Roman Road Primary School
Roman Road, London, E6 3SQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Asif Mahmood
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- East Ham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 630
- Pupils on roll
- 310
- URN
- 102740
- Local authority
- Newham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02074761602
About this school
Roman Road Primary School is a community primary school in London. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 310 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Roman Road Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 59 | 54 | 47 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 86% | 91% | 94% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 25% | 28% | 19% |
| Expected standard in reading | 90% | 93% | 94% |
| Expected standard in maths | 95% | 94% | 96% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 92% | 89% | 91% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 110.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 111.0 | 110.0 | 110.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +4.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +4.60 | - | - |
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 Roman Road Primary 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 | 86% | 69.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 91% | 72.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 94% | 74.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 391 |
| 2023/24 | 368 |
| 2024/25 | 334 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Roman Road Primary School compares
Roman Road Primary School ranked 2nd of 67 primary schools in Newham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 99% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 94% | 5.8% | 32.5% | 310 | — |
| Brampton Primary School | 63% | 5.5% | 31% | 908 | 0.2 miles |
| New City Primary School | 84% | 5.6% | 27.2% | 572 | 0.3 miles |
| Ellen Wilkinson Primary School | 70% | 5.6% | 31.8% | 448 | 0.4 miles |
| Tollgate Primary School | 91% | 5% | 43.8% | 426 | 0.4 miles |
| Central Park Primary School | 76% | 7.7% | 30.8% | 879 | 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)
- 32.46%
- English as an additional language
- 69.5%
- Overall absence
- 5.78%
- Persistent absence
- 16.44%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Brampton Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · London
-
New City Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · London
-
Ellen Wilkinson Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
-
Tollgate Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
-
Central Park Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in London
Roman Road Primary School ranks 25th of the 948 ranked primary schools in London.
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Common questions
- What ages does Roman Road Primary School teach?
- Roman Road Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Roman Road Primary School?
- The headteacher of Roman Road Primary School is Mr Asif Mahmood, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Roman Road Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Roman Road Primary 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 many pupils are at Roman Road Primary School?
- Roman Road Primary School has 310 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Roman Road Primary School full?
- Roman Road Primary School has capacity for 630 pupils and 310 on roll (49%), 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 Roman Road Primary School a faith school?
- No. Roman Road Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Roman Road Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Roman Road Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Roman Road Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 86% in 2022/23 and 94% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Roman Road Primary School compare with other schools in Newham?
- Roman Road Primary School ranked 2nd of 67 primary schools in Newham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 99% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Roman Road Primary School's absence rate?
- Roman Road Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Roman Road Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Roman Road Primary 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.