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Keir Hardie Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school
13 Robertson Road, Canning Town, London E16 1FZ · keirhardie.newham.sch.uk · 020 7476 1284
Overview
- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- 2019 framework · inspected Mar 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 85%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Newham 76%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 1.79 mi
- 2.87 km · walking distance · Reception, September 2026 entry · Newham Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 437
- 91% of 480 places
- Local authority
- Newham
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 45.1%
- First language not English
- 60.4%
- 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 1.79 mi (2.87 km), walking distance from the school. Source: Newham Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 55 families put the school first and 60 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 | 60 | 55 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 51 | 40 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 55 | 51 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 47 | 47 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 47 | 40 | 0.9 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 1.79 mi2.87 km | |
| September 2025 | All | |
| September 2024 | All | |
These are walking distances. Your search point is measured in a straight line, so it is further on foot.
Results
In 2024/25, 85% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 14% 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 | |||
| ▲85% | 62% | ||
| ▲14% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲109 | 106 | ||
| ▲110 | 105 | ||
| ▲112 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Keir Hardie Primary School was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 6 March 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Outstanding
- Inspected
- 6 Mar 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years | Outstanding |
Previously: Improving, ungraded inspection, Nov 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Nov 2022Ungraded inspectionImproving
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Dec 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Feb 2010Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good
What parents said
92% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (49 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 92%
- Replies
- 49
- 11% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 67% who raised concerns
based on the 45% who had a child bullied