Vicarage Primary School
Vicarage Lane, East Ham, London, E6 6AD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- NEW VISION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Ms Shabana Khan
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- East Ham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 892
- Pupils on roll
- 870
- URN
- 145366
- Local authority
- Newham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02084721010
About this school
Vicarage Primary School is a primary academy in London. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 870 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
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 | 119 | 118 | 118 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 83% | 86% | 88% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 29% | 24% | 25% |
| Expected standard in reading | 87% | 89% | 91% |
| Expected standard in maths | 88% | 88% | 91% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 90% | 89% | 92% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 110.0 | 110.0 | 110.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 111.0 | 111.0 | 114.0 |
| Reading progress | +4.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +6.10 | - | - |
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 Vicarage 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 | 83% | 69.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 86% | 72.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 88% | 74.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 882 |
| 2023/24 | 891 |
| 2024/25 | 876 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Vicarage Primary School compares
Vicarage Primary School ranked 10th of 67 primary schools in Newham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 96% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 88% | 6% | 39.4% | 870 | — |
| St Michael's Catholic Primary School | 81% | 4.4% | 29.4% | 206 | 0.3 miles |
| Nelson Primary School | 72% | 7% | 44.6% | 665 | 0.4 miles |
| North Beckton Primary School | 74% | 7.3% | 45.8% | 409 | 0.7 miles |
| Hartley Primary School | 65% | 8.3% | 44.7% | 502 | 0.7 miles |
| Brampton Primary School | 63% | 5.5% | 31% | 908 | 0.7 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
- 20 June 2023
-
Ungraded inspection report23 March 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 39.43%
- English as an additional language
- 83.3%
- Overall absence
- 5.96%
- Persistent absence
- 18.89%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Michael's Catholic Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · London
-
Nelson Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
-
North Beckton Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · London
-
Hartley Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · London
-
Brampton Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in London
Vicarage Primary School ranks 99th 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 Vicarage Primary School teach?
- Vicarage Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Vicarage Primary School?
- The headteacher of Vicarage Primary School is Ms Shabana Khan, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Vicarage Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Vicarage 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 Vicarage Primary School?
- Vicarage Primary School has 870 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Vicarage Primary School full?
- Vicarage Primary School has capacity for 892 pupils and 870 on roll (98%), 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 Vicarage Primary School a faith school?
- No. Vicarage Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Vicarage Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Vicarage Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Vicarage Primary School?
- Vicarage Primary School is part of NEW VISION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Vicarage Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 83% in 2022/23 and 88% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Vicarage Primary School rank locally?
- Vicarage Primary School ranked 10th of 67 primary schools in Newham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 96% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Vicarage Primary School's absence rate?
- Vicarage Primary School's overall absence rate is 6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Vicarage Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Vicarage 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.