Portway Primary School

Portway Primary School continues to maintain the high standards established at its previous inspection, demonstrating effective leadership and a strong commitment to the well-being of its pupils. The school's environment fosters happiness and safety, while its ambitious curriculum is tailored to meet the diverse needs of all students, ensuring they excel academically and develop personally. With exemplary behavior across the school and a variety of leadership opportunities for students, the school is well-prepared to support its pupils in their future educational journeys.

Strengths

• Pupils achieve exceptionally well in their academic pursuits.
• The school has a strong emphasis on pupil well-being.
• Teachers possess strong subject knowledge and employ effective teaching strategies.
• Phonics teaching is highly effective, enabling rapid reading development.
• Support for pupils with special educational needs is responsive and effective.
• Pupils actively participate in leadership roles and extra-curricular activities.

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 Portway Primary School attended 93.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 22.3% 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, 0.9% of pupils at Portway 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 Portway Primary School had 17.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 17.5% 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, 7.4% of pupils at Portway Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.7% 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 Portway Primary School received £8,334 and spent £8,542 for each of its 517 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £39,000 (-£76 per pupil).

Across all 6 schools of Newham Community Learning, income was £11,131 and spending £10,987 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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Portway Primary School is part of Newham Community Learning, which runs 6 schools. The nearest others:

• Selwyn Primary School London
• Lister Community School London
• Sarah Bonnell School London
• Eastlea Community School London
• Rokeby School London

What is Portway Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Portway Primary School is Outstanding, from an inspection in March 2025.

When was Portway Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Portway Primary School was last inspected in March 2025.

How many pupils does Portway Primary School have?

Portway Primary School has 513 pupils on roll.

What age range does Portway Primary School cover?

Portway Primary School for pupils aged 1 to 11.

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

In 2025, 76% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Portway Primary School?

Portway Primary School is at Stratford Road, Plaistow, London, E13 0JW.