St Edward's Catholic Primary School

St Edward’s Catholic Primary School is performing well, achieving a 'Good' rating across all areas of assessment. This inspection was notable as it marked the school's first inspection since becoming an academy. Despite facing some challenges due to the varying needs of students, particularly those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), the school's leadership has cultivated an inclusive culture that promotes respect and kindness among pupils. The children feel safe and enjoy their learning, which is complemented by a well-rounded curriculum that prepares them for the next stages of their education.

Strengths

• Pupils enjoy coming to school and feel safe.
• Strong culture of respect, tolerance, and truth.
• High expectations of behavior and effective management of bullying.
• Broad and well-defined curriculum starting from early years.
• Effective teaching methods that engage pupils and adapt to their learning needs.
• Prioritization of reading with passionate staff support.
• Inclusive culture with opportunities for pupils to support each other.

Areas for Improvement

• Limited progression in the curriculum for pupils with complex SEND needs.
• Reading materials not consistently matched for lower-attaining readers.
• Additional support for weaker readers not always precisely targeted.

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 St Edward's Catholic Primary School attended 95.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 14.4% 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, 0.2% of pupils at St Edward's Catholic 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 St Edward's Catholic Primary School had 23.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 12.4% 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, 4.6% of pupils at St Edward's Catholic Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.6% 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 St Edward's Catholic Primary School received £8,893 and spent £8,921 for each of its 409 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £119,000 (£291 per pupil).

Across all 7 schools of Our Lady of Grace Catholic Academy Trust, income was £9,293 and spending £9,244 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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St Edward's Catholic Primary School is part of Our Lady of Grace Catholic Academy Trust, which runs 8 schools. The nearest others:

• St Antony's Catholic Primary School London
• St Michael's Catholic Primary School London
• St Helen's Catholic Primary School London
• St Winefride's RC Primary School London
• St Joachim's Catholic Primary School London
• St Francis' Catholic Primary School London
• Our Lady and St George's Catholic Primary School London

What is St Edward's Catholic Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St Edward's Catholic Primary School is Good, from an inspection in March 2023.

When was St Edward's Catholic Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

St Edward's Catholic Primary School was last inspected in March 2023.

How many pupils does St Edward's Catholic Primary School have?

St Edward's Catholic Primary School has 431 pupils on roll.

What age range does St Edward's Catholic Primary School cover?

St Edward's Catholic Primary School for pupils aged 2 to 11.

What are St Edward's Catholic Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 80% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is St Edward's Catholic Primary School?

St Edward's Catholic Primary School is at Green Street, Upton Park, London, E13 9AX.