Plaistow Primary School
Primary schoolPlaistow Primary School is a primary school in Newham, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 359 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), April 2024
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 23 April 2024
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
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, 69% of pupils at Plaistow Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 76% in Newham and 62% in England.
10% 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 | 69% | 76% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 10% | 16% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108 | 107 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108 | 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- Southern Road Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, September 2023. 81% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)120 m
- Lister Community SchoolSecondary. Standards maintained, October 2024. Attainment 8 of 48.1 (2025/26, provisional)140 m
- Connaught Special SchoolSpecial. No outcome in Ofsted's file330 m
- Upton Cross Primary SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, April 2025. 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)410 m
- St Edward's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), January 2023. 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)580 m
- Selwyn Primary SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade. 76% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)600 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).