New City Primary School
Tunmarsh Lane, Plaistow, London, E13 9NE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE BOLEYN TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Mary Bull
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Boleyn Trust
- Constituency
- West Ham and Beckton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 630
- Pupils on roll
- 572
- URN
- 145367
- Local authority
- Newham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02084722743
About this school
New City Primary School is a primary academy in London. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 572 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 | 90 | 89 | 82 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 84% | 76% | 84% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 19% | 17% | 11% |
| Expected standard in reading | 91% | 76% | 87% |
| Expected standard in maths | 89% | 79% | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 90% | 79% | 87% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 111.0 | 109.0 | 110.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +4.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.70 | - | - |
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 New City 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 | 84% | 69.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 76% | 72.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 84% | 74.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 632 |
| 2023/24 | 635 |
| 2024/25 | 631 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How New City Primary School compares
New City Primary School ranked 18th of 67 primary schools in Newham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 93% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 84% | 5.6% | 27.2% | 572 | — |
| Brampton Primary School | 63% | 5.5% | 31% | 908 | 0.3 miles |
| Roman Road Primary School | 94% | 5.8% | 32.5% | 310 | 0.3 miles |
| Tollgate Primary School | 91% | 5% | 43.8% | 426 | 0.4 miles |
| Central Park Primary School | 76% | 7.7% | 30.8% | 879 | 0.4 miles |
| Kaizen Primary School | 83% | 4.4% | 38.3% | 419 | 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)
- 27.24%
- English as an additional language
- 68.5%
- Overall absence
- 5.61%
- Persistent absence
- 18.18%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Brampton Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · London
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Roman Road Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · London
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Tollgate Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
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Central Park Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
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Kaizen Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in London
New City Primary School ranks 181st of the 948 ranked primary schools in London.
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- 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
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Common questions
- What year groups does New City Primary School teach?
- New City Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of New City Primary School?
- The headteacher of New City Primary School is Mrs Mary Bull, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was New City Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected New City 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 New City Primary School?
- New City Primary School has 572 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is New City Primary School full?
- New City Primary School has capacity for 630 pupils and 572 on roll (91%), 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 New City Primary School a faith school?
- No. New City Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does New City Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records New City Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs New City Primary School?
- New City Primary School is part of THE BOLEYN TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have New City Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 84% in 2022/23 and 84% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does New City Primary School rank locally?
- New City Primary School ranked 18th of 67 primary schools in Newham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 93% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is New City Primary School's absence rate?
- New City Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are New City Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, New City 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.