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West Ham Church Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Nicola James

location_onLondon, E15 3QG

language Visit Website phone 2085343904

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2016

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Students

304

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Expected Standard

42%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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West Ham Church Primary School is a Voluntary controlled school primary school in London, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 91% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

West Ham Church Primary School is a voluntary controlled school in London, Newham, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 308 pupils on roll, of whom 35% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 42% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 11% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #63 of 63 primaries in Newham and #12,588 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2016. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 16.0:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.3 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

42%

LA 74%

Reading63% LA 81%

Writing71% LA 80%

Maths55% LA 82%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

64%

LA 73%England 61%

Reading73% LA 81% · Eng 74%

Writing82% LA 80% · Eng 72%

Maths73% LA 83% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

63%

LA 69%England 60%

Reading74% LA 78% · Eng 73%

Writing79% LA 78% · Eng 71%

Maths74% LA 81% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.0

Read

LA 0.7

-4.1 to 0.1

0.5

Write

LA 1.4

-1.5 to 2.5

-2.6

Maths

LA 2.1

-4.6 to -0.6

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

69%

LA 74%England 65%

Reading69% LA 79% · Eng 73%

Writing89% LA 83% · Eng 78%

Maths89% LA 85% · Eng 79%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.2

Read

LA 1.8

-2.3 to 1.9

3.6

Write

LA 2.0

1.7 to 5.5

3.1

Maths

LA 2.6

1.3 to 4.9

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

76%

LA 76%

Reading86% LA 82%

Writing89% LA 85%

Maths86% LA 86%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

LA 1.8

1 to 5

Write

LA 2.1

2.1 to 5.9

3.2

Maths

LA 3.5

1.4 to 5

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

12 May 2021

Inspection Report

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06 July 2016

Inspection Report

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07 May 2014

Inspection Report

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13 February 2014

Inspection Report

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10 November 2010

Inspection Report

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26 March 2008

Inspection Report

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09 November 2006

Inspection Report

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23 June 2003

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2016-07-06

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2014-02-13

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.6%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.6%(2 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 308 pupils. During this period, there were 2 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.6%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	308	2	0.6%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	302	0	0.0%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	315	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	308	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	303	3	1.0%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	308	1	0.3%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	304	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	292	1	0.3%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	297	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	288	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	289	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	304	1	0.3%	0.4%	1
2020/21 (Spring term)	311	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	313	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	328	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	328	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	311	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	327	1	0.3%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	318	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	303	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	320	1	0.3%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	315	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	298	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	319	1	0.3%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	316	1	0.3%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	304	0	0.0%	0.5%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 24 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 22 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 13 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 10 pupils

Hearing Impairment 2 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils