Essex Primary School
Primary schoolEssex Primary School is a primary school in Newham, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 807 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Standards maintained, February 2025
- Latest ungraded inspection
- Standards maintained, 12 February 2025
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, 81% of pupils at Essex Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 76% in Newham and 62% in England.
12% 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 | 81% | 76% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 12% | 16% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108 | 107 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107 | 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- Little Ilford SchoolSecondary. Good (overall), November 2022. Attainment 8 of 47.5 (2025/26, provisional)260 m
- St Winefride's RC Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), September 2023. 82% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)460 m
- Kensington Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met. 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)490 m
- Avenue Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, May 2024. 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)500 m
- Sir John Heron Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, May 2022. 81% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)570 m
- Salisbury Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, January 2024. 83% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)620 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).