Ellen Wilkinson Primary School
Tollgate Road, Beckton, London, E6 5UP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Janice Owen-Amadasun
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- West Ham and Beckton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 490
- Pupils on roll
- 448
- URN
- 102759
- Local authority
- Newham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02075119414
About this school
Ellen Wilkinson Primary School is a community primary school in London. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 448 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Ellen Wilkinson 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
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- 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 | 52 | 56 | 46 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 77% | 63% | 70% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 11% | 17% |
| Expected standard in reading | 85% | 73% | 78% |
| Expected standard in maths | 87% | 73% | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 92% | 79% | 89% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 103.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 104.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.20 | - | - |
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 Ellen Wilkinson 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 | 63% | 72.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 70% | 74.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 448 |
| 2023/24 | 453 |
| 2024/25 | 445 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ellen Wilkinson Primary School compares
Ellen Wilkinson Primary School ranked 47th of 67 primary schools in Newham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 70% | 5.6% | 31.8% | 448 | — |
| Scott Wilkie Primary School | 85% | 6.5% | 62.4% | 399 | 0.4 miles |
| Roman Road Primary School | 94% | 5.8% | 32.5% | 310 | 0.4 miles |
| North Beckton Primary School | 74% | 7.3% | 45.8% | 409 | 0.5 miles |
| Tollgate Primary School | 91% | 5% | 43.8% | 426 | 0.5 miles |
| Brampton Primary School | 63% | 5.5% | 31% | 908 | 0.6 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)
- 31.83%
- English as an additional language
- 58.2%
- Overall absence
- 5.56%
- Persistent absence
- 15.75%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Scott Wilkie Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
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Roman Road Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
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North Beckton Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · London
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Tollgate Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · London
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Brampton Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in London
Ellen Wilkinson Primary School ranks 558th of the 948 ranked primary schools in London.
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Common questions
- What ages does Ellen Wilkinson Primary School teach?
- Ellen Wilkinson Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Ellen Wilkinson Primary School?
- The headteacher of Ellen Wilkinson Primary School is Mrs Janice Owen-Amadasun, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Ellen Wilkinson Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ellen Wilkinson 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 Ellen Wilkinson Primary School?
- Ellen Wilkinson Primary School has 448 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Ellen Wilkinson Primary School full?
- Ellen Wilkinson Primary School has capacity for 490 pupils and 448 on roll (91%), 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 Ellen Wilkinson Primary School a faith school?
- No. Ellen Wilkinson Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Ellen Wilkinson Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Ellen Wilkinson Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Ellen Wilkinson 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 70% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Ellen Wilkinson Primary School compare with other schools in Newham?
- Ellen Wilkinson Primary School ranked 47th of 67 primary schools in Newham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Ellen Wilkinson Primary School's absence rate?
- Ellen Wilkinson Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ellen Wilkinson Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ellen Wilkinson 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.