SCHOOL PROFILE

Ranelagh Primary School

Primary Academy converter URN 144139
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 432 Published school capacity
Capacity used 60.9% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

29 April 2025
Latest published outcome Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Outstanding
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

20 November 2019
Ungraded inspection School remains Good
Published 19 December 2019
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

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

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 263 251 full-time · 12 part-time
Female pupils 106 40.3% of pupils
Male pupils 157 59.7% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

37.6%
12.8 pts above England
School 37.6%
Newham 41.5%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

69.6%
49.3 pts above England
School 69.6%
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
22.4%
59
Any other White background
17.1%
45
African
15.2%
40
Pakistani
8.0%
21
Any other ethnic group
5.7%
15
Any other Mixed background
5.3%
14
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 30.0% 79 of 263 pupils
9.2 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 30.0%
Newham 16.1%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 10.7% 28 pupils
England 14.8% 4.1 pts below
EHC plans 19.4% 51 pupils
England 6.0% 13.4 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder 38
Speech, language & communication 32
Specific learning difficulty 4
Social, emotional & mental health 3
Hearing impairment 1
Profound & multiple 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

77.0% 16.6 pts above England
School 77.0%
Newham 74.1%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

81.0%

7.2 pts above England

School 81.0%
Newham 81.2%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

77.0%

6.7 pts above England

School 77.0%
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

5.61%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.61 pts lower than England
School 5.61%
Newham 6.64%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

16.14%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

0.33 pts higher than England
School 16.14%
Newham 20.10%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

5.91%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

4.10 pts higher than England
School 5.91%
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

60.9% 27.3 pts below England
Ranelagh Primary School
60.9%
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