Star Primary School

About Star Primary School

Star Primary School’s headline Key Stage 2 results tell a mixed story against the Newham local authority average. While the proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths sits at 68%, this is six percentage points below the LA average of 74%. That places the school 40th out of 61 primaries in the borough, in the bottom third locally. However, the picture is more nuanced when you look at individual subjects. In reading and maths, 85% of pupils met the expected standard in each, and average scores of 108 in reading and 107 in maths are solid. The real gap is in writing, where only 71% reached the expected level, and just 8% achieved the higher standard. This suggests the school’s overall ranking is pulled down by a specific weakness in writing outcomes rather than a general underperformance.

At the higher end, the school’s results are more modest. Only 3% of pupils achieved the higher standard across reading, writing and maths combined, and while 38% hit the higher bar in reading and 28% in maths, writing again lags at 8%. Nationally, the school ranks in the 37th percentile for the combined expected standard, meaning it sits just below the midpoint of all primaries. In its most recent graded Ofsted inspection in 2013, the school was rated Good overall, with leadership and management also judged Good. An ungraded inspection in October 2022 confirmed the school remains Good. The previous inspection in 2009 had also rated it Good overall, though early years provision was graded as Requires Improvement at that time. So the school has held a consistent Good rating across three inspections spanning more than a decade.

Star Primary is a three-form entry school with nursery provision, currently oversubscribed: for 59 places in 2025/26, it received 127 applications, with 64 first-preference applications and 58 offers made to first-preference families. That gives an oversubscription ratio of 2.15, meaning competition is real but not extreme. The school serves a diverse community, with 30% of pupils eligible for free school meals. Facilities include a gymnasium, ICT suite, library, art studios, playing fields, sports hall, forest school and even a chapel. SEND provision covers specific learning difficulties, moderate learning difficulties, social and emotional needs, speech and language needs, and autistic spectrum disorder. Clubs include gardening, chess, eco club and coding. This is a school that suits families who value a broad range of facilities and a consistent Good rating, but who are aware that writing outcomes need attention compared with local peers.

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