Upton Cross Primary School

Upton Cross Primary School has achieved a good overall effectiveness rating in its first inspection. The school provides an engaging and supportive environment where pupils enjoy attending. Staff set high expectations for behavior, and pupils feel safe and well cared for. The curriculum includes a wide range of subjects, and while most areas are well planned, there is recognition that certain foundation subjects require further development to enhance the depth of learning. Leaders are committed to improving the educational experience for all students, particularly focusing on areas that have not yet reached their full potential.

Strengths

• Pupils enjoy coming to school and find lessons fun and interesting.
• Staff have high expectations of behaviour and provide effective emotional support.
• Most subjects are ambitious and well planned, leading to good pupil achievement.
• Strong focus on reading and support for pupils who struggle with it.
• High-quality care and support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities.

Areas for Improvement

• Some subjects are not achieving as well as they should.
• Physical education is not planned well, lacking clear learning objectives.
• Leadership in some foundation subjects needs further development for sustained impact.

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 Upton Cross Primary School attended 92.9% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 25.5% 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, 0.2% of pupils at Upton Cross 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 Upton Cross Primary School had 13.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 22.1% 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, 8.5% of pupils at Upton Cross Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.8% 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 2024–25 Upton Cross Primary School received £10,048 and spent £10,278 for each of its 542 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £88,000 (£163 per pupil).

Across all 13 schools of Learning in Harmony Multi Academy Trust, income was £11,402 and spending £11,631 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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Upton Cross Primary School is part of Learning in Harmony Multi Academy Trust, which runs 13 schools. The nearest others:

• Connaught Special School London
• Hartley Primary School London
• John F Kennedy Special School London
• Sheringham Primary School London
• Drew Primary School London
• Whitefield School London
• Joseph Clarke School London
• Edwards Hall Primary School Leigh-On-Sea
• Blenheim Primary School Leigh-On-Sea
• Barons Court Primary School and Nursery Westcliff-On-Sea

What is Upton Cross Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Upton Cross Primary School is Good, from an inspection in May 2025.

When was Upton Cross Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Upton Cross Primary School was last inspected in May 2025.

How many pupils does Upton Cross Primary School have?

Upton Cross Primary School has 414 pupils on roll.

What age range does Upton Cross Primary School cover?

Upton Cross Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Upton Cross Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 65% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Upton Cross Primary School?

Upton Cross Primary School is at Churston Avenue & Kirton Road, Plaistow, London, E13 0RJ.