Ellen Wilkinson Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · London, Newham
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.734 miles
Published by Newham Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2018–2026 (miles)
Ellen Wilkinson 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 8 March 2023. Newham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
Ellen Wilkinson 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 | 0.734 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 0.778 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 0.89 mi |
| Reception 2023 | 0.601 mi |
| Reception 2021 | 0.544 mi |
| Reception 2020 | 0.766 mi |
| Reception 2019 | 0.789 mi |
| Reception 2018 | 0.441 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Reception 2026, the last child offered a place lived 0.734 miles away, the 12th shortest of 25 Newham primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- The Reception 2026 last distance was about the same as in 2025 and further than in 2018, and it swung sharply between some years.
- For Reception 2026, there were 69 first-choice applications for 60 offers; 57 offers went to first-choice families, with 12 first-choice families not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 70% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), 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
- Tollgate Road, Beckton, Ellen Wilkinson Primary School, London, E6 5UP
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Newham
- Pupils on roll
- 448 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 31.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 8 March 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils in this school feel part of a caring community.”
- “They enjoy coming to school and they love to learn.”
- “Pupils are keen to make a positive contribution to the school through their roles as ambassadors and house captains.”
To improve
- “However, in a few subjects, expectations for what pupils should learn and by when are not sharply defined.”
- “Sometimes, it is not clear what subject knowledge teachers want pupils to know and remember.”
- “This reduces how well the curriculum supports pupils’ preparedness for the ideas and concepts that they will be taught subsequently.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 5 May 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) | 70% | 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: 69 first-preference applications, 60 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.
- Scott Wilkie Primary School 0.4 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Roman Road Primary School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- North Beckton Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Tollgate Primary School 0.5 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Brampton Primary School 0.6 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- New City Primary School 0.7 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- St Joachim's Catholic Primary School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Rosetta Primary School 0.8 mi Outstanding Last distance published