Best primary schools in Newham
63 of 71 primary schools ranked by Met expected standard (RWM) · all Newham schools · secondary schools
Ranked on Met expected standard (RWM), 2024/25 — the most recent year each school has published. Official data, not our opinion — but the ranking is only as good as the measure, and a single number never describes a school.
- 61 of 71 rated Good or Outstanding
- 7 oversubscribed on first preference
- 10 Good or better and undersubscribed — the overlooked ones
- Median Met expected standard (RWM): 77.0% (best 97.0%)
| # | School | Met expected standard (RWM) | Ofsted | Places | Catchment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St Antony's Catholic Primary School London | 97.0% | Not judged | undersubscribed 0.72 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 2 | Roman Road Primary School London | 94.0% | Good | about even 0.92 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 3 | Elmhurst Primary School London | 92.0% | Outstanding | oversubscribed 1.32 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 4 | Rosetta Primary School London hidden gem | 91.0% | Outstanding | undersubscribed 0.79 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 5 | Tollgate Primary School London | 91.0% | Outstanding | about even 0.91 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 6 | Shaftesbury Primary School London hidden gem | 89.0% | Outstanding | undersubscribed 0.68 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 7 | St Stephen's Primary School London | 89.0% | Outstanding improving | oversubscribed 1.36 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 8 | Ravenscroft Primary School London | 88.0% | Not judged | about even 0.96 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 9 | Vicarage Primary School London | 88.0% | Outstanding | about even 0.99 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 10 | Hallsville Primary School London | 86.0% | Outstanding | oversubscribed 1.38 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 11 | Keir Hardie Primary School London | 85.0% | Outstanding improving | about even 0.92 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 12 | Scott Wilkie Primary School London | 85.0% | Outstanding | about even 0.95 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 13 | Cleves Primary School London | 84.0% | Outstanding | about even 1.12 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 14 | Earlham Primary School London | 84.0% | Outstanding | about even 1.08 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 15 | New City Primary School London | 84.0% | Outstanding | about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 16 | Kaizen Primary School London | 83.0% | Outstanding | about even 0.95 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 17 | Monega Primary School London | 83.0% | Outstanding | about even 0.87 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 18 | Salisbury Primary School Manor Park | 83.0% | Good improving | about even 0.89 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 19 | St Luke's Primary School London | 83.0% | Good declining | about even 0.88 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 20 | Curwen Primary School London | 82.0% | Outstanding | about even 1.01 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 21 | St Winefride's RC Primary School London | 82.0% | Good | about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 22 | Essex Primary School London | 81.0% | Outstanding improving | about even 1.13 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 23 | Sir John Heron Primary School London | 81.0% | Good | about even 0.98 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 24 | Southern Road Primary School Plaistow | 81.0% | Good | about even 0.98 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 25 | St Michael's Catholic Primary School London | 81.0% | Good | about even 0.93 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 26 | Calverton Primary School London | 80.0% | Not judged | about even 0.92 first prefs per place, 2025/26 | approximate |
| 27 | Colegrave Primary School London | 80.0% | Outstanding improving | about even 1.04 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 28 | Dersingham Primary School London | 80.0% | Not judged | about even 0.97 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 29 | St Edward's Catholic Primary School London | 80.0% | Good | about even 0.88 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 30 | Avenue Primary School London | 78.0% | Good | about even 0.93 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 31 | Grange Primary School London hidden gem | 78.0% | Good | undersubscribed 0.81 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 32 | Lathom Junior School London | 77.0% | Good | — | approximate |
