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Sandringham Primary School

Primary · London · E7 8ED

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Outstanding

Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection

Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Outstanding. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.

Inspected 27 September 2023

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At a glance

995 pupils · 98% of 1,012 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Community school
Age range
2–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
32.6% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
92.7% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
14% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
3.8% of pupils (2024/2025)
Nursery
Yes
Website
https://sandringham.newham.sch.uk/
URN
130381

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 144 families named it first for 120 Reception places, 1.20 first choices per place. Its last Reception place offered on distance for 2026 entry went to 0.438 miles; distance decided places in 7 of the 9 years of Reception rounds we hold, 2018 to 2026. An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 27 September 2023 confirmed its earlier grade, Outstanding. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 5.8% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

1.20 first-choice applications per place

120 places offered · 144 first-choice applications · oversubscribed

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. Places by distance, last offered at 0.438 miles for 2026 entry.

Admissions cutoff distance: Reception

Last child offered a place under the distance criterion (2026 entry) lived within 0.438 miles

measured by shortest walking route.

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Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

115 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
77%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
8%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
107
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
107
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school77%
Median of its 12 closest peers65.5%
Newham average76%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is ahead of the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
Essex Primary SchoolLondon · under 1 mile awayOutstanding (2019)81%
Gascoigne Primary SchoolBarking · 2 miles awayExpected standard59%
Ripple Primary SchoolBarking · 3 miles awayGood (2016)73%
Lapage Primary School and NurseryBradford · 172 miles awayNo current grade53%
Bare Trees Primary SchoolOldham · 166 miles awayGood45%
St Stephen's Primary SchoolLondon · under 1 mile awayOutstanding89%
Beech Hill Community Primary SchoolLuton · 31 miles awayExpected standard58%
Nelson Primary SchoolLondon · 2 miles awayGood72%
Penn Wood Primary and Nursery SchoolSlough · 28 miles awayOutstanding83%
Wembley Primary SchoolWembley · 14 miles awayGood71%
Colindale Primary SchoolLondon · 12 miles awayGood60%
St Mary's Church of England Primary School & NurserySouthampton · 76 miles awayOutstanding56%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Special educational needs

Needs this school records that it caters for, in the order it lists them.

Provision type: Resourced provision.

Resourced provision
13 of 16 places taken places may be available

Unit places come from the school census and describe the position when it was taken, not today. Confirm with the local authority before relying on them.

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

Asian Bangladeshi 34% (Newham 24%, England 2%) · Asian Indian 24% (Newham 13%, England 4%) · Asian Pakistani 15% (Newham 11%, England 5%) · Any other Asian background 5% (Newham 4%, England 2%) · Any other Mixed background 5% (Newham 5%, England 3%) · Any other White background 4% (Newham 12%, England 7%) · Any other ethnic group 4% (Newham 5%, England 3%) · White British 3% (Newham 5%, England 60%) · Black African 3% (Newham 10%, England 5%) · Any other Black background 2% (Newham 3%, England 1%) · other groups together 2%

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
5.8%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
17.6%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

0.00 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Newham: 0.29 suspensions and 0.00 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
18.9
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

96% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 4% moved to another state school

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, council-maintained primaries: 0.18% vacant, 0.36% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

67.9% of teachers took sickness absence, 3.2 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £62,442; 14% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2025-26)

This school£9,411
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 76% (76%) · premises 4% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 9% (8%) · supplies and services 7% (9%) · educational supplies 4% (4%) · bought-in professional services 2% (3%) · catering 6% (5%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve -£278,338; in-year balance -£281,110

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: council-maintained school finance return, 2025-26, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
2/10among the most deprived fifth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
2/10among the most deprived fifth of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher35.3%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications22.8%18.1%
In managerial or professional work16.7%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways29.4%18.1%
Residents in very good health53%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier36%62.3%
Social housing17.7%17.1%
Privately rented45.9%20.5%
Detached houses7.5%22.9%
Flats48.2%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms21.3%21.1%
Households with no car or van52.1%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01003567 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£500,000422 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£375,000–£619,500the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Semi-detached (20)£615,000
Terraced (272)£550,000
Flat (127)£330,000

Homes around this school are dearer than three quarters of school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
11an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
22an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
154an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
24an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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