Kensington 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, 2018–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Kensington Primary School is a primary school in London, Newham for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Newham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
Kensington 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 | 0.67 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 1.322 mi |
| Reception 2023 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2021 | 0.589 mi |
| Reception 2020 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2019 | 1.216 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
- In 2024/25, 59% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), while 12% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Every Reception applicant was offered a place in 2026, though places ran out in 4 of the 7 earlier years with a published outcome.
- Reception 2026 drew 61 first-choice applications for 69 offers, 0.9 first choices per offer and the 16th lowest of 63 Newham primary schools; every first-choice family was offered a place.
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
- Kensington Avenue, Manor Park, London, E12 6NN
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Newham
- Pupils on roll
- 628 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 31.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 3 February 2026
Strengths
- “This is a highly inclusive school where pupils enjoy learning and receive very positive support for their personal development and wellbeing.”
- “They appreciate that leaders have designed a curriculum to meet pupils' individual needs.”
- “This helps to motivate them and encourages them to engage with learning joyfully each day.”
To improve
- “However, in a minority of subjects, the way that learning is sequenced does not best support pupils to build on their prior knowledge.”
- “This leads to teaching which, at times, is not precisely focused on developing pupils' learning progressively.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 24 April 2026 (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) | 59% | 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: 61 first-preference applications, 69 offers in total, 61 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.
- Essex Primary School 0.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Lathom Junior School 0.3 mi School remains Good
- Altmore Infant School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- St Winefride's RC Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Monega Primary School 0.6 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Avenue Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Dersingham Primary School 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Sir John Heron Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published