Plaistow Primary School
Junction Road, Plaistow, London, E13 9DQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Dean Benoit
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- West Ham and Beckton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 450
- Pupils on roll
- 359
- URN
- 132812
- Local authority
- Newham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02085485620
About this school
Plaistow Primary School is a community primary school in London. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 359 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Plaistow 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
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
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 44 | 42 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 60% | 70% | 69% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 16% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 71% | 77% | 81% |
| Expected standard in maths | 71% | 82% | 76% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 62% | 82% | 79% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 106.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 106.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.30 | - | - |
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 Plaistow 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 | 60% | 69.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 70% | 72.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 69% | 74.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 379 |
| 2023/24 | 371 |
| 2024/25 | 362 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Plaistow Primary School compares
Plaistow Primary School ranked 49th of 67 primary schools in Newham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 69% | 4.7% | 34.1% | 359 | — |
| Southern Road Primary School | 81% | 6.8% | 45.7% | 605 | 0.1 miles |
| Upton Cross Primary School | 65% | 7.1% | 34.7% | 414 | 0.3 miles |
| St Edward's Catholic Primary School | 80% | 5% | 35.2% | 431 | 0.4 miles |
| Selwyn Primary School | 76% | 6.8% | 40% | 448 | 0.4 miles |
| Curwen Primary School | 82% | 5.2% | 42.3% | 810 | 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)
- 34.06%
- English as an additional language
- 66.9%
- Overall absence
- 4.74%
- Persistent absence
- 11.65%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Southern Road Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · Plaistow
-
Upton Cross Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · London
-
St Edward's Catholic Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
-
Selwyn Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
-
Curwen Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in London
Plaistow Primary School ranks 602nd of the 948 ranked primary schools in London.
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- Alderbrook Primary School Primary
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Common questions
- What ages does Plaistow Primary School teach?
- Plaistow Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Plaistow Primary School?
- The headteacher of Plaistow Primary School is Mr Dean Benoit, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Plaistow Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Plaistow 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 Plaistow Primary School?
- Plaistow Primary School has 359 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Plaistow Primary School full?
- Plaistow Primary School has capacity for 450 pupils and 359 on roll (80%), 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 Plaistow Primary School a faith school?
- No. Plaistow Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Plaistow Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Plaistow Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Plaistow Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 60% in 2022/23 and 69% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Plaistow Primary School compare with other schools in Newham?
- Plaistow Primary School ranked 49th of 67 primary schools in Newham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Plaistow Primary School's absence rate?
- Plaistow Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Plaistow Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Plaistow 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.