St Winefride's RC Primary School

About St Winefride's RC Primary School

St Winefride's RC Primary School in Newham was rated Good overall in its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2023, a step down from the Outstanding grade it held in its previous inspection in 2009. The school's strongest area, according to inspectors, is personal development, which earned an Outstanding rating, while quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, leadership and management, and early years provision were all judged Good. On the key academic metric for primary schools, 86% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined in the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 assessments. That figure sits well above the Newham local authority average of 74% and places St Winefride's 12th out of 61 primary schools in the borough, putting it in the top 20% locally. Nationally, the school ranks in the top 5% of all primary schools on this measure, which gives a clear sense of its academic strength.

Looking more closely at the individual subject scores, the school performs particularly well in maths, where 92% of pupils reached the expected standard and the average scaled score was 108. In reading, 89% met the expected standard with an average score of 109, and 50% of pupils achieved the higher standard in reading, compared with 42% in maths and just 17% in writing. The combined higher standard across all three subjects was 14%, which is a more selective benchmark. The school's Progress 8 scores are not available, so it is difficult to say how much value the school adds relative to pupils' starting points, but the raw attainment figures are strong. St Winefride's also has a nursery provision for children from age two, and the school's capacity is 315, though it currently has 242 pupils on roll, meaning there is some room for growth. Just under 30% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, which is above the national average and reflects the diverse, urban community the school serves.

The school was oversubscribed for Reception places in the 2025/26 admissions round, with 51 applications for 26 places and 24 first-preference offers made, giving an oversubscription ratio of nearly 2:1. Facilities include a sports hall, playing fields, music rooms, a chapel, and an outdoor playground, and the school offers clubs such as book club, coding and film club. Sports on offer include football, netball, cricket, gymnastics, rounders and cross country. St Winefride's also has dedicated SEND provision for pupils with moderate learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, and autistic spectrum disorder. For families considering Catholic primary education in Newham, this school offers strong academic outcomes and a clear focus on personal development, though the nearest Outstanding-rated school, Dersingham Primary School, is just 0.3 km away if that rating is a priority.

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