Cleves Primary School

About Cleves Primary School

Cleves Primary School in Newham has been rated Outstanding by Ofsted, a significant leap from its Requires Improvement rating in 2013. The most recent graded inspection in 2015 awarded top marks across the board, and a subsequent ungraded inspection in 2021 confirmed the school remains Outstanding. But the real story is in the Key Stage 2 results. In the 2023/24 academic year, 93% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined. That is well above the Newham local authority average of 74%, and it places Cleves second out of 61 primary schools in the borough. Nationally, the school sits in the top 2% of all primary schools for this combined measure, a remarkable achievement for a state school with a third of its pupils eligible for free school meals.

Digging into the detail, Cleves pupils are performing strongly across individual subjects. In reading, 97% reached the expected standard and 62% achieved a higher standard, with an average scaled score of 113. Maths tells a similar story: 95% at expected and 57% at the higher level, with an average score of 112. Writing is slightly lower but still strong, with 95% at expected and 40% at the higher level. The school does not publish progress scores, so it is not possible to say how much value it adds from pupils’ starting points, but the raw attainment figures are impressive. Ofsted’s inspection breakdown shows that leadership and management, early years provision, and overall effectiveness were all judged Outstanding, with the early years specifically rated Outstanding in the 2021 ungraded visit.

The school is heavily oversubscribed: for 2025/26 entry, there were 201 applications for 58 places, a ratio of 3.47 applicants per place. Only 53 of the 78 first-preference families secured a spot. Cleves offers a nursery provision and a wide range of facilities including a forest school, sports hall, music rooms and a chapel. Sports on offer include netball, swimming, cricket and gymnastics, while clubs range from coding to gardening. The school has a strong SEND offer, with provisions for autistic spectrum disorder, speech and language needs, and social and emotional mental health, among others. For families in Newham seeking a high-performing, inclusive primary with a genuine outdoor learning ethos, Cleves is a standout choice — but you will need to live close and apply early.

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