OFSTED
23 May 2024
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
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
256
232 full-time ·
24 part-time
Female pupils
129
50.4% of pupils
Male pupils
127
49.6% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
20.9 pts
above England
School
45.7%
Newham
41.5%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
24.2 pts
above England
School
44.5%
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
42.2%
108
Any other White background
9.8%
25
Caribbean
9.0%
23
Any other Mixed background
8.6%
22
Any other Black background
7.4%
19
Any other ethnic group
5.5%
14
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
14.1%
36 of
256 pupils
6.8 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
5.8 pts
below
England
6.0%
1.0 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
77.0%
16.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
86.0%
Reading
12.2 pts above England
School
86.0%
Newham
81.2%
London
78.2%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
88.0%
Writing
17.7 pts above England
School
88.0%
Newham
79.6%
London
75.1%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
81.0%
Maths
9.0 pts above England
School
81.0%
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
4.61%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.60 pts
lower than
England
School
4.61%
Newham
6.64%
London
6.38%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
13.08%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
2.74 pts
lower than
England
School
13.08%
Newham
20.10%
London
17.60%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.00%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.80 pts
lower than
England
School
0.00%
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
61.0%
27.2 pts
below England
St Francis' Catholic Primary School
61.0%
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.