SCHOOL PROFILE

Kensington Primary School

Primary Academy converter URN 144141
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 630 Published school capacity
Capacity used 99.7% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest inspection

3 February 2026
Latest published outcome Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding Met
Inclusion Strong 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

2 December 2021
Ungraded inspection School remains Outstanding
Published 25 January 2022
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 628 596 full-time · 32 part-time
Female pupils 306 48.7% of pupils
Male pupils 322 51.3% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

31.4%
6.6 pts above England
School 31.4%
Newham 41.5%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

80.7%
60.4 pts above England
School 80.7%
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.

Indian
40.6%
255
Bangladeshi
17.0%
107
Pakistani
13.5%
85
Any other Asian background
9.1%
57
Any other White background
6.8%
43
White British
2.9%
18
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 15.8% 99 of 628 pupils
5.1 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 15.8%
Newham 16.1%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 10.2% 64 pupils
England 14.8% 4.6 pts below
EHC plans 5.6% 35 pupils
England 6.0% 0.5 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 40
Autistic spectrum disorder 36
Moderate learning difficulty 5
Specific learning difficulty 5
No specialist assessment yet 4
Social, emotional & mental health 4

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

59.0% 1.4 pts below England
School 59.0%
Newham 74.1%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

71.0%

2.8 pts below England

School 71.0%
Newham 81.2%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

73.0%

2.7 pts above England

School 73.0%
Newham 79.6%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

77.0%

5.0 pts above England

School 77.0%
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

5.40%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.82 pts lower than England
School 5.40%
Newham 6.64%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

17.27%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

1.46 pts higher than England
School 17.27%
Newham 20.10%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.27%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.53 pts lower than England
School 1.27%
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

99.7% 11.5 pts above England
Kensington Primary School
99.7%
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