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Odessa Infant School

Community school · London · E7 9BY

Ages 3–7 · 189 pupils · Newham

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Ofsted

Improved significantly

Overall absence

7.8%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Improved significantly

Inspection date

2025-06-11

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence7.8%
Persistent absence (10%+)30.2%
Unauthorised3.9%
Authorised absence
3.9%
Severe absence (50%+)
2.4%
Enrolments in measure
126

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

42

Places offered

47

1st-preference offers

42

Total preferences (any rank)
107
Preferred offers (top 3)
42
Applications from outside LA
8
Offers to outside-LA applicants
2

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill62%

189 pupils · 304 places

Pupils on roll
189
Boys / girls
104 / 85
School capacity
304
Capacity fill
189 / 304 (62%)
Free school meals
40.2%
FSM pupils
66
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 3–7

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Clare Barber

Location

Address
Wellington Road
Postcode
E7 9BY
Town
London
Local authority
Newham
District
Newham
Constituency
Stratford and Bow
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 3–7, in London, Newham, 189 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 40.2%.

Open schools in London
1846
Primary schools in London
994
Academies among open schools in London
23% (427)
Open schools in E7
18
Primary in E7
10
Open schools in Newham LA
115
Primary in Newham LA
68

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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    • Absence4.0%
    • FSM56.8%

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    • Absence5.1%
    • FSM45.7%
    • Demand0.97

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    • Absence6.3%
    • FSM41.1%
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    • FSM17.3%
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  • St Francis' Catholic Primary School

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    • KS280%
    • Absence4.3%
    • FSM50.4%
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  • Park Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

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    • KS270%
    • Absence5.7%
    • FSM26.0%
    • Demand0.89

    0.6 miles away

  • The Jenny Hammond Primary School

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    Ages 4–11

    • KS278%
    • Absence5.3%
    • FSM20.9%
    • Demand1.23

    0.6 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Clare Barber
Telephone
02085347967
Website
www.odessa.newham.sch.uk/

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