North Beckton Primary School
Harrier Way, Beckton, London, E6 5XG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE TAPSCOTT LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Shella Lawrenson
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Tapscott Learning Trust
- SEN provision
- PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- West Ham and Beckton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 630
- Pupils on roll
- 409
- URN
- 146915
- Local authority
- Newham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02074733344
About this school
North Beckton Primary School is a primary academy in London. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 409 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- 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 | 73 | 58 | 54 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 71% | 69% | 74% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 15% | 9% | 11% |
| Expected standard in reading | 78% | 78% | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 85% | 81% | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 81% | 76% | 80% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.00 | - | - |
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 North Beckton 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 | 71% | 69.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 69% | 72.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 74% | 74.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 491 |
| 2023/24 | 445 |
| 2024/25 | 412 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How North Beckton Primary School compares
North Beckton Primary School ranked 43rd of 67 primary schools in Newham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 76% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 22% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 74% | 7.3% | 45.8% | 409 | — |
| Ellen Wilkinson Primary School | 70% | 5.6% | 31.8% | 448 | 0.5 miles |
| Winsor Primary School | 55% | 6.9% | 34.3% | 580 | 0.5 miles |
| Gallions Primary School | 67% | 6.5% | 41.7% | 443 | 0.6 miles |
| Roman Road Primary School | 94% | 5.8% | 32.5% | 310 | 0.6 miles |
| Vicarage Primary School | 88% | 6% | 39.4% | 870 | 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 45.75%
- English as an additional language
- 65%
- Overall absence
- 7.32%
- Persistent absence
- 20.41%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Ellen Wilkinson Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · London
-
Winsor Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · London
-
Gallions Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · London
-
Roman Road Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · London
-
Vicarage Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in London
North Beckton Primary School ranks 446th of the 948 ranked primary schools in London.
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Common questions
- What year groups does North Beckton Primary School teach?
- North Beckton Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of North Beckton Primary School?
- The headteacher of North Beckton Primary School is Mrs Shella Lawrenson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was North Beckton Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected North Beckton 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 North Beckton Primary School?
- North Beckton Primary School has 409 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is North Beckton Primary School full?
- North Beckton Primary School has capacity for 630 pupils and 409 on roll (65%), 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 North Beckton Primary School a faith school?
- No. North Beckton Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does North Beckton Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records North Beckton Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs North Beckton Primary School?
- North Beckton 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.
- What SEN provision does North Beckton Primary School have?
- The schools register lists North Beckton Primary School's special educational needs provision as: PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have North Beckton Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 71% in 2022/23 and 74% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does North Beckton Primary School rank locally?
- North Beckton Primary School ranked 43rd of 67 primary schools in Newham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 76% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 22% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is North Beckton Primary School's absence rate?
- North Beckton Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are North Beckton Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, North Beckton 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.