Selwyn Primary School
Selwyn Road, London, E13 0ES
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- NEWHAM COMMUNITY LEARNING
- Headteacher
- Miss Helen Mawer
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Newham Community Learning
- SEN provision
- HI - Hearing Impairment
- Constituency
- West Ham and Beckton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 448
- URN
- 142726
- Local authority
- Newham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02084716173
About this school
Selwyn Primary School is a primary academy in London. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 448 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Selwyn 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. 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 | 55 | 60 | 58 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 78% | 72% | 76% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 20% | 22% | 19% |
| Expected standard in reading | 89% | 73% | 90% |
| Expected standard in maths | 87% | 83% | 88% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 93% | 83% | 76% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 108.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 109.0 | 108.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.30 | - | - |
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 Selwyn 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 | 78% | 69.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 72% | 72.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 76% | 74.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 473 |
| 2023/24 | 463 |
| 2024/25 | 462 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Selwyn Primary School compares
Selwyn Primary School ranked 40th of 67 primary schools in Newham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 80% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 28% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 76% | 6.8% | 40% | 448 | — |
| Upton Cross Primary School | 65% | 7.1% | 34.7% | 414 | 0.3 miles |
| Portway Primary School | 76% | 6.5% | 37.9% | 513 | 0.3 miles |
| St Antony's Catholic Primary School | 97% | 4.9% | 40.1% | 429 | 0.3 miles |
| Elmhurst Primary School | 92% | 5.3% | 27.8% | 980 | 0.3 miles |
| Plaistow Primary School | 69% | 4.7% | 34.1% | 359 | 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)
- 39.95%
- English as an additional language
- 83.1%
- Overall absence
- 6.75%
- Persistent absence
- 21.29%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Upton Cross Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · London
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Portway Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · London
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St Antony's Catholic Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · London
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Elmhurst Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · London
-
Plaistow Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in London
Selwyn Primary School ranks 381st of the 948 ranked primary schools in London.
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Common questions
- What ages does Selwyn Primary School teach?
- Selwyn Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Selwyn Primary School?
- The headteacher of Selwyn Primary School is Miss Helen Mawer, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Selwyn Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Selwyn 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 Selwyn Primary School?
- Selwyn Primary School has 448 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Selwyn Primary School full?
- Selwyn Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 448 on roll (107%), so it is at or above 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 Selwyn Primary School a faith school?
- No. Selwyn Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Selwyn Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Selwyn Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Selwyn Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Selwyn Primary School is part of NEWHAM COMMUNITY LEARNING. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Selwyn Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Selwyn Primary School's special educational needs provision as: HI - Hearing Impairment. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Selwyn Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 78% in 2022/23 and 76% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Selwyn Primary School compare with other schools in Newham?
- Selwyn Primary School ranked 40th of 67 primary schools in Newham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 80% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 28% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Selwyn Primary School's absence rate?
- Selwyn Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Selwyn Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Selwyn 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 2 July 2026.