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St Francis' Catholic Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Maryland Park, Stratford, Main Entrance in Bow Street, London E15 1HD · st-francis.newham.sch.uk · 020 8534 0476
Overview
- Ofsted
- Improving
- Ungraded inspection · May 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 77%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Newham 76%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 256
- 61% of 420 places
- Local authority
- Newham
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 50.4%
- First language not English
- 44.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 32 families put the school first and 31 places were offered; 97% 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 | 31 | 32 | 1▲ | 97% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 26 | 26 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 24 | 23 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 36 | 36 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 77% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 23% 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 | |||
| ▲77% | 62% | ||
| ▲23% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●108 | 106 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
| ▲111 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 102770)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 23 May 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for St Francis' Catholic Primary School was: School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next.
- Outcome
- Improving
- Inspected
- 22 May 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Nov 2016
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 102770), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Nov 2016Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 102770)
Oct 2014Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good Early years Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 102770)
What parents said
73% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (15 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 73%
- Replies
- 15
- 5% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 80% who raised concerns
based on the 33% who had a child bullied