Sir John Heron Primary School
School Road, Manor Park, London, E12 5PY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ms Nazia Ishaq
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- East Ham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 490
- Pupils on roll
- 453
- URN
- 132789
- Local authority
- Newham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02085149860
About this school
Sir John Heron Primary School is a community primary school in London. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 453 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 19 May 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. 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 | 52 | 58 | 59 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 66% | 81% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 12% | 9% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 83% | 71% | 88% |
| Expected standard in maths | 77% | 74% | 88% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 83% | 76% | 85% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 105.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.40 | - | - |
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 Sir John Heron 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 | 63% | 69.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 66% | 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 | 7.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 468 |
| 2023/24 | 473 |
| 2024/25 | 443 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Sir John Heron Primary School compares
Sir John Heron Primary School ranked 28th 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 40% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 81% | 6% | 31.7% | 453 | — |
| Avenue Primary School | 78% | 5.9% | 42% | 468 | 0.2 miles |
| Sheringham Primary School | 63% | 6.3% | 42% | 585 | 0.2 miles |
| St Winefride's RC Primary School | 82% | 5% | 33.3% | 229 | 0.2 miles |
| Dersingham Primary School | 80% | 7% | 44.6% | 591 | 0.3 miles |
| Essex Primary School | 81% | 4.2% | 35.2% | 807 | 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)
- 31.66%
- English as an additional language
- 85.6%
- Overall absence
- 5.96%
- Persistent absence
- 17.07%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Avenue Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · London
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Sheringham Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · London
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St Winefride's RC Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · London
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Dersingham Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · London
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Essex Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in London
Sir John Heron Primary School ranks 254th of the 948 ranked primary schools in London.
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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 year groups does Sir John Heron Primary School teach?
- Sir John Heron Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Sir John Heron Primary School?
- The headteacher of Sir John Heron Primary School is Ms Nazia Ishaq, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Sir John Heron Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Sir John Heron 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 Sir John Heron Primary School?
- Sir John Heron Primary School has 453 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Sir John Heron Primary School full?
- Sir John Heron Primary School has capacity for 490 pupils and 453 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 Sir John Heron Primary School a faith school?
- No. Sir John Heron Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Sir John Heron Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Sir John Heron Primary School as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Sir John Heron Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Sir John Heron Primary School's special educational needs provision as: PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Sir John Heron Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 63% 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 Sir John Heron Primary School rank locally?
- Sir John Heron Primary School ranked 28th 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 40% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Sir John Heron Primary School's absence rate?
- Sir John Heron Primary School's overall absence rate is 6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Sir John Heron Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Sir John Heron 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.