The Jenny Hammond Primary School

The Jenny Hammond Primary School continues to perform well as a good school, with a positive atmosphere where pupils are happy and engaged in their learning. Teachers maintain high expectations and provide effective support, especially for those with special educational needs and/or disabilities. The curriculum is broad and ambitious, with leaders regularly reviewing its effectiveness to ensure a rich educational experience for all students. The school is noted for its commitment to fostering a love of reading and ensuring safety and well-being among students.

Strengths

• Pupils express enthusiasm for their lessons and learning.
• Teachers tailor their approaches to meet individual pupil needs.
• Strong emphasis on reading and literacy, including ambitious phonics teaching.
• Effective support for students with SEND.
• Well-trained staff who provide targeted support when needed.
• A well-planned and broad curriculum enables mastery of subjects.
• Pupils generally behave well and enjoy a positive school culture.

Areas for Improvement

• Some teaching does not effectively build on pupils' prior knowledge.

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 The Jenny Hammond Primary School attended 95.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 10.4% 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, 0.0% of pupils at The Jenny Hammond 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 The Jenny Hammond Primary School had 23.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 18.1% 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, 13.9% of pupils at The Jenny Hammond Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 7.2% 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 The Jenny Hammond Primary School received £7,669 and spent £7,904 for each of its 388 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £263,000 (£677 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 The Jenny Hammond Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for The Jenny Hammond Primary School is Good, from an inspection in April 2023.

When was The Jenny Hammond Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

The Jenny Hammond Primary School was last inspected in April 2023.

How many pupils does The Jenny Hammond Primary School have?

The Jenny Hammond Primary School has 388 pupils on roll.

What age range does The Jenny Hammond Primary School cover?

The Jenny Hammond Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are The Jenny Hammond Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 83% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is The Jenny Hammond Primary School?

The Jenny Hammond Primary School is at Elsham Road, Leytonstone, London, E11 3JH.