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St Edward's Catholic Primary School

Primary · London · E13 9AX

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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 11 January 2023

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At a glance

431 pupils · 103% of 420 capacity (over capacity) (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
2–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Free school meals
33.7% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
47.1% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
7.2% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
2.2% of pupils (2024/2025)
Nursery
Yes
Website
www.st-edwards.newham.sch.uk/
URN
147335

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 51 families named it first for 58 Reception places, 0.88 first choices per place. Its last Reception place offered on distance for 2021 entry went to 1.549 miles; distance decided places in 1 of the 9 years of Reception rounds we hold, 2018 to 2026. Ofsted last graded it Good on 11 January 2023, under the framework used before November 2025. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 4.6% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

0.88 first-choice applications per place

58 places offered · 51 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 (2021 entry, the most recent year with a distance-only cutoff) lived within 1.549 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)

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

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
80%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
11%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
108
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
106
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 school80%
Median of its 12 closest peers70.5%
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
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, PrestonPreston · 192 miles awayExpected standard78%
Lings Primary SchoolNorthampton · 63 miles awayGood51%
Harris Primary Academy Philip LaneLondon · 7 miles awayOutstanding83%
The Bewbush AcademyCrawley · 32 miles awayGood64%
Al-Noor Voluntary Aided Muslim Primary SchoolIlford · 4 miles awayGood79%
Colville Primary SchoolLondon · 10 miles awayOutstanding87%
Marvels Lane Primary SchoolLondon · 7 miles awayGood (2016)70%
Victoria Park PrimarySmethwick · 108 miles awayGood58%
Kentmere Primary AcademyRochdale · 171 miles awayOutstanding71%
The Leys Primary SchoolDagenham · 6 miles awayGood70%
The Linden AcademyLuton · 30 miles awayGood64%
Newark Hill AcademyPeterborough · 74 miles awayGood73%

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

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

Any other ethnic group 20% (Newham 5%, England 3%) · Black African 16% (Newham 10%, England 5%) · Asian Indian 10% (Newham 13%, England 4%) · Any other White background 8% (Newham 12%, England 7%) · Any other Black background 7% (Newham 3%, England 1%) · Black Caribbean 7% (Newham 2%, England 1%) · Any other Mixed background 7% (Newham 5%, England 3%) · Any other Asian background 5% (Newham 4%, England 2%) · White British 5% (Newham 5%, England 60%) · Mixed White and Black African 3% (Newham 1%, England 1%) · Asian Bangladeshi 3% (Newham 24%, England 2%) · Asian Pakistani 2% (Newham 11%, England 5%) · Mixed White and Asian 2% (Newham 1%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 2% (Newham 1%, England 2%) · Asian Chinese 1% (Newham 1%, England 1%) · Not recorded 1% (Newham 1%, England 1%) · White Irish 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)
4.6%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
14.2%
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
23.6
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, primary academies: 0.3% vacant, 0.32% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

54.5% of teachers took sickness absence, 12.6 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 £53,572; 15.8% 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£8,557
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 78% (77%) · premises 4% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 12% (8%) · supplies and services 6% (9%) · educational supplies 3% (4%) · bought-in professional services 2% (2%) · catering 5% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £99,000; in-year balance +£137,000

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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)
4/10more deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher40.5%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications21.8%18.1%
In managerial or professional work26.1%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways24.6%18.1%
Residents in very good health50.8%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier29.3%62.3%
Social housing37.2%17.1%
Privately rented33.3%20.5%
Detached houses4.9%22.9%
Flats76.9%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms9%21.1%
Households with no car or van56.7%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01003489 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£430,000509 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£345,000–£484,500the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Semi-detached (13)£480,000
Terraced (353)£450,000
Flat (141)£305,000

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
10an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
33an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
172an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
18an 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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