Kensington Primary School

Academy converter·Primary school London, Newham·E12 6NN
Composite score
52.4
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National rank
#1176
In London
#55
In Newham
Top 43%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
59%
% achieving higher RWM
12%
Reading average scaled score
105.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
106.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

New framework · Last inspection: 03/02/2026 · Read full report ↗

Achievement
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Strong standard
Inclusion
Strong standard
Safeguarding standards