Dersingham Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · London, Newham
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Newham Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Unlock every school · £9.99 Open on the map →Dersingham Primary School is a primary school in London, Newham for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 26 November 2024. Newham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
Dersingham Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | Not published |
| Reception 2024 | Not published |
| Reception 2023 | Not published |
| Reception 2021 | Not published |
| Reception 2020 | Not published |
| Reception 2019 | Not published |
| Reception 2018 | Not published |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Reception 2026 had 61 first-choice applications for 63 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 2 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 80% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 4th lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Newham.
- There were 26.3 pupils per teacher, compared with a middle figure of 19.4 across the 8 nearest primary schools in Newham.
- 50.3% of pupils were eligible for free school meals, compared with a middle figure of 37.7% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Newham.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Newham schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Dersingham Avenue, Manor Park, London, Manor Park, Dersingham Avenue, London, E12 5QJ
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Newham
- Pupils on roll
- 591 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 50.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 26.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 26 November 2024
Strengths
- “Staff at Dersingham have consistently high expectations of what pupils can achieve.”
- “Pupils achieve well, including in national assessments, and produce work of high quality across the curriculum.”
- “The support provided for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) is exceptional.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 20 December 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 80% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 61 first-preference applications, 63 offers in total, 61 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Newham.
- St Winefride's RC Primary School 0.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Sheringham Primary School 0.2 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Sir John Heron Primary School 0.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Essex Primary School 0.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Avenue Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Kensington Primary School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Salisbury Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Monega Primary School 0.9 mi Outstanding Last distance published