Sir John Heron Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 2–11 · 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.
Sir John Heron Primary School is a primary school in London, Newham for ages 2–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 19 May 2022. Newham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
Sir John Heron 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 | 0.502 mi |
| 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 | 0.717 mi |
| 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.
- For Reception 2026 there were 48 first-choice applications for 49 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, while places ran out in 2 of the 7 earlier years.
- 81% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25 (England 62%), 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
- School Road, Manor Park, London, E12 5PY
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- Newham
- Pupils on roll
- 453 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 37.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 19 May 2022
Strengths
- “They love coming to this welcoming and thriving school every morning.”
- “Staff have high expectations of pupils’ behaviour.”
- “As a result, behaviour in lessons and at playtimes is of a high standard.”
To improve
- “However, pupils’ recall of recent learning in some subjects is weak.”
- “Teachers do not always use assessment well enough to check what pupils have learned.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 11 July 2022 (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: 48 first-preference applications, 49 offers in total, 48 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.
- Avenue Primary School 0.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Sheringham Primary School 0.2 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- St Winefride's RC Primary School 0.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Dersingham Primary School 0.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Essex Primary School 0.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Salisbury Primary School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Kensington Primary School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Monega Primary School 0.7 mi Outstanding Last distance published