Lathom Junior School
Lathom Road, East Ham, London, E6 2DU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jacqui Waine
- Constituency
- East Ham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 600
- Pupils on roll
- 489
- URN
- 102728
- Local authority
- Newham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02084720386
About this school
Lathom Junior School is a community primary school in London. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 489 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 3 November 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 126 | 126 | 129 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 73% | 75% | 77% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 13% | 11% |
| Expected standard in reading | 76% | 82% | 82% |
| Expected standard in maths | 85% | 87% | 85% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 82% | 82% | 79% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.10 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Lathom Junior School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Newham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 73% | 69.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 75% | 72.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 77% | 74.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 553 |
| 2023/24 | 542 |
| 2024/25 | 529 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Lathom Junior School compares
Lathom Junior School ranked 37th of 67 primary schools in Newham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 26% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 77% | 7% | 40.5% | 489 | — |
| Altmore Infant School | — | 9.2% | 29.2% | 514 | 0.2 miles |
| Hartley Primary School | 65% | 8.3% | 44.7% | 502 | 0.3 miles |
| Kensington Primary School | 59% | 5.4% | 30.2% | 628 | 0.3 miles |
| Cleves Primary School | 84% | 7% | 36.8% | 469 | 0.5 miles |
| Nelson Primary School | 72% | 7% | 44.6% | 665 | 0.5 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 40.45%
- English as an additional language
- 97.9%
- Overall absence
- 6.97%
- Persistent absence
- 22.43%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Altmore Infant School0.2 miles
Primary · London
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Hartley Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · London
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Kensington Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · London
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Cleves Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · London
-
Nelson Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in London
Lathom Junior School ranks 359th of the 948 ranked primary schools in London.
- Abacus Belsize Primary School Primary
- Acton Gardens Primary School Primary
- Adamsrill Primary School Primary
- Addison Primary School Primary
- Ainslie Wood Primary School Primary
- Akiva School Primary
- Albemarle Primary School Primary
- Albion Primary School Primary
- Alderbrook Primary School Primary
- Aldersbrook Primary School Primary
- Alderwood Primary School Primary
- Alexander McLeod Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Lathom Junior School teach?
- Lathom Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Lathom Junior School?
- The headteacher of Lathom Junior School is Mrs Jacqui Waine, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Lathom Junior School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Lathom Junior School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Lathom Junior School?
- Lathom Junior School has 489 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Lathom Junior School full?
- Lathom Junior School has capacity for 600 pupils and 489 on roll (82%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Lathom Junior School a faith school?
- No. Lathom Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Lathom Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Lathom Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Lathom Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 73% in 2022/23 and 77% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Lathom Junior School rank locally?
- Lathom Junior School ranked 37th of 67 primary schools in Newham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 26% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Lathom Junior School's absence rate?
- Lathom Junior School's overall absence rate is 7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Lathom Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Lathom Junior School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.