St Edward's Catholic Primary School, London

In its own words: "St. Edward's is a Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School, which has served the Parish of Our Lady of Compassion, Upton Park since 1902. Initially the school was located in Castle Street and suffered major damage during World War 2, which resulted in the school being rebuilt in 1949."

The school runs a breakfast club, from £3 per day.

Coming up: an open evening on Wednesday 25 November 2026 at 6pm. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2025, 91% of Year 6 pupils at St Edward's Catholic Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 89% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 83% and 85% in Newham and 77% and 75% across England.

Results were similar in 2024 (95% in reading, 87% in maths).

For September 2026 entry, 51 families put St Edward's Catholic Primary School as their first choice and 129 named it as one of their preferences, for 58 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to St Edward's Catholic Primary School are Cleves Primary School (0.3 miles, Outstanding, 91% reading, 91% maths); Upton Cross Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 69% reading, 86% maths); St Stephen's Primary School (0.4 miles, Outstanding, 93% reading, 97% maths); and Plaistow Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 81% reading, 76% maths).

St Edward's Catholic Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

St Edward's Catholic Primary School is one of 8 schools run by Our Lady of Grace Catholic Academy Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 78% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

41.8% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Black (31%), Asian (20%) and other ethnic groups (20%).

In 2026, 20 pupils (4.6%) received SEN support and 11 (2.6%) 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.

The nearest tram or metro stop is Upton Park, about 300 metres away (roughly a 4-minute walk).

12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Tudor Road (E6), 90 metres away.

In 2024/25, St Edward's Catholic Primary School issued 1 suspension, 0.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to St Edward's Catholic Primary School are Lister Community School (0.4 miles); St Bonaventure's RC School (0.7 miles); Plashet, City of London Academy (0.7 miles); and Brampton Manor Academy (0.7 miles).