SCHOOL PROFILE

Upton Cross Primary School

Primary Academy converter URN 142267
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Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 1,200 Published school capacity
Capacity used 34.5% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

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

Previous Ofsted activity

5 February 2020
Graded inspection Good
Published 10 March 2020
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Newham
Trust LEARNING IN HARMONY MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 414 365 full-time · 49 part-time
Female pupils 209 50.5% of pupils
Male pupils 205 49.5% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

27.5%
2.7 pts above England
School 27.5%
Newham 41.5%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

96.6%
76.3 pts above England
School 96.6%
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
28.3%
117
Indian
22.9%
95
Pakistani
21.3%
88
Any other White background
13.3%
55
African
4.8%
20
Any other ethnic group
2.4%
10
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 13.3% 55 of 414 pupils
7.5 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 13.3%
Newham 16.1%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 8.5% 35 pupils
England 14.8% 6.3 pts below
EHC plans 4.8% 20 pupils
England 6.0% 1.2 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 31
Autistic spectrum disorder 16
Specific learning difficulty 4
Hearing impairment 1
Moderate learning difficulty 1
Social, emotional & mental health 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

65.0% 4.6 pts above England
School 65.0%
Newham 74.1%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

69.0%

4.8 pts below England

School 69.0%
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

86.0%

14.0 pts above England

School 86.0%
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

7.13%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.91 pts higher than England
School 7.13%
Newham 6.64%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

25.50%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

9.69 pts higher than England
School 25.50%
Newham 20.10%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

3.67%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.87 pts higher than England
School 3.67%
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

34.5% 53.7 pts below England
Upton Cross Primary School
34.5%
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