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Tollgate Primary School

Primary Ages 3-11 426 pupils London
Ofsted: Outstanding
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Tollgate Primary School is an academy converter in Newham for pupils aged 3 to 11. It has 426 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for Tollgate Primary School is Outstanding, from an inspection in February 2023. In 2025, 91% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Ofsted inspection: February 2023. KS2 results: 2025.

Type Primary / Academy converter
Age Range 3-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Barclay Road
Plaistow
London
E13 8SA
Phone 02074761848
Reference Number 143881

General Makeup

Number of pupils 426
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 51.17%
Girls: 48.83%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 41.4%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 79.3%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 26.3
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 27.7
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 28.3

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 27 30 57
2 30 23 53
3 25 33 58
4 30 23 53
5 30 26 56
6 36 23 59

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, Other 23.7%
African 15.7%
Mixed, Other 7.7%
White, British 6.8%
Pakistani 6.6%
Indian 3.8%
Chinese 2.8%
White & Black (Caribbean) 1.9%
Asian, Other 1.2%
White & Black (African) 0.9%
Caribbean 0.9%
White & Asian 0.7%

Tollgate Primary School has demonstrated outstanding performance across all areas of education since its first inspection. Pupils receive a first-class education characterized by a broad and ambitious curriculum that ensures exceptional achievement for all learners, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). The school boasts exemplary behavior among pupils, who feel safe and supported in their learning environment. Additionally, a strong focus on personal development equips students well for their future educational journeys.

Overall Ofsted Rating Outstanding
 >  Quality of education Outstanding
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Outstanding
  >  Personal Development Outstanding
  >  Leadership & Management Outstanding
  >  Early Years Provision Outstanding
Last Report Date 07 Dec 2022
Date Report
07 Dec 2022 School inspection:
06 Jan 2017 Academy conversion letter
07 Jan 2011 Interim assessment
Previously as Tollgate Primary School
02 Dec 2009 Curriculum and development visit
18 Mar 2008 Full inspection:
06 Oct 2003 Full inspection

Strengths

  • High-quality education provided to all pupils
  • Ambitious and well-structured curriculum
  • Effective support for pupils with SEND
  • Outstanding personal development programs
  • Excellent leadership and management practices
  • Strong safe learning environment

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 91%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 37%

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 112
Maths 111

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 5.8
Writing 3.4
Maths 2.9

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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 36 4
Third Preference 43 0
From another Local Authority 4 0

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Places and pupil numbers

In 2024–25 Tollgate Primary School had 375 pupils for 420 places. 45 places (10.7%) were unfilled.

Pupils and places

Reception intake in the “Plaistow Primary” planning area

Newham counted 505 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 507 in 2029–30, down 0%.

20172018201920212022202320242025
Places 420420420420420420420420
Pupils 410420408404402398387375
Unfilled 2.4%0.0%2.9%3.8%4.3%5.2%7.9%10.7%

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 Tollgate Primary School attended 95.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 13.2% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

2018201920212022202320242025
Authorised absence 2.7%2.9%4.0%4.6%4.1%2.9%3.1%
Unauthorised absence 0.4%0.2%0.3%1.3%1.7%2.2%1.9%
Severely absent pupils 1.3%0.3%1.4%0.0%1.1%0.9%1.2%

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 Tollgate Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

201720182019202020212022202320242025
Suspensions per 100 pupils 0.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0
Permanent exclusions 000000000

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 Tollgate Primary School had 17.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 30.3% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

201820192020202120222023202420252026
Pupils per adult 5.95.96.06.07.36.57.27.58.6
Teachers who left state teaching 13.9%11.6%8.0%15.7%0.0%9.1%24.6%26.5%–
Teachers who took any sick leave 51.4%76.9%–52.0%69.2%69.7%80.8%15.0%–
Sick days per teacher 4.75.2–1.32.33.44.70.1–

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, 12.4% of pupils at Tollgate Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 8.2% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

The school has resourced provision with 6 pupils.

Pupils by main type of need

SEN support EHC plan
No specialist assessment of need 30 0
Autistic spectrum disorder 3 23
Speech, language and communication needs 7 8
Social, emotional and mental health 5 1
Specific learning difficulty 4 1
Moderate learning difficulty 1 1
Down's syndrome 1 0
Hearing impairment 1 0
Physical disability 1 0
Profound and multiple learning difficulty 0 1

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 Tollgate Primary School received £13,518 and spent £13,095 for each of its 401 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £757,000 (£1,890 per pupil).

Across all 8 schools of The Boleyn Trust, income was £9,316 and spending £9,435 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

2019202020212022202320242025
Revenue reserve £40,000£307,000£149,000£933,000£959,000£865,000£757,000
per pupil £93£721£353£2,164£2,257£2,054£1,890
In-year balance -£36,000-£52,000-£17,000£27,000£30,000-£224,000£169,000
per pupil -£84-£122-£41£63£72-£532£423

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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Tollgate Primary School is part of The Boleyn Trust, which runs 8 schools. The nearest others:

What is Tollgate Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Tollgate Primary School is Outstanding, from an inspection in February 2023.

When was Tollgate Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Tollgate Primary School was last inspected in February 2023.

How many pupils does Tollgate Primary School have?

Tollgate Primary School has 426 pupils on roll.

What age range does Tollgate Primary School cover?

Tollgate Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

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

In 2025, 91% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Tollgate Primary School?

Tollgate Primary School is at Barclay Road, Plaistow, London, E13 8SA.

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