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Central Park Primary School

Primary · London · E6 3DW

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Good

Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection

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

Inspected 11 May 2023

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At a glance

879 pupils · 109% of 810 capacity (over capacity) (January 2026 census)

School type
Community school
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
32% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
87.1% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
6.4% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
0.7% of pupils (2024/2025)
Nursery
Yes
Website
http://www.centralpark.newham.sch.uk
URN
130995

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 83 families named it first for 85 Reception places, 0.98 first choices per place. We hold 9 Reception admissions rounds for it, 2018 to 2026; none was decided by a published distance. An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 11 May 2023 confirmed its earlier grade, Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 7.7% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

0.98 first-choice applications per place

85 places offered · 83 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

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. Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

Admissions cutoff distance: Reception

Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

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

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

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

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
76%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
23%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
107
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
109
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 school76%
Median of its 12 closest peers69%
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
Deepdale Community Primary SchoolPreston · 193 miles awayExpected standard62%
Elmhurst Primary SchoolLondon · under 1 mile awayExceptional92%
Heasandford Primary SchoolBurnley · 184 miles awayGood60%
Northbury Primary SchoolBarking · 2 miles awayExpected standard69%
Shaftesbury Primary SchoolLondon · under 1 mile awayExceptional89%
Lift AngleseyBurton-on-Trent · 113 miles awayGood87%
Featherstone Primary and Nursery SchoolSouthall · 19 miles awayOutstanding63%
Elsley Primary SchoolWembley · 14 miles awayExpected standard68%
Shireland Hall Primary AcademySmethwick · 108 miles awayStrong standard69%
Vicarage Primary SchoolLondon · under 1 mile awayOutstanding88%
Berridge Primary and Nursery SchoolNottingham · 112 miles awayGood (2019)69%
Cranford Park AcademyHayes · 20 miles awayGood73%

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

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

Asian Pakistani 29% (Newham 11%, England 5%) · Asian Bangladeshi 29% (Newham 24%, England 2%) · Asian Indian 14% (Newham 13%, England 4%) · Any other White background 9% (Newham 12%, England 7%) · Any other Asian background 5% (Newham 4%, England 2%) · Black African 4% (Newham 10%, England 5%) · Any other ethnic group 2% (Newham 5%, England 3%) · Any other Mixed background 2% (Newham 5%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Asian 2% (Newham 1%, England 2%) · White British 1% (Newham 5%, England 60%) · Any other Black background 1% (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)
7.7%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
24.9%
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
22.1
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

88% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 12% left the state-funded sector

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)

76.7% of teachers took sickness absence, 10.2 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 £65,270; 24.4% 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£8,497
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 79% (76%) · premises 4% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 11% (8%) · supplies and services 6% (9%) · educational supplies 2% (4%) · bought-in professional services 4% (3%) · catering 7% (5%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve -£123,680; in-year balance -£119,255

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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)
3/10more deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher35.6%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications24.2%18.1%
In managerial or professional work19.2%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways28.6%18.1%
Residents in very good health52.4%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier49.6%62.3%
Social housing10.6%17.1%
Privately rented39.8%20.5%
Detached houses9.6%22.9%
Flats15.7%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms25.4%21.1%
Households with no car or van37.6%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01003492 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£430,000503 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£370,000–£480,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Semi-detached (12)£495,000
Terraced (385)£440,000
Flat (104)£309,000

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
5an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
26an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
133an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
20an 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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