Kensington Primary School
Kensington Avenue, Manor Park, London, E12 6NN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE TAPSCOTT LEARNING TRUST
- Head Teacher
- Mr Ben Levinson OBE
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Tapscott Learning Trust
- Constituency
- East Ham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 630
- Pupils on roll
- 628
- URN
- 144141
- Local authority
- Newham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02084702339
About this school
Kensington Primary School is a primary academy in London. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 628 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 72 | 78 | 75 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 53% | 65% | 59% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 11% | 14% | 12% |
| Expected standard in reading | 67% | 87% | 71% |
| Expected standard in maths | 76% | 79% | 77% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 71% | 86% | 80% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 107.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 108.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.60 | - | - |
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 Kensington 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 | 53% | 69.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 65% | 72.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 59% | 74.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 659 |
| 2023/24 | 655 |
| 2024/25 | 636 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Kensington Primary School compares
Kensington Primary School ranked 65th of 67 primary schools in Newham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 38% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 59% | 5.4% | 30.2% | 628 | — |
| Essex Primary School | 81% | 4.2% | 35.2% | 807 | 0.3 miles |
| Lathom Junior School | 77% | 7% | 40.5% | 489 | 0.3 miles |
| Altmore Infant School | — | 9.2% | 29.2% | 514 | 0.4 miles |
| St Winefride's RC Primary School | 82% | 5% | 33.3% | 229 | 0.5 miles |
| Monega Primary School | 83% | 6.5% | 30.8% | 554 | 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 30.2%
- English as an additional language
- 80.8%
- Overall absence
- 5.4%
- Persistent absence
- 17.27%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Essex Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · London
-
Lathom Junior School0.3 miles
Primary · London
-
Altmore Infant School0.4 miles
Primary · London
-
St Winefride's RC Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · London
-
Monega Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in London
Kensington Primary School ranks 799th of the 948 ranked primary schools in London.
- Abacus Belsize Primary School Primary
- Acton Gardens Primary School Primary
- Adamsrill Primary School Primary
- Addison Primary School Primary
- 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 Kensington Primary School teach?
- Kensington Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the head teacher of Kensington Primary School?
- The head teacher of Kensington Primary School is Mr Ben Levinson OBE, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Kensington Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Kensington 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 Kensington Primary School?
- Kensington Primary School has 628 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Kensington Primary School full?
- Kensington Primary School has capacity for 630 pupils and 628 on roll (100%), 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 Kensington Primary School a faith school?
- No. Kensington Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Kensington Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Kensington Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Kensington Primary School?
- Kensington Primary School is part of THE TAPSCOTT LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Kensington Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 53% in 2022/23 and 59% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Kensington Primary School rank locally?
- Kensington Primary School ranked 65th of 67 primary schools in Newham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 38% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Kensington Primary School's absence rate?
- Kensington Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Kensington Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Kensington 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 10 July 2026.