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Earlham Primary School

Primary Ages 3-11 450 pupils London
Ofsted: Outstanding
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Earlham Primary School is an academy converter in Newham for pupils aged 3 to 11. It has 450 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for Earlham Primary School is Outstanding, from an inspection in July 2023. In 2025, 84% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Ofsted inspection: July 2023. KS2 results: 2025.

Type Primary / Academy converter
Age Range 3-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Earlham Grove
Forest Gate
London
E7 9AW
Phone 02085346127
Reference Number 145088

General Makeup

Number of pupils 450
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 50.22%
Girls: 49.78%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 45.7%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 88.2%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 28.6
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 28.7
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 29.4

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 22 36 58
2 32 23 55
3 25 34 59
4 32 28 60
5 30 28 58
6 35 23 58

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
African 11.8%
Pakistani 10.4%
Indian 8.2%
White, Other 8%
Mixed, Other 3.6%
Asian, Other 2.4%
Unclassified 1.8%
White & Black (African) 1.8%
White & Asian 1.6%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.4%
Caribbean 0.4%

Earlham Primary School has received an outstanding rating across all areas of evaluation, indicating exceptional performance in the quality of education, behavior and attitudes, personal development, leadership, and early years provision. The school creates a nurturing environment where pupils thrive, showcasing remarkable behavior and an impressive ability to articulate their thoughts and feelings. Initiatives such as collaborative projects with community professionals and a strong focus on oracy skills contribute significantly to pupils' confidence and knowledge across various subjects.

Overall Ofsted Rating Outstanding
 >  Quality of education Outstanding
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Outstanding
  >  Personal Development Outstanding
  >  Leadership & Management Outstanding
  >  Early Years Provision Outstanding
Last Report Date 06 Jun 2023
Date Report
06 Jun 2023 School inspection:
10 Dec 2019 School inspection
04 Oct 2017 Academy conversion letter
24 Oct 2013 Full inspection:
Previously as Earlham Primary School
09 Jan 2012 Interim assessment
03 Nov 2009 Curriculum and development visit
08 Oct 2008 Full inspection:
01 Dec 2003 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Exceptional behavior and attitudes among pupils.
  • Rich curriculum that includes hands-on experiences.
  • Strong development of oracy skills.
  • Effective support for pupils with special educational needs.
  • Comprehensive program for personal development.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 84%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 18%

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 107
Maths 110

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 1.8
Writing 3.5
Maths 4.1

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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.

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Reception admissions, 2026 entry

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 32 1
Third Preference 44 2
From another Local Authority 5 0

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Places and pupil numbers

In 2024–25 Earlham Primary School had 409 pupils for 420 places. 11 places (2.6%) were unfilled.

Pupils and places

Reception intake in the “Forest Gate Primary” planning area

Newham counted 895 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 911 in 2029–30, up 2%.

2018201920212022202320242025
Places 420420420420420420420
Pupils 387409403416409416409
Unfilled 7.9%2.6%4.0%1.0%2.6%1.0%2.6%

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 Earlham Primary School attended 96.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 7.7% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

2018201920212022202320242025
Authorised absence 2.1%2.0%1.6%3.5%4.2%2.1%2.3%
Unauthorised absence 2.0%1.7%2.6%1.8%2.3%3.1%1.6%
Severely absent pupils 0.0%0.5%0.5%1.1%1.5%1.0%0.8%

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

Pupils suspended at least once

20182019202020212022202320242025
Suspensions per 100 pupils 0.00.20.00.00.00.00.00.0
Permanent exclusions 00000000

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 Earlham Primary School had 20.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% 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 12.813.911.711.514.415.213.912.111.7
Teachers who left state teaching 6.5%16.0%2.1%0.0%14.9%31.7%20.6%0.0%–
Teachers who took any sick leave 73.9%52.2%–57.1%95.8%83.3%70.0%81.8%–
Sick days per teacher 3.43.2–2.78.33.53.16.4–

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, 11.1% of pupils at Earlham Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.3% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

SEN support EHC plan
Autistic spectrum disorder 10 14
Speech, language and communication needs 21 1
No specialist assessment of need 10 0
Social, emotional and mental health 6 0
Specific learning difficulty 2 0
Other difficulty or disability 1 0

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 Earlham Primary School received £8,133 and spent £7,745 for each of its 443 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £301,000 (£681 per pupil).

Across all 24 schools of The Compass Partnership of Schools, income was £10,246 and spending £9,845 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

2019202020212022202320242025
Revenue reserve £105,000£73,000£40,000£162,000£226,000£308,000£301,000
per pupil £227£176£99£384£545£726£681
In-year balance -£644,000-£147,000-£88,000£473,000-£1,798,000-£5,000£172,000
per pupil -£1,391-£353-£219£1,120-£4,343-£12£388

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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0.86 miles
Downsell Primary School
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Portway Primary School
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Acacia Nursery
Cecil Road, London, E11 3HF
0.92 miles
Name Distance
Forest Gate Community School
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0.32 miles
Quwwat Ul Islam Girls' School
16 Chaucer Road, Forest Gate, London, E7 9NB
0.37 miles
Sarah Bonnell School
Deanery Road, Stratford, London, E15 4LP
0.46 miles
Stratford School Academy
Upton Lane, Forest Gate, London, E7 9PR
0.49 miles
East London Independent School
Welfare Road, 1c Maryland Park, Stratford, London, E15 4HT
0.57 miles
St Angela's Ursuline School
St George's Road, Forest Gate, London, E7 8HU
0.59 miles
Hafs Academy
Unit 3, 26 Maryland Road, Stratford, London, E15 1JW
0.62 miles
St Bonaventure's RC School
Boleyn Road, Forest Gate, London, E7 9QD
0.65 miles
Azhar Academy Girls School
Block F, Tennyson Road, Forest Gate, Stratford, London, E15 4DR
0.65 miles
Buxton School
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0.7 miles
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Oasis School 21
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0.83 miles
John F Kennedy Special School
Pitchford Street, Stratford, London, E15 4RZ
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London Academy of Excellence
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0.94 miles
Harris Academy Chobham
40 Cheering Lane, London, E20 1BD
1.05 miles
Lister Community School
St Mary's Road, Plaistow, London, E13 9AE
1.1 miles
The Mary Ward Centre (AE Centre)
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1.16 miles
Connaught Special School
Kirton Road, London, E13 9BT
1.22 miles
Connaught School for Girls
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1.44 miles
Plashet, City of London Academy
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1.48 miles

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Earlham Primary School is part of The Compass Partnership of Schools, which runs 28 schools. The nearest others:

What is Earlham Primary School's Ofsted rating?

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

When was Earlham Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Earlham Primary School was last inspected in July 2023.

How many pupils does Earlham Primary School have?

Earlham Primary School has 450 pupils on roll.

What age range does Earlham Primary School cover?

Earlham Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

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

In 2025, 84% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Earlham Primary School?

Earlham Primary School is at Earlham Grove, Forest Gate, London, E7 9AW.

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