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Carpenters Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school
Friendship Way, Stratford, London E15 2JQ · carpenters.newham.sch.uk · 020 8534 4759
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Apr 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 62%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Newham 76%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.59 mi
- 0.94 km · walking distance · Reception, September 2026 entry · Newham Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 306
- 87% of 352 places
- Local authority
- Newham
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 46.3%
- First language not English
- 69%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 0.59 mi (945 m), walking distance from the school. Source: Newham Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 29 families put the school first and 30 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 30 | 29 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 30 | 30 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 27 | 27 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 45 | 43 | 1 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.59 mi0.94 km | |
| September 2025 | All | |
| September 2024 | 2.98 mi4.80 km | |
These are walking distances. Your search point is measured in a straight line, so it is further on foot.
Results
In 2024/25, 62% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 13% the higher standard. Across Newham it was 76%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ●62% | 62% | ||
| ▲13% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●105 | 106 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Carpenters Primary School on 29 April 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 29 Apr 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Jan 2020
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Jan 2020Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Feb 2016Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Jan 2014Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good
What parents said
87% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (31 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 87%
- Replies
- 31
- 9% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 74% who raised concerns
based on the 48% who had a child bullied
based on 15 parents (48%) with SEND