| 33 | Ranelagh Primary School London | 77.0% | Not judged | about even 0.89 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 34 | Sandringham Primary School London | 77.0% | Outstanding improving | oversubscribed 1.2 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 35 | St Francis' Catholic Primary School London | 77.0% | Good | about even 1.03 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 36 | Central Park Primary School London | 76.0% | Good | about even 0.98 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 37 | Drew Primary School London | 76.0% | Good | about even 0.89 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 38 | Portway Primary School London | 76.0% | Outstanding | about even 1.12 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 39 | Selwyn Primary School London | 76.0% | Not judged | undersubscribed 0.82 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 40 | North Beckton Primary School London hidden gem | 74.0% | Good | about even 0.86 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 41 | Stratford Manor Primary School & Nursery London | 73.0% | Good | about even 0.87 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 42 | Nelson Primary School London | 72.0% | Good | about even 0.91 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 43 | Park Primary School London | 72.0% | Good declining | about even 0.96 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 44 | Ellen Wilkinson Primary School London | 70.0% | Good | about even 1.15 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 45 | Star Primary School London | 70.0% | Good | about even 0.93 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 46 | Plaistow Primary School London | 69.0% | Good declining | about even 0.92 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 47 | St Helen's Catholic Primary School London | 68.0% | Outstanding | oversubscribed 1.2 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 48 | Gainsborough Primary School London | 67.0% | Not judged | about even 0.96 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 49 | Gallions Primary School London | 67.0% | Outstanding | oversubscribed 1.33 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 50 | St James' CofE Junior School London | 67.0% | Good improving | — | approximate |
| 51 | St Joachim's Catholic Primary School London | 66.0% | Good | about even 0.97 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 52 | Hartley Primary School London | 65.0% | Good improving | about even 0.89 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 53 | Upton Cross Primary School London hidden gem | 65.0% | Good | about even 0.86 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 54 | Maryland Primary School London hidden gem | 64.0% | Good | undersubscribed 0.84 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 55 | Brampton Primary School London | 63.0% | Outstanding | about even 1.14 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 56 | Britannia Village Primary School London hidden gem | 63.0% | Good | undersubscribed 0.7 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 57 | Sheringham Primary School London | 63.0% | Outstanding | about even 0.94 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 58 | Carpenters Primary School London | 62.0% | Not judged | about even 0.97 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 59 | Godwin Junior School London | 62.0% | Good declining | — | approximate |
| 60 | William Davies Primary School London hidden gem | 61.0% | Good | about even 0.86 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 61 | Kensington Primary School London | 59.0% | Outstanding | about even 0.88 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 62 | Winsor Primary School London hidden gem | 55.0% | Good | undersubscribed 0.77 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 63 | West Ham Church Primary School London | 42.0% | Good | about even 0.94 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
Also in Newham
8 further primary schools with no published Met expected standard (RWM) for the latest year — usually too small a cohort to report, newly opened, or a special school. Listed because leaving them out would make this a misleading picture of Newham, not a fairer one.
- Altmore Infant School Ofsted: Good
- Grangewood Independent School
- Madaniyah Foundation Ofsted: Good
- Odessa Infant School Ofsted: Good hidden gem
- Royal Wharf Primary School Ofsted: Good
- School 360 Ofsted: Good
- Woodgrange Infant School Ofsted: Not judged
- Zakariya Primary School Ofsted: Good
Applying in Newham
Knowing which school is best is only half of it — these are the deadlines that decide whether you can apply at all.
- Secondary application deadline 2026-10-31 · 2027 entry Secondary Common Application Form (CAF) deadline for September 2027 entry (Year 7). National statutory deadline 31 October 2026; apply via your home local authority. Selective/grammar registration, if any, is a separate earlier deadline.
- Primary (Reception) application deadline 2027-01-15 · 2027 entry Primary (Reception) application deadline for September 2027 entry. National statutory deadline 15 January 2027; apply via your home local authority.
- Secondary National Offer Day 2027-03-01 · 2027 entry Secondary National Offer Day for September 2027 entry — state school Year 7 place offers (1 March).
- Primary National Offer Day 2027-04-16 · 2027 entry Primary National Offer Day for September 2027 entry — Reception place offers (16 April).
- Secondary application deadline 2027-10-31 · 2028 entry Secondary Common Application Form (CAF) deadline for September 2028 entry (Year 7). National statutory deadline 31 October 2027; apply via your home local authority. Selective/grammar registration, if any, is a separate earlier deadline.
- Primary (Reception) application deadline 2028-01-15 · 2028 entry Primary (Reception) application deadline for September 2028 entry. National statutory deadline 15 January 2028; apply via your home local authority.
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