Upton Cross Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · 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, 2025–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Upton Cross Primary School is a primary school in London, Newham for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 2 April 2025. Newham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
Upton Cross 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 | Not published |
| Reception 2023 | Not published |
| Reception 2021 | Not published |
| Reception 2020 | Not published |
| Reception 2019 | Not published |
| Reception 2018 | Not published |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every Reception applicant was offered a place in 2026, as at 37 of the 63 other Newham primary schools with a published outcome.
- For Reception 2026 there were 38 first-choice applications for 44 offers, with 6 offers going to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 65% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Newham.
- The school has 13.6 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 20.4 across 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
- Churston Avenue & Kirton Road, Plaistow, London, E13 0RJ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Newham
- Pupils on roll
- 414 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 27.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 13.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 2 April 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy and safe at this welcoming school.”
- “Each morning staff help pupils to settle quickly into their routines.”
- “Staff are caring and supportive and pupils know there are adults they can speak to about their worries.”
To improve
- “However, some parents and carers are not as clear about the impact of these changes on their children’s education.”
- “Some of the curriculum changes are still in the early stages of being developed.”
- “As a result, it is too soon to determine whether these initiatives are having the impact intended.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 21 May 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) | 65% | 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: 38 first-preference applications, 44 offers in total, 38 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.
- Plaistow Primary School 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Selwyn Primary School 0.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Southern Road Primary School 0.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Edward's Catholic Primary School 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Elmhurst Primary School 0.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Stephen's Primary School 0.4 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Shaftesbury Primary School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Antony's Catholic Primary School 0.4 mi Not judged Last distance published