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Vicarage Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Vicarage Lane, East Ham, London E6 6AD · vicarage.newham.sch.uk · 020 8472 1010
Overview
- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- 2019 framework · inspected Jun 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 88%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Newham 76%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Newham Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 870
- 98% of 892 places
- Local authority
- Newham
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 42.9%
- First language not English
- 80.1%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- New Vision Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Newham Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 85 families put the school first and 86 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 86 | 85 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 116 | 112 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 97 | 94 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 89 | 79 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 110 | 98 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 88% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 25% 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 | |||
| ▲88% | 62% | ||
| ▲25% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲110 | 106 | ||
| ▲114 | 105 | ||
| ▲115 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 102762)
Ofsted
Vicarage Primary School was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 20 June 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Outstanding
- Inspected
- 20 Jun 2023
- 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, Mar 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Mar 2022Ungraded inspectionImproving
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Nov 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Outstanding Sept 2010Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
75% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (28 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 75%
- Replies
- 28
- 3% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 86% who raised concerns
based on the 54% who had a child bullied