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Sheringham Primary School

Primary · London · E12 5PB

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Outstanding

Graded inspection under the pre-November 2025 system

This is an overall-effectiveness grade from the previous inspection framework. The school has not yet had a report-card inspection.

Quality of education: OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes: OutstandingPersonal development: OutstandingLeadership & management: OutstandingSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 30 January 2024

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At a glance

585 pupils · 87% of 673 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
45.1% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
82.1% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
19.4% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
7% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
www.sheringhamprimaryschool.com
URN
141296

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 67 families named it first for 71 Reception places, 0.94 first choices per place. Its last Reception place offered on distance for 2025 entry went to 0.654 miles; distance decided places in 6 of the 9 years of Reception rounds we hold, 2018 to 2026. Ofsted last graded it Outstanding on 30 January 2024, under the framework used before November 2025. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 6.3% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

0.94 first-choice applications per place

71 places offered · 67 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.

Last child offered a place under the distance criterion (2025 entry, the most recent year with a distance-only cutoff) lived within 0.654 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)

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

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
63%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
7%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
105
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
104
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 school63%
Median of its 12 closest peers60.5%
Newham average76%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is in line with 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
Eldon Primary SchoolLondon · 7 miles awayGood64%
Stanley Road Primary SchoolOldham · 165 miles awayGood53%
Irk Valley Community SchoolManchester · 166 miles awayGood46%
Marner Primary SchoolLondon · 4 miles awayGood69%
Stebon Primary SchoolLondon · 4 miles awayOutstanding77%
Houndsfield Primary SchoolLondon · 7 miles awayGood63%
Greenhill AcademyOldham · 164 miles awayGood48%
Raynham Primary SchoolLondon · 7 miles awayGood42%
Peel Park Primary School and NurseryBradford · 173 miles awayGood50%
Sir John Heron Primary SchoolLondon · under 1 mile awayStrong standard81%
Crane Park Primary SchoolFeltham · 21 miles awayGood (2016)76%
Richmond AcademyOldham · 165 miles awayGood58%

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

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

Asian Bangladeshi 43% (Newham 24%, England 2%) · Asian Pakistani 15% (Newham 11%, England 5%) · Asian Indian 12% (Newham 13%, England 4%) · Black African 7% (Newham 10%, England 5%) · Any other White background 6% (Newham 12%, England 7%) · Any other ethnic group 4% (Newham 5%, England 3%) · Any other Asian background 3% (Newham 4%, England 2%) · Any other Mixed background 3% (Newham 5%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 2% (Newham 1%, England 2%) · White British 2% (Newham 5%, England 60%) · Any other Black background 1% (Newham 3%, England 1%) · Black Caribbean 1% (Newham 2%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Asian 1% (Newham 1%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black African 1% (Newham 1%, England 1%) · White Gypsy/Roma 1% (Newham 0%, England 0%)

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)
6.3%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
21%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

0.17 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
23.8
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

92% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 8% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, primary academies: 0.3% vacant, 0.32% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

0% of teachers took sickness absence, 0 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 £52,299; 7.7% 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 (2024-25)

This school£8,592
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 72% (77%) · premises 5% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 9% (8%) · supplies and services 13% (9%) · educational supplies 2% (4%) · bought-in professional services 9% (2%) · catering 8% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £0; in-year balance +£873,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, 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)
1/10among the most deprived tenth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
2/10among the most deprived fifth of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher29.3%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications25.3%18.1%
In managerial or professional work18%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways29%18.1%
Residents in very good health47.2%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier43.6%62.3%
Social housing11.8%17.1%
Privately rented44%20.5%
Detached houses8.3%22.9%
Flats24.4%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms25.3%21.1%
Households with no car or van39.9%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01003581 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£400,000251 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£280,000–£475,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Semi-detached (7)£455,000
Terraced (160)£450,000
Flat (84)£275,000

Homes around this school are dearer than most 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
24an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
169an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
19an 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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