Vicarage Primary School

About Vicarage Primary School

Vicarage Primary School’s Key Stage 2 results put it well ahead of the Newham local authority average. While the LA average for pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined is 74%, Vicarage achieves 86% — a 12-point gap. That performance places the school 14th out of 61 primary schools in the borough, comfortably inside the top quarter. Nationally, it ranks 636th out of 13,686 primaries, putting it in the top 5% of schools across England. The school is graded Outstanding across every category in its most recent Ofsted inspection from 2023 — covering quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision. That’s a notable jump from its previous Good rating, and it reflects a school that has clearly raised its game across the board.

Beyond the headline figures, the detail of Vicarage’s exam results shows strength across individual subjects. In reading, 89% of pupils met the expected standard and 67% reached the higher standard — the latter a particularly strong figure. Maths tells a similar story: 88% at expected and 62% at higher, with an average scaled score of 111. Writing is slightly lower, with 86% at expected and 31% at higher, but still comfortably above national norms. The school’s ranking score of 86, based on the proportion of pupils achieving the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, puts it just outside the LA’s top ten but well within the top tier of Newham primaries. For context, the nearest Outstanding-rated school is Brampton Primary, 1.1 km away, and there are 27 Outstanding primaries in the borough out of 68 total — so Vicarage is in strong company.

Vicarage is a large three-to-eleven mixed state primary with 876 pupils, operating very close to its capacity of 892. It is oversubscribed: for 2025/26, there were 212 applications for 116 places, and all 112 first-preference applicants were offered a spot — a 1.83 oversubscription ratio. The school has a significant proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals at 38.1%, well above the national average, and offers a wide range of SEND provisions including support for autistic spectrum disorder, speech and language needs, and hearing or visual impairments. Facilities include a library, sports hall, playing fields, sensory room, forest school and even a chapel. Clubs range from choir and drama to coding and science club, and sports on offer include football, tennis, netball, athletics and cross country. This is a school that suits families looking for strong academic outcomes in a diverse, well-resourced setting with proven SEND support.

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