West Ham Church Primary School

West Ham Church Primary School is a happy, highly inclusive school where pupils thrive personally and academically. Inspectors found strong provision in the early years, inclusion, and personal development and wellbeing, with children making excellent progress from a wide range of starting points. The school's inclusive ethos, effective use of additional funding for disadvantaged pupils and those with SEND, and a rich programme of visits and leadership opportunities were all praised. Pupils' behaviour is positive, and they are well prepared for life in modern Britain.

Strengths

• Children learn extremely well in the early years and are very well prepared for key stage 1
• The school is an incredibly inclusive environment where individual needs are quickly identified and supported
• Leaders meticulously plan staff development to ensure it is effective and pertinent
• Additional funding for disadvantaged pupils is used effectively and its impact is monitored
• Pupils have an impressively well-developed understanding of fundamental British values
• Leaders have created a progressive curriculum of educational visits that builds pupils' independence
• Pupils take on various leadership roles, developing skills such as public speaking and leading initiatives
• Pupils make sound progress through the curriculum and are well prepared for the next stage of education
• Leaders' resolute efforts have secured improvements in overall attendance rates
• Pupils have a thorough understanding of behaviour expectations and the school is a safe, fun and productive learning environment
• Leaders regularly evaluate the curriculum and provide evidence-informed training for teachers
• Governors have a sound understanding of the school and fulfil all statutory duties

Areas for Improvement

• Pupils' achievement requires further improvement, particularly in reading and mathematics where 2024/25 outcomes were below national averages
• Disadvantaged pupils' performance lags significantly behind national non-disadvantaged pupils, especially in mathematics and reading
• Persistent absence remains well above the national average and overall absence is higher than average
• The curriculum and its teaching effectiveness need continued development to raise pupils' achievement
• Improvements in attendance must be sustained and built upon

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 West Ham Church Primary School attended 93.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 24.6% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

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, 0.6% of pupils at West Ham Church Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

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 West Ham Church Primary School had 16.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 26.9% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

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, 13.6% of pupils at West Ham Church Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 6.6% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

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 West Ham Church Primary School received £11,067 and spent £11,002 for each of its 263 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £141,000 (£538 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

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 West Ham Church Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for West Ham Church Primary School is Expected standard, from an inspection in June 2026.

When was West Ham Church Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

West Ham Church Primary School was last inspected in June 2026.

How many pupils does West Ham Church Primary School have?

West Ham Church Primary School has 273 pupils on roll.

What age range does West Ham Church Primary School cover?

West Ham Church Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are West Ham Church Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 42% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is West Ham Church Primary School?

West Ham Church Primary School is at Portway, Stratford, London, E15 3QG.