Essex Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · London, Newham
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.433 miles
Published by Newham Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2018–2026 (miles)
Essex Primary School is a primary school in London, Newham for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 12 February 2025. Newham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
Essex 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 | 0.433 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 0.412 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 1.666 mi |
| Reception 2023 | Not published |
| Reception 2021 | Not published |
| Reception 2020 | Not published |
| Reception 2019 | Not published |
| Reception 2018 | 0.676 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last child offered a Reception place in 2026 lived 0.433 miles away, the 4th shortest of 25 Newham primary schools with a published last distance (middle figure 0.76 miles).
- The 2026 Reception last distance was about the same as in 2025 and nearer than in 2018, and it swung sharply between some years.
- Reception 2026 had 102 first-choice applications for 90 offers: 88 offers went to first-choice families, and 14 first-choice families (14%) were not offered a place.
- 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.
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
- Sheridan Road, Manor Park, London, E12 6QX
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Newham
- Pupils on roll
- 807 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 34.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 12 February 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils flourish at this welcoming and aspirational school.”
- “They know they are kept safe and can name a member of staff they would talk to if they had any concerns.”
- “Pupils trust that their worries will be dealt with swiftly and appropriately.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 21 March 2025 (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: 102 first-preference applications, 90 offers in total, 88 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 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Kensington Primary School 0.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Avenue Primary School 0.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Sir John Heron Primary School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Salisbury Primary School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Dersingham Primary School 0.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Monega Primary School 0.5 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Sheringham Primary School 0.6 mi Outstanding Last distance published