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Plaistow Primary School

Community school · London · E13 9DQ

Ages 3–11 · 359 pupils · Newham

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

70%

Overall absence

4.6%

Admissions demand

0.91 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2024-04-23

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)70%
Higher standard (RWM)16%
Avg scaled score — reading
106.0
Avg scaled score — maths
106.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
107.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence4.6%
Persistent absence (10%+)11.2%
Unauthorised2.1%
Authorised absence
2.5%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.6%
Enrolments in measure
312

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

0.91 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

32

Places offered

35

1st-preference offers

32

Total preferences (any rank)
127
Preferred offers (top 3)
35
Applications from outside LA
1
Offers to outside-LA applicants
1

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 fill80%

359 pupils · 450 places

Pupils on roll
359
Boys / girls
173 / 186
School capacity
450
Capacity fill
359 / 450 (80%)
Free school meals
33.9%
FSM pupils
112
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

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

School characteristics

Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mr Dean Benoit

Location

Address
Junction Road, Plaistow
Postcode
E13 9DQ
Town
London
Local authority
Newham
District
Newham
Constituency
West Ham and Beckton
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 3–11, in London, Newham, 359 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 33.9%.

Open schools in London
1846
Primary schools in London
994
Academies among open schools in London
23% (427)
Open schools in E13
17
Primary in E13
12
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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  • Southern Road Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Plaistow · E13 9JH · Newham

    Ages 2–11

    • KS284%
    • Absence7.2%
    • FSM47.7%
    • Demand0.98

    0.1 miles away

  • Upton Cross Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    London · E13 0RJ · Newham

    Ages 3–11

    • KS253%
    • Absence8.2%
    • FSM31.2%
    • Demand0.90

    0.3 miles away

  • Selwyn Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy converter · Primary

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    Ages 3–11

    • KS272%
    • Absence6.9%
    • FSM44.5%
    • Demand0.96

    0.4 miles away

  • Curwen Primary School

    Ofsted: Outstanding

    Academy converter · Primary

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    Ages 3–11

    • KS277%
    • Absence4.8%
    • FSM46.0%
    • Demand0.99

    0.4 miles away

  • Portway Primary School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

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    Ages 1–11

    • KS277%
    • Absence6.2%
    • FSM37.3%
    • Demand0.98

    0.5 miles away

  • Elmhurst Primary School

    Ofsted: Exceptional

    Academy converter · Primary

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    Ages 3–11

    • KS288%
    • Absence5.0%
    • FSM31.4%
    • Demand1.29

    0.6 miles away

  • St Stephen's Primary School

    Ofsted: Outstanding

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    Ages 4–11

    • KS288%
    • Absence4.7%
    • FSM35.8%
    • Demand1.43

    0.6 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Dean Benoit
Telephone
02085485620
Website
www.plaistow.newham.sch.uk/

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