Cleves Primary School, London

Ofsted's report card from its 24 February 2026 inspection grades Cleves Primary School on 7 areas: 6 exceptional and 1 strong standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Achievement - Exceptional. "Outcomes at the end of Year 6 are consistently above national test results in reading, writing and mathematics."

Curriculum and teaching - Exceptional. "Teachers have highly expert subject knowledge."

Early years - Exceptional. "Children in the early years get off to a flying start."

Inclusion - Exceptional. "Pupils receive highly responsive support that has a transformational impact on their academic and personal development."

Leadership and governance - Exceptional. "Leaders have an acutely accurate understanding of the strengths of the school and the challenges and complexities of the community."

Personal development and wellbeing - Exceptional. "Pupils' personal development is exceptional."

Attendance and behaviour - Strong standard. "Attendance is prioritised from the moment children start in Nursery."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders, trustees and governors should continue the school's effective work to secure and promote high attendance, intervening swiftly with parents and carers where children's attendance needs to improve, so that persistent absence reduces".

In 2025, 91% of Year 6 pupils at Cleves Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 91% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 83% and 85% in Newham and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 97% in reading and 95% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 67 families put Cleves Primary School as their first choice and 184 named it as one of their preferences, for 60 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 8 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Cleves Primary School are St Edward's Catholic Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 91% reading, 89% maths); Hartley Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 78% reading, 80% maths); St Stephen's Primary School (0.3 miles, Outstanding, 93% reading, 97% maths); and Central Park Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 82% reading, 85% maths).

Cleves Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

Cleves Primary School is one of 8 schools run by The Boleyn Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 86% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

24 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Cleves Primary School (as of April 2026): 63% would recommend the school, 54% say their child is happy there and 33% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (67%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (33%).

35.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 77.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (76%) and Black (8%).

In 2026, 61 pupils (13%) received SEN support and 29 (6.2%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

Cleves Primary School has a resourced provision for multi-sensory impairment and profound and multiple learning difficulties: 24 places, 20 pupils on roll.

The nearest tram or metro stop is Upton Park, about 550 metres away (roughly a 7-minute walk).

4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Arragon Road (E6), 390 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Cleves Primary School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

Cleves Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.

The secondary schools closest to Cleves Primary School are Plashet, City of London Academy (0.4 miles); Lister Community School (0.7 miles); and Brampton Manor Academy (0.8 miles).