Essex Primary School
Sheridan Road, Manor Park, London, E12 6QX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Cecilia Mojzes
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- East Ham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 880
- Pupils on roll
- 807
- URN
- 102763
- Local authority
- Newham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02084720322
About this school
Essex Primary School is a community primary school in London. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 807 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 12 February 2025, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. 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 | 110 | 104 | 111 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 77% | 86% | 81% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 15% | 9% | 12% |
| Expected standard in reading | 84% | 93% | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 87% | 95% | 84% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 87% | 93% | 82% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 107.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 108.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.80 | - | - |
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 Essex 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 | 86% | 72.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 81% | 74.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 921 |
| 2023/24 | 895 |
| 2024/25 | 887 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Essex Primary School compares
Essex Primary School ranked 26th of 67 primary schools in Newham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 89% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 81% | 4.2% | 35.2% | 807 | — |
| St Winefride's RC Primary School | 82% | 5% | 33.3% | 229 | 0.3 miles |
| Kensington Primary School | 59% | 5.4% | 30.2% | 628 | 0.3 miles |
| Avenue Primary School | 78% | 5.9% | 42% | 468 | 0.3 miles |
| Sir John Heron Primary School | 81% | 6% | 31.7% | 453 | 0.4 miles |
| Salisbury Primary School | 83% | 5.9% | 42.7% | 486 | 0.4 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)
- 35.17%
- English as an additional language
- 95.3%
- Overall absence
- 4.24%
- Persistent absence
- 11.49%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Winefride's RC Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · London
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Kensington Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · London
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Avenue Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · London
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Sir John Heron Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
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Salisbury Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Manor Park
Other schools in London
Essex Primary School ranks 251st of the 948 ranked primary schools in London.
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Common questions
- What year groups does Essex Primary School teach?
- Essex Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Essex Primary School?
- The headteacher of Essex Primary School is Mrs Cecilia Mojzes, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Essex Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Essex 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 big is Essex Primary School?
- Essex Primary School has 807 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Essex Primary School full?
- Essex Primary School has capacity for 880 pupils and 807 on roll (92%), 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 Essex Primary School a faith school?
- No. Essex Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Essex Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Essex Primary School as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Essex Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Essex Primary School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Essex 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 81% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Essex Primary School rank locally?
- Essex Primary School ranked 26th of 67 primary schools in Newham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 89% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Essex Primary School's absence rate?
- Essex Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Essex Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Essex 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.