William Davies Primary School
Stafford Road, London, E7 8NL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Sally Norris
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- East Ham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 262
- Pupils on roll
- 215
- URN
- 102745
- Local authority
- Newham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02084723864
About this school
William Davies Primary School is a community primary school in London. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 215 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected William Davies 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 26 | 28 | 23 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 77% | 50% | 61% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 4% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 81% | 61% | 70% |
| Expected standard in maths | 88% | 68% | 74% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 88% | 57% | 65% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 101.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +6.90 | - | - |
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 William Davies 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 | 77% | 69.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 50% | 72.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 61% | 74.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 238 |
| 2023/24 | 243 |
| 2024/25 | 244 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How William Davies Primary School compares
William Davies Primary School ranked 64th of 67 primary schools in Newham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 43% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 30% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 61% | 6.5% | 41.4% | 215 | — |
| Monega Primary School | 83% | 6.5% | 30.8% | 554 | 0.2 miles |
| Shaftesbury Primary School | 89% | 6.2% | 28.5% | 640 | 0.3 miles |
| St Stephen's Primary School | 89% | 4.2% | 33.2% | 618 | 0.4 miles |
| Sandringham Primary School | 77% | 6.4% | 35.1% | 995 | 0.4 miles |
| Salisbury Primary School | 83% | 5.9% | 42.7% | 486 | 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 41.38%
- English as an additional language
- 88.5%
- Overall absence
- 6.53%
- Persistent absence
- 19.79%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Monega Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · London
-
Shaftesbury Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · London
-
St Stephen's Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
-
Sandringham Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
-
Salisbury Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Manor Park
Other schools in London
William Davies Primary School ranks 782nd of the 948 ranked primary schools in London.
- Abacus Belsize Primary School Primary
- Acton Gardens Primary School Primary
- Adamsrill Primary School Primary
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- 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 ages does William Davies Primary School teach?
- William Davies Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of William Davies Primary School?
- The headteacher of William Davies Primary School is Sally Norris, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has William Davies Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected William Davies 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 William Davies Primary School?
- William Davies Primary School has 215 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is William Davies Primary School full?
- William Davies Primary School has capacity for 262 pupils and 215 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 William Davies Primary School a faith school?
- No. William Davies Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does William Davies Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records William Davies Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have William Davies Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 77% in 2022/23 and 61% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does William Davies Primary School compare with other schools in Newham?
- William Davies Primary School ranked 64th of 67 primary schools in Newham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 43% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 30% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is William Davies Primary School's absence rate?
- William Davies Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are William Davies Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, William Davies 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.