Plaistow 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, 2019–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Plaistow 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 23 April 2024. Newham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
Plaistow 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 | Not published |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every applicant for a 2026 Reception place was offered one, as at 37 of the 63 other Newham primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- For 2026 Reception, there were 47 first-choice applications for 51 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 4 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 69% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 2nd 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
- Junction Road, Plaistow, London, E13 9DQ
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Newham
- Pupils on roll
- 359 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 31.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 23 April 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy, safe and enjoy their learning.”
- “The school has created an ambitious and interesting curriculum to ensure that all pupils can learn and succeed, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).”
- “Pupils’ behaviour is impeccable.”
To improve
- “In some other subjects, where the curriculum has been more recently developed, the content is newer and pupils have had less opportunity to learn it.”
- “As a result, some pupils are sometimes less secure in remembering important ideas, making links to prior learning or discussing more complex concepts.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 3 July 2024 (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) | 69% | 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: 47 first-preference applications, 51 offers in total, 47 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.
- Southern Road Primary School 0.1 mi School remains 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
- Selwyn Primary School 0.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Curwen Primary School 0.4 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Portway Primary School 0.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Elmhurst Primary School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Stephen's Primary School 0.6 mi Outstanding Last distance published