Stratford Manor Primary School & Nursery

About Stratford Manor Primary School & Nursery

Stratford Manor Primary School & Nursery is clearly a popular choice among local families, with 79 applications for just 29 places in the 2025/26 admissions round, giving an oversubscription ratio of 2.72. Of those 79 applicants, 28 received a first-preference offer, and the school received 29 first-preference applications in total. While the school doesn't publish a parent recommendation percentage, the high demand suggests a strong reputation. The school is led by headteacher Kate McGee and is a state-funded, mixed primary for ages 3 to 11 in Newham. It offers a nursery provision, which is a practical bonus for families with younger children. In its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2023, the school was rated Good overall, with leadership and management, early years provision, and behaviour and attitudes all judged Good. This marks a clear improvement from its previous inspection in 2015, when it was rated Requires Improvement.

Academically, Stratford Manor's Key Stage 2 results for 2023/24 show that 66% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined. This is below the Newham local authority average of 74%, and the school ranks 43rd out of 61 primary schools in the borough. Nationally, it sits in the 41st percentile. Looking at individual subjects, 83% of pupils reached the expected standard in maths, with an average score of 106, while 76% did so in reading (average score 103) and 69% in writing. The proportion reaching the higher standard in all three subjects was just 3%, though 24% achieved higher in maths. The school's progress scores are not available, so it's hard to say how much value it adds relative to pupils' starting points, but the results suggest a solid, if not outstanding, academic offering.

The school's facilities are a real strength, including a sports hall, playing fields, a library, music rooms, art studios, an ICT suite, a sensory room, a forest school and even a chapel. Sports on offer include tennis, cross country, dance, athletics and gymnastics, and there are clubs such as chess, science club, choir, art club and book club. For SEND, the school supports a range of needs including dyslexia, moderate learning difficulty, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication difficulties, and autistic spectrum disorder. With 45.4% of pupils eligible for free school meals, the school serves a diverse and disadvantaged community. It suits families who value a broad, inclusive environment with strong facilities and who are comfortable with a school that is improving but not yet among the top performers in the borough.

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