Curwen Primary School
Atlas Road, London, E13 0AG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE TAPSCOTT LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Paul Harris
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Tapscott Learning Trust
- Constituency
- West Ham and Beckton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 840
- Pupils on roll
- 810
- URN
- 144142
- Local authority
- Newham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02084720290
About this school
Curwen Primary School is a primary academy in London. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 810 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 | 116 | 111 | 108 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 75% | 77% | 82% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 15% | 17% | 26% |
| Expected standard in reading | 82% | 85% | 88% |
| Expected standard in maths | 88% | 89% | 91% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 85% | 88% | 93% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 107.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 108.0 | 110.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.00 | - | - |
| 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 Curwen 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 | 75% | 69.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 77% | 72.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 82% | 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 | 4.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 893 |
| 2023/24 | 859 |
| 2024/25 | 854 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Curwen Primary School compares
Curwen Primary School ranked 23rd of 67 primary schools in Newham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 90% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 82% | 5.2% | 42.3% | 810 | — |
| Portway Primary School | 76% | 6.5% | 37.9% | 513 | 0.3 miles |
| Grange Primary School | 78% | 7.4% | 35.9% | 180 | 0.4 miles |
| Southern Road Primary School | 81% | 6.8% | 45.7% | 605 | 0.4 miles |
| Plaistow Primary School | 69% | 4.7% | 34.1% | 359 | 0.4 miles |
| St Helen's Catholic Primary School | 68% | 4.5% | 34.5% | 497 | 0.5 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)
- 42.27%
- English as an additional language
- 67.3%
- Overall absence
- 5.15%
- Persistent absence
- 14.25%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Portway Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · London
-
Grange Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
-
Southern Road Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Plaistow
-
Plaistow Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
-
St Helen's Catholic Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in London
Curwen Primary School ranks 216th of the 948 ranked primary schools in London.
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Common questions
- What year groups does Curwen Primary School teach?
- Curwen Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Curwen Primary School?
- The headteacher of Curwen Primary School is Mr Paul Harris, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Curwen Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Curwen 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 Curwen Primary School?
- Curwen Primary School has 810 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Curwen Primary School full?
- Curwen Primary School has capacity for 840 pupils and 810 on roll (96%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Curwen Primary School a faith school?
- No. Curwen Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Curwen Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Curwen Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Curwen Primary School?
- Curwen 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 Curwen Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 75% in 2022/23 and 82% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Curwen Primary School rank locally?
- Curwen Primary School ranked 23rd of 67 primary schools in Newham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 90% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Curwen Primary School's absence rate?
- Curwen Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Curwen Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Curwen 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.