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Ellen Wilkinson Primary School

Primary Ages 3-11 448 pupils London
Ofsted: Good
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Ellen Wilkinson Primary School is a community school in Newham for pupils aged 3 to 11. It has 448 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for Ellen Wilkinson Primary School is Good, from an inspection in May 2023. In 2025, 70% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Ofsted inspection: May 2023. KS2 results: 2025.

Type Primary / Community school
Age Range 3-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Tollgate Road
Beckton
Ellen Wilkinson Primary School
London
E6 5UP
Phone 02075119414
Reference Number 102759

General Makeup

Number of pupils 448
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 51.12%
Girls: 48.88%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 34.4%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 59.2%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 24.7
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 28.2
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 28.9

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 35 25 60
2 30 28 58
3 22 38 60
4 32 23 55
5 27 30 57
6 36 24 60

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, Other 35.3%
African 10%
Pakistani 7.4%
White, British 6.3%
Indian 3.3%
White & Black (Caribbean) 2.9%
Mixed, Other 2.9%
Asian, Other 2.7%
Unclassified 2%
Chinese 1.6%
White & Black (African) 1.1%
Caribbean 1.1%
White & Asian 0.7%

Ellen Wilkinson Primary School is performing well, consistently rated as good across all inspected areas. The school fosters a nurturing community where pupils feel valued and motivated to learn. Leaders have established high expectations, promoting a broad and engaging curriculum that prepares students effectively for their educational journey ahead. Pupils are enthusiastic learners, particularly in subjects like mathematics and English, and they actively contribute to school life through various roles.

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Early Years Provision Good
Last Report Date 08 Mar 2023
Date Report
08 Mar 2023 School inspection:
17 Jul 2019 Short inspection
01 Dec 2015 Short inspection
24 Nov 2011 Full inspection:
08 Jun 2009 Full inspection:
02 May 2006 Full inspection:
26 Jan 2004 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Pupils feel part of a caring community and enjoy learning.
  • Leaders have high expectations for pupil growth and success.
  • A broad range of subjects is taught effectively.
  • Reading is prioritized, fostering a love for stories.
  • Pupils behave well and respect each other's differences.
  • Strong support for pupils with SEND is in place.
  • Governors support and challenge leaders effectively.

Areas for Improvement

  • Expectations for learning in some foundation subjects are not clearly defined.
  • Inconsistencies in checking pupils' understanding in subjects outside English and mathematics.
  • Reading books are not always aligned with pupils' phonics knowledge.

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 17%

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 106
Maths 107

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 1.1
Writing 1.6
Maths 3.2

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Average Scaled Score

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Reception admissions, 2026 entry

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 34 2
Third Preference 23 1
From another Local Authority 1 1

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Places and pupil numbers

In 2024–25 Ellen Wilkinson Primary School had 403 pupils for 420 places. 17 places (4.0%) were unfilled.

Pupils and places

Reception intake in the “Beckton & Royal Docks” planning area

Newham counted 407 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 434 in 2029–30, up 7%.

201020112012201320142015201620172018201920212022202320242025
Places 420420420420420420420420420420420420420420420
Pupils 414411413409412407412404404407394391403405403
Unfilled 1.4%2.1%1.7%2.6%1.9%3.1%1.9%3.8%3.8%3.1%6.2%6.9%4.0%3.6%4.0%

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Ellen Wilkinson Primary School attended 94.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 15.7% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

20142015201620172018201920212022202320242025
Authorised absence 2.7%2.9%2.8%2.7%3.0%3.1%2.6%4.6%5.1%5.6%4.5%
Unauthorised absence 0.6%0.3%0.3%0.3%0.3%0.6%0.7%0.7%1.1%0.9%1.0%
Severely absent pupils 0.3%0.5%0.0%0.5%0.0%0.3%3.0%0.6%3.0%0.3%0.0%

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.2% of pupils at Ellen Wilkinson Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

2010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Suspensions per 100 pupils 3.82.52.01.00.20.40.81.31.11.10.40.70.51.80.40.2
Permanent exclusions 0000000000000000

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Ellen Wilkinson Primary School had 20.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 4.9% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

2011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Pupils per adult 10.79.89.77.57.97.67.58.27.47.56.97.78.19.48.99.6
Teachers who left state teaching 4.3%12.3%4.4%7.4%7.8%7.1%12.2%5.6%9.6%4.3%0.0%4.0%4.3%10.2%4.9%–
Teachers who took any sick leave 55.6%68.0%53.3%67.9%55.6%44.8%46.2%57.1%68.0%–57.7%50.0%83.3%69.6%63.6%–
Sick days per teacher 4.29.46.35.211.36.16.06.13.2–5.54.36.37.011.1–

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 20.8% of pupils at Ellen Wilkinson Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.3% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

SEN support EHC plan
Speech, language and communication needs 51 4
Autistic spectrum disorder 13 10
Other difficulty or disability 10 0
Social, emotional and mental health 9 1
No specialist assessment of need 5 0
Specific learning difficulty 3 0
Physical disability 1 0
Vision impairment 1 0

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Ellen Wilkinson Primary School received £10,011 and spent £9,613 for each of its 429 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £357,000 (£831 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

20192020202120222023202420252026
Revenue reserve £436,000£386,000£503,000£327,000-£0£22,000£186,000£357,000
per pupil £992£905£1,186£769-£0£49£435£831
In-year balance £306,000-£50,000£117,000-£175,000-£327,000£22,000£164,000£171,000
per pupil £696-£117£275-£412-£757£49£385£398

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Ellen Wilkinson Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Ellen Wilkinson Primary School is Good, from an inspection in May 2023.

When was Ellen Wilkinson Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Ellen Wilkinson Primary School was last inspected in May 2023.

How many pupils does Ellen Wilkinson Primary School have?

Ellen Wilkinson Primary School has 448 pupils on roll.

What age range does Ellen Wilkinson Primary School cover?

Ellen Wilkinson Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Ellen Wilkinson Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 70% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Ellen Wilkinson Primary School?

Ellen Wilkinson Primary School is at Tollgate Road, Beckton, Ellen Wilkinson Primary School, London, E6 5UP.

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