Southern Road Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 2–11 · Plaistow, 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 →Southern Road Primary School is a primary school in Plaistow, Newham for ages 2–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 13 September 2023. Newham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
Southern Road 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
- In 2024/25, 81% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 4th highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Newham.
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, with 57 first-choice applications for 58 offers; 1 offer went to a family who ranked it second or lower.
- Of its pupils, 42.8% are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 33.3% 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
- Southern Road, Plaistow, E13 9JH
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- Newham
- Pupils on roll
- 605 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 42.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 13 September 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy coming to this friendly, happy and welcoming school.”
- “Staff know the pupils well and care for them.”
- “Pupils are kind and caring to each other.”
To improve
- “In a small number of subjects, the curriculum is not as ambitious.”
- “Leaders have not chosen as carefully the key knowledge they want pupils to learn.”
- “As a result, pupils find it hard to recall important learning, making it difficult for them to grasp more complex ideas later in their study of these subjects.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 9 November 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) | 81% | 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: 57 first-preference applications, 58 offers in total, 57 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.
- Plaistow Primary School 0.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Upton Cross Primary School 0.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Edward's Catholic Primary School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Curwen Primary School 0.4 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Selwyn Primary School 0.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Portway Primary School 0.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- New City Primary School 0.6 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- St Stephen's Primary School 0.6 mi Outstanding Last distance published