Mayespark Primary School
Goodmayes Lane, Goodmayes, Ilford, IG3 9PX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Emiley Davies
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Ilford South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 682
- Pupils on roll
- 555
- URN
- 131304
- Local authority
- Redbridge
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02085992263
About this school
Mayespark Primary School is a community primary school in Ilford. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 555 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
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 | 96 | 83 | 80 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 57% | 66% | 65% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 6% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 76% | 78% | 76% |
| Expected standard in maths | 73% | 76% | 75% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 80% | 76% | 79% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.10 | - | - |
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 Mayespark 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 | Redbridge average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 57% | 67.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 66% | 71.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 65% | 72% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 657 |
| 2023/24 | 648 |
| 2024/25 | 617 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Mayespark Primary School compares
Mayespark Primary School ranked 44th of 53 primary schools in Redbridge for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 53% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 65% | 7% | 23.7% | 555 | — |
| South Park Primary School | 68% | 8.7% | 19.5% | 592 | 0.4 miles |
| Becontree Primary School | 53% | 5.5% | 29.1% | 458 | 0.5 miles |
| Goodmayes Primary School | 75% | 7.3% | 25.2% | 643 | 0.6 miles |
| Al-Noor Voluntary Aided Muslim Primary School | 79% | 4.9% | 24.7% | 420 | 0.6 miles |
| St Vincent's Catholic Primary School | 66% | 4.2% | 20.6% | 216 | 0.7 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)
- 23.66%
- English as an additional language
- 80.4%
- Overall absence
- 7.03%
- Persistent absence
- 18.69%
Location
Nearby schools
-
South Park Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Ilford
-
Becontree Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Dagenham
-
Goodmayes Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Ilford
-
Al-Noor Voluntary Aided Muslim Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Ilford
-
St Vincent's Catholic Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Dagenham
Other schools in Ilford
Mayespark Primary School ranks 28th of the 33 ranked primary schools in Ilford.
- Al-Noor Voluntary Aided Muslim Primary School Primary
- Aldborough Primary School Primary
- Christchurch Primary School Primary
- Cleveland Road Primary School Primary
- Clore Tikva School Primary
- Cranbrook Primary School Primary
- Downshall Primary School Primary
- Fairlop Primary School Primary
- Farnham Green Primary School Primary
- Fullwood Primary School Primary
- Gearies Primary School Primary
- Gilbert Colvin Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Mayespark Primary School teach?
- Mayespark Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Ilford.
- Who is the headteacher of Mayespark Primary School?
- The headteacher of Mayespark Primary School is Mrs Emiley Davies, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Mayespark Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Mayespark 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 Mayespark Primary School?
- Mayespark Primary School has 555 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Mayespark Primary School full?
- Mayespark Primary School has capacity for 682 pupils and 555 on roll (81%), 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 Mayespark Primary School a faith school?
- No. Mayespark Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Mayespark Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Mayespark Primary School as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Mayespark Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Mayespark 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 Mayespark Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 57% in 2022/23 and 65% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Mayespark Primary School rank locally?
- Mayespark Primary School ranked 44th of 53 primary schools in Redbridge for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 53% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Mayespark Primary School's absence rate?
- Mayespark Primary School's overall absence rate is 7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Mayespark Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Mayespark 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 30 June 2026.