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North Beckton Primary School

Primary · London · E6 5XG

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Good

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: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: GoodPersonal development: GoodLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 27 September 2023

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At a glance

409 pupils · 65% of 630 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
43.2% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
65% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
12.4% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
8% of pupils (2024/2025)
Nursery
Yes
Website
www.northbeckton.newham.sch.uk
URN
146915

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 38 families named it first for 44 Reception places, 0.86 first choices per place. Its last Reception place offered on distance for 2018 entry went to 0.631 miles; distance decided places in 1 of the 9 years of Reception rounds we hold, 2018 to 2026. Ofsted last graded it Good on 27 September 2023, under the framework used before November 2025. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 7.4% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

0.86 first-choice applications per place

44 places offered · 38 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

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 (2018 entry, the most recent year with a distance-only cutoff) lived within 0.631 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)

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

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
74%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
11%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
106
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 school74%
Median of its 12 closest peers61.5%
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
Co-op Academy PrincevilleBradford · 175 miles awayGood41%
South Norwood PrimaryLondon · 10 miles awayGood63%
Marion Richardson Primary SchoolLondon · 4 miles awayOutstanding64%
Werneth Primary SchoolOldham · 167 miles awayGood60%
St Edmund's Catholic Primary SchoolEdmonton · 9 miles awayGood53%
Haslam Park Primary SchoolBolton · 177 miles awayGood74%
Willow Tree Primary SchoolNortholt · 19 miles awayGood66%
St Andrew's CofE Primary SchoolManchester · 163 miles awayGood54%
Cyril Jackson Primary SchoolLondon · 4 miles awayGood65%
Ravenscroft Primary SchoolLondon · 1 miles awayOutstanding88%
Arnhem Wharf Primary SchoolLondon · 4 miles awayGood60%
Green Lane Primary SchoolBradford · 175 miles awayGood48%

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
14 of 14 places taken full, or over capacity

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)

Any other White background 29% (Newham 12%, England 7%) · Asian Bangladeshi 13% (Newham 24%, England 2%) · Black African 12% (Newham 10%, England 5%) · White British 9% (Newham 5%, England 60%) · Asian Pakistani 7% (Newham 11%, England 5%) · Any other Mixed background 6% (Newham 5%, England 3%) · Any other Asian background 4% (Newham 4%, England 2%) · Any other ethnic group 4% (Newham 5%, England 3%) · Asian Indian 3% (Newham 13%, England 4%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 2% (Newham 1%, England 2%) · Asian Chinese 2% (Newham 1%, England 1%) · Any other Black background 2% (Newham 3%, England 1%) · Black Caribbean 2% (Newham 2%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Black African 2% (Newham 1%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Asian 2% (Newham 1%, England 2%) · other groups together 1%

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)
7.4%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
18.2%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

0.24 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
20.9
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

77% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 14% moved to another state school · 9% 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)

76.2% of teachers took sickness absence, 8.4 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 £61,865; 20% 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£9,801
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 80% (77%) · premises 6% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 8% (8%) · supplies and services 6% (9%) · educational supplies 3% (4%) · bought-in professional services 2% (2%) · catering 5% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve -£19,000; in-year balance +£192,000

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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)
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 higher45.1%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications17%18.1%
In managerial or professional work24.6%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways20.6%18.1%
Residents in very good health51.4%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier30.2%62.3%
Social housing26.7%17.1%
Privately rented42.7%20.5%
Detached houses5%22.9%
Flats58.8%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms7.3%21.1%
Households with no car or van41.6%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01034205 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£401,500270 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£300,000–£454,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (5)£475,000
Semi-detached (22)£460,000
Terraced (173)£420,000
Flat (70)£247,500

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
14an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
37an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
174an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
23an 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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