Ellen Wilkinson Primary School, London
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Overall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Ellen Wilkinson is a welcoming school where pupils thrive and develop excellent behaviour and attitudes. The dedicated staff team work together to create fun, interesting learning experiences, and the school has successfully improved attendance and reading outcomes. The school celebrates diversity and is deeply committed to keeping all children safe and promoting shared values of tolerance and respect.
Key Strengths
- Excellent pupil behaviour and attitudes, with pupils taking responsibility and showing strong commitment to the school
- Highly effective safeguarding arrangements with robust procedures and a dedicated safeguarding team
- Strong leadership at all levels, with staff empowered and working cohesively as a team
- Successful phonics teaching with consistently higher than average outcomes
- Successful targeted learning time closing the attainment gap for disadvantaged pupils and those learning English as an additional language
Areas for Improvement
- Writing attainment is not as strong as reading and mathematics, with inconsistent progress and limited quality in some pupils' work
- Marking does not always provide clear guidance to help pupils develop their writing skills
- The one-year strategic plan does not set longer-term objectives to drive the school towards outstanding status
- Assessment practices need to be more consistent to clearly identify next steps in learning
Safeguarding
Safeguarding is effective, with robust arrangements kept under review, a highly effective safeguarding team meeting regularly, and strong links with parents and local community to tackle extremism and promote children's safety.
Extracurricular Activities
Dance, table tennis, hoops, climbing activities, Year 6 award assembly, visits to Royal Courts of Justice
Ellen Wilkinson Primary School continues to be good, with sustained strengths in staff cohesion, leadership development, and safeguarding. The school has improved attendance to well above average and reading outcomes, but must now focus on raising writing standards and developing longer-term improvement plans.
At a Glance
34.4%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 73% to 78%. Maths has improved from 73% to 83%. Writing has improved from 79% to 85%.
Class Sizes
25.1
Avg class size
29.2
Infant (KS1)
28.0
KS2
17
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
91%
Near capacity
448 pupils
490 capacity
42 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - London
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for London
Admissions Demand - Newham
Places available
4,815
Applications
3,919
Got 1st preference
90.9%
Got preferred school
98.3%
Primary admissions across Newham (2025/26)
Inspection History(107)
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Pupil Demographics
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Pupil Absence2024/25
5.56321%
Overall absence
15.74586%
Persistent absence
362
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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