London
6.38%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
11.90%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
3.92 pts
lower than
England
School
11.90%
Newham
20.10%
London
17.60%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.29%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.52 pts
lower than
England
School
1.29%
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%
6.0 pts
below England
St Joachim's Catholic 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.