Royal Wharf Primary School
Primary · Free schools · Ages 3–11 · London, Newham
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.319 miles
Published by Newham Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2020–2026 (miles)
Royal Wharf Primary School is a primary school in London, Newham for ages 3–11 (free schools). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 12 September 2023. Newham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2019 to 2026 entry.
Royal Wharf 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 | 0.319 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 0.201 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 0.235 mi |
| Reception 2023 | 0.207 mi |
| Reception 2021 | 0.259 mi |
| Reception 2020 | 0.797 mi |
| Reception 2019 | Not published |
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 0.319 miles from the school, the shortest of 25 Newham primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance (middle figure 0.76 miles).
- That Reception 2026 distance was further than in 2025 and nearer than in 2020, and it swung sharply between some years.
- For Reception 2026 there were 77 first-choice applications for 60 offers; 59 offers went to first-choice families, and 18 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- 26% of pupils are eligible for free school meals; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in Newham is 45.7%.
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
- 1 John Harrison Square, Silvertown, London, E16 2ZA
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Newham
- Pupils on roll
- 439 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 26% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 12 September 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils at this school are happy and safe.”
- “They enjoy learning and attend school regularly.”
- “The values in this school, ‘inclusion, creativity and excellence’, pervade all that the school does.”
To improve
- “However, sometimes, teaching does not identify and address pupils’ misconceptions securely.”
- “Consequently, this limits pupils’ opportunities to deepen their knowledge and understanding.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 13 November 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 77 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.
- Britannia Village Primary School 0.2 mi Good Last distance published
- St Joachim's Catholic Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Drew Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Hallsville Primary School 0.9 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Rosetta Primary School 1.0 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Scott Wilkie Primary School 1.1 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- St Luke's Primary School 1.1 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Keir Hardie Primary School 1.1 mi Outstanding Last distance published