St Francis' Catholic Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · London, Newham
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.556 miles
Published by Newham Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2020–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
St Francis' Catholic Primary School is a primary school in London, Newham for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next, from the inspection on 23 May 2024. Newham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
St Francis' 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 | 1.556 mi |
| 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 | Not published |
| Reception 2018 | 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 1.556 miles away, the 6th longest of 25 Newham primary schools with a published last distance.
- In 2024/25, 77% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 23% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Reception 2026 had 32 first-choice applications for 31 offers; 31 offers went to first-choice families and 1 first-choice family was not offered a place.
- 45.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 40.3% 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
- Maryland Park, Stratford, Main Entrance in Bow Street, London, E15 1HD
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Newham
- Pupils on roll
- 256 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 45.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Inspected 23 May 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy at this school.”
- “Leaders have designed an ambitious curriculum that has very high expectations for all.”
- “Pupils’ attitudes show that they are motivated to learn and have a keen thirst for knowledge.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 5 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) | 77% | 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: 32 first-preference applications, 31 offers in total, 31 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.
- Maryland Primary School 0.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Colegrave Primary School 0.2 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- Earlham Primary School 0.5 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- St James' CofE Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Park Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- West Ham Church Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Antony's Catholic Primary School 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Carpenters Primary School 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published