Park Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · London, Newham
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.678 miles
Published by Newham Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2018–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Park Primary School is a primary school in London, Newham for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 10 May 2023. Newham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
Park 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 | 0.678 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 0.787 mi |
| Reception 2024 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2023 | Not published |
| Reception 2021 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2020 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2019 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2018 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The Reception 2026 last distance offered, 0.678 miles, was the 11th shortest of 25 Newham primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance (middle 0.76 miles).
- That Reception 2026 distance was nearer the school than in 2025, and every applicant was offered a place in 5 of the 7 years with a published outcome.
- Reception 2026 drew 86 first-choice applications for 90 offers; 79 offers went to first-choice families, and 7 first-choice families (8%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 72% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 3rd lowest of 9 schools: this one and 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
- Park Primary School, Mathews Park Avenue, London, E15 4AE
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Newham
- Pupils on roll
- 627 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 25% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 10 May 2023
Strengths
- “This is a very happy school, with leaders dedicated to serving the pupils and their families in the local community.”
- “Pupils said that during long school holidays, they cannot wait to get back to class.”
- “They accurately describe teachers and other staff as helpful, doing all that they can to give them a good education.”
To improve
- “Nevertheless, leaders identified that there needs to be some further training to sharpen staff’s knowledge of very best practice.”
- “This approach is not as well established in the outdoor provision.”
- “Pupils’ outcomes in the 2022 key stage 2 mathematics assessments were not strong.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 29 June 2023 (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) | 72% | 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: 86 first-preference applications, 90 offers in total, 79 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.
- Earlham Primary School 0.4 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- West Ham Church Primary School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Antony's Catholic Primary School 0.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St James' CofE Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Selwyn Primary School 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Portway Primary School 0.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Francis' Catholic Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Elmhurst Primary School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published