Central Park 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
Reception last distance offered, 2018–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Central Park Primary School is a primary school in London, Newham for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 11 May 2023. Newham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
Central 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2024 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2023 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| 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
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, as at 37 of the 63 other Newham primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- Reception 2026 drew 83 first-choice applications for 85 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 2 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- 76% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25 (England 62%), yet 3rd lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Newham.
- In 2024/25, 23% of pupils reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths (England 8%).
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
- Central Park Road, London, E6 3DW
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Newham
- Pupils on roll
- 879 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 29.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 11 May 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils’ behaviour in class is impressive.”
- “Lessons are rarely, if ever, disturbed by pupils talking out of turn or chattering.”
- “Pupils get stuck into their work quickly and stay focused throughout the lesson.”
To improve
- “There are one or two areas where the quality of education could be improved.”
- “In subjects other than English, mathematics and science, the work to put the well-designed curriculum into practice in the classroom is in full swing but not complete.”
- “Occasionally, teachers’ lack the subject knowledge that they need to ensure pupils’ learning is maximised.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 30 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) | 76% | 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: 83 first-preference applications, 85 offers in total, 83 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.
- Brampton Primary School 0.3 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Cleves Primary School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Hartley Primary School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- St Edward's Catholic Primary School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- New City Primary School 0.4 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Roman Road Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- St Michael's Catholic Primary School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Stephen's Primary School 0.6 mi Outstanding Last distance published