Sheringham Primary School
Sheringham Avenue, Manor Park, London, E12 5PB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- LEARNING IN HARMONY MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr James Tancock
- Sponsor
- Learning in Harmony Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- East Ham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 673
- Pupils on roll
- 585
- URN
- 141296
- Local authority
- Newham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02084784244
About this school
Sheringham Primary School is a primary academy in London. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 585 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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- 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 | 82 | 78 | 83 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 72% | 63% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 6% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 70% | 79% | 78% |
| Expected standard in maths | 80% | 85% | 73% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 74% | 82% | 78% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 106.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.80 | - | - |
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 Sheringham 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 | 72% | 72.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 63% | 74.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 600 |
| 2023/24 | 604 |
| 2024/25 | 603 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Sheringham Primary School compares
Sheringham Primary School ranked 61st of 67 primary schools in Newham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 33% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 63% | 6.3% | 42% | 585 | — |
| Dersingham Primary School | 80% | 7% | 44.6% | 591 | 0.2 miles |
| Sir John Heron Primary School | 81% | 6% | 31.7% | 453 | 0.2 miles |
| St Winefride's RC Primary School | 82% | 5% | 33.3% | 229 | 0.3 miles |
| Avenue Primary School | 78% | 5.9% | 42% | 468 | 0.5 miles |
| Essex Primary School | 81% | 4.2% | 35.2% | 807 | 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)
- 41.96%
- English as an additional language
- 82.1%
- Overall absence
- 6.33%
- Persistent absence
- 21.56%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Dersingham Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · London
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Sir John Heron Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · London
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St Winefride's RC Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · London
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Avenue Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · London
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Essex Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in London
Sheringham Primary School ranks 732nd of the 948 ranked primary schools in London.
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Common questions
- What year groups does Sheringham Primary School teach?
- Sheringham Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Sheringham Primary School?
- The headteacher of Sheringham Primary School is Mr James Tancock, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Sheringham Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Sheringham 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 Sheringham Primary School?
- Sheringham Primary School has 585 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Sheringham Primary School full?
- Sheringham Primary School has capacity for 673 pupils and 585 on roll (87%), 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 Sheringham Primary School a faith school?
- No. Sheringham Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Sheringham Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Sheringham Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Sheringham Primary School?
- Sheringham Primary School is part of LEARNING IN HARMONY MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Sheringham 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 63% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Sheringham Primary School rank locally?
- Sheringham Primary School ranked 61st of 67 primary schools in Newham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 33% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Sheringham Primary School's absence rate?
- Sheringham Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Sheringham Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Sheringham 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 1 July 2026.