Star Primary School

Type Primary / Community school
Age Range 3-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Star Lane
Canning Town
London
E16 4NH
Phone 02074765336
Reference Number 102746

Star Primary School is performing well, continuing to be rated as a good school. Pupils experience a supportive environment where they collaborate effectively with adults and peers, leading to a calm and respectful atmosphere. The school's leadership has established high expectations, ensuring that both traditional and SEND pupils receive the necessary support for successful learning. Although bullying is rare and pastoral care is strong, there are some subjects where teaching practices are still developing, which can impact students' overall achievement.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 584
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 51.2%
Girls: 48.8%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 30%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 60.1%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 23.9
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 24
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 23

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 34 36 70
2 27 35 62
3 43 39 82
4 32 43 75
5 48 36 84
6 48 38 86

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, Other 15.8%
White, British 9.6%
Mixed, Other 8.4%
African 7.9%
Pakistani 4.1%
Caribbean 3.4%
Chinese 2.1%
Indian 1.5%
Unclassified 1.4%
Asian, Other 1.4%
White & Black (Caribbean) 1%
White & Black (African) 1%
White & Asian 0.7%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Report Date 18 Oct 2022
Date Report
18 Oct 2022 School inspection
05 Nov 2020 Monitoring visit
28 Mar 2017 Short inspection
16 Jul 2013 Full inspection:
04 Nov 2009 Full inspection:
30 Nov 2006 Full inspection:
11 Feb 2002 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Pupils and adults collaborate effectively to promote welfare and learning.
  • The school environment is calm and respectful.
  • Leaders have high expectations for all pupils.
  • Strong pastoral support is provided to students.
  • Bullying is rare, and pupils feel safe and supported.
  • The curriculum is ambitious and well-structured for learning.
  • Effective phonics and reading support for early learners.
  • Pupils engage in a variety of extracurricular activities.

Areas for Improvement

  • Some subjects lack fully secure subject-specific expertise among teachers.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 70%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 3%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 109
Maths 110

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading -1.4
Writing -0.3
Maths -2.1

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 14 1
Third Preference 14 0
From another Local Authority 2 0

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