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Selwyn Primary School

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  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Newham
  • E13 0ES

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 2,925 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 20%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 8%8%2016/17: top 84%2017/18: top 7%7% · 2017/182018/19: top 15%2022/23: top 12%2023/24: top 25%2024/25: top 20%No exams

Against LondonArrows: London rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM76% · London 72%6/10 Middle−16.4 pts
Higher standard, RWM19% · London 12%8/10 Above−13.9 pts
Reading score108 · London 1076/10 Middle−30 pts
Maths score108 · London 1077/10 Above−28.6 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 80% · 59 pupils · London 61%2016/17: 46% · 56 pupils · London 69%2017/18: 87% · 55 pupils · London 72%2018/19: 81% · 59 pupils · London 73%2022/23: 78% · 55 pupils · London 68%2023/24: 72% · 60 pupils · London 70%2024/25: 76% · 58 pupils · London 72%87%46%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 10% · 59 pupils · London 7%2016/17: 4% · 56 pupils · London 10%2017/18: 25% · 55 pupils · London 12%2018/19: 27% · 59 pupils · London 13%2022/23: 20% · 55 pupils · London 11%2023/24: 22% · 60 pupils · London 11%2024/25: 19% · 58 pupils · London 12%27%4%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 107 · 59 pupils · London 1032016/17: 101 · 56 pupils · London 1052017/18: 109 · 55 pupils · London 1062018/19: 109 · 59 pupils · London 1062022/23: 108 · 55 pupils · London 1062023/24: 108 · 60 pupils · London 1072024/25: 108 · 58 pupils · London 107109101No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 107 · 59 pupils · London 1042016/17: 103 · 56 pupils · London 1062017/18: 111 · 55 pupils · London 1062018/19: 110 · 59 pupils · London 1072022/23: 109 · 55 pupils · London 1062023/24: 108 · 60 pupils · London 1062024/25: 108 · 58 pupils · London 107111103No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
41 of 41 who put it first2014 · 89.6%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st4141
2nd264
3rd264
Last distance offered
  • 2021/221.7 km
  • You1.0 km

Inside last year's distance · approx.: from the centre of East Ham West, not your door

Inspections · 2007–2025

  • Personal developmentOutstanding
  • Quality of educationOutstanding
  • Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
  • Early years provisionOutstanding
  • Leadership and managementOutstanding
  • SafeguardingEffective
  1. 2007Satisfactoryas predecessor
  2. 2010Goodas predecessor
  3. 2014Outstandingas predecessor
  4. 2019Ungraded visit
  5. 2025All areas Outstanding
Read what Ofsted said (3)

From Ofsted report, inspected Mar 2025

Strengths

  • “Staff at Selwyn have very high expectations of what pupils can achieve.”
  • “The school has developed a consistent approach to supporting pupils’ learning, which is embodied in the ‘Selwyn Way.”
  • “Pupils achieve well, including in national assessments, and produce work of high quality across the curriculum.”

Ofsted inspection report extracts, Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026448
Free school meals (past 6 years)40.0%
First language not English83.1%
SEN support14.3%
EHC plan5.8%
Absence (sessions missed)6.8%
Persistently absent pupils21.3%

Girls 49.1%Boys 50.9%

106.7% full · 420 places

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 1 Sep 2025 · 45 responses (9.7% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school100% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school100% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved97.8% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 60% not applicable83.4% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year97.8% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 24.4% not applicable94.1% agree
  • Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?24.4% yes
  • My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed · asked only of the 24.4% who said Yes above90.9% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child93.3% agree
  • My child does well at this school97.8% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing95.6% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school97.8% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school97.8% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development86.7% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent95.6% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher17.6
Pupils per adult8.1
  • Classroom teachers 18.8
  • Leadership 5.6
  • Teaching assistants 23.6
  • Other support 10

Teachers 24.4 FTE · Whole workforce 57.9 · 71 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£8,909
Spend per pupil£9,000
Staff spend per pupil£7,214
Reserve per pupil−£1,257
  • −£552,000revenue reserve
  • −£40,000in-year balance

Grants £8,795 · self-generated £114 · premises £617 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: NEWHAM COMMUNITY LEARNING (6 academies) · trust reserve £5,340,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it