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Shaftesbury Primary School

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

personMr Geoff Hadlow

corporate_fareTHE BOLEYN TRUST

location_onLondon, E7 8PF

language Visit Website phone 2084720761

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Ofsted

Outstanding

Inspected 2016

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Students

647

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Expected Standard

89%

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Demand Ratio

0.7x

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Shaftesbury Primary School is a Academy converter primary school in London, serving ages 3-11. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted — the highest possible grade. Ranks in the top 3% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Shaftesbury Primary School is an academy converter in London, Newham, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of THE BOLEYN TRUST. The school has approximately 637 pupils on roll, of whom 28% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 89% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 22% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #32 of 63 primaries in Newham and #1,461 of 14,143 nationally.

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

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.7× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 23.1:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 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

89%

LA 74%

Reading94% LA 81%

Writing93% LA 80%

Maths91% LA 82%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

112

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

85%

LA 73%England 61%

Reading88% LA 81% · Eng 74%

Writing85% LA 80% · Eng 72%

Maths90% LA 83% · Eng 73%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

110

GPS SS

112

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

82%

LA 69%England 60%

Reading95% LA 78% · Eng 73%

Writing85% LA 78% · Eng 71%

Maths84% LA 81% · Eng 73%

Read SS

110

Maths SS

110

GPS SS

113

Progress (0 = national avg)

4.8

Read

LA 0.7

3.3 to 6.3

3.3

Write

LA 1.4

1.9 to 4.8

6.6

Maths

LA 2.1

5.2 to 8.0

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

89%

LA 74%England 65%

Reading93% LA 79% · Eng 73%

Writing91% LA 83% · Eng 78%

Maths94% LA 85% · Eng 79%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

112

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.8

Read

LA 1.8

2.4 to 5.2

3.5

Write

LA 2.0

2.2 to 4.7

4.0

Maths

LA 2.6

2.8 to 5.2

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

16 November 2021

Inspection Report

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05 April 2018

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2016-03-08

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2013-10-24

None EIF

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

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 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 637 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	637	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	641	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	652	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	654	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	657	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	646	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	647	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	653	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	643	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	635	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	633	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	643	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	645	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	653	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	665	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	665	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	662	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	662	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	665	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	661	0.0%	0.5%

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.

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 15 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 5 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 2 pupils

Profound & Multiple Learning 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils