Curwen Primary School
Primary schoolCurwen Primary School is a primary school in Newham, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 810 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Outstanding (overall), November 2023
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 22 November 2023
- Overall effectiveness
- Outstanding
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 82% of pupils at Curwen Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 76% in Newham and 62% in England.
26% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Newham | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 82% | 76% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 26% | 16% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109 | 107 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 110 | 108 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Portway Primary SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, February 2025. 76% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)490 m
- Lister Community SchoolSecondary. Standards maintained, October 2024. Attainment 8 of 48.1 (2025/26, provisional)580 m
- Grange Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), December 2022. 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)590 m
- Southern Road Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, September 2023. 81% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)650 m
- Plaistow Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), April 2024. 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)660 m
- St Helen's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. Outstanding (overall), December 2022. 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)750 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Newham
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).