St Helen's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · London, Newham
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.124 miles
Published by Newham Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2018–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
St Helen's Catholic Primary School is a primary school in London, Newham for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 6 December 2022. Newham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
St Helen's Catholic 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 | 1.124 mi |
| Reception 2025 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2024 | 0.452 mi |
| Reception 2023 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2021 | 1.318 mi |
| Reception 2020 | 1.881 mi |
| Reception 2019 | 0.594 mi |
| Reception 2018 | 1.836 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 1.124 miles away, the 8th longest of 25 Newham primary schools with a published last distance (middle figure 0.76 miles).
- The 2026 Reception last distance was nearer the school than in 2018, and it swung sharply between some years.
- For Reception 2026 there were 72 first-choice applications for 60 offers; 59 offers went to first-choice families, and 13 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 68% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), 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
- Chargeable Lane, London, E13 8DW
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Newham
- Pupils on roll
- 497 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 28.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Outstanding Inspected 6 December 2022
Strengths
- “The school is alive with learning opportunities.”
- “Pupils are excited by the wealth of experiences they have here.”
- “Leaders have high expectations of every pupil.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 30 January 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) | 68% | 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: 72 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 59 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.
- Grange Primary School 0.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Ravenscroft Primary School 0.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Kaizen Primary School 0.4 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Curwen Primary School 0.5 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Star Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Keir Hardie Primary School 0.5 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Gainsborough Primary School 0.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Ranelagh Primary School 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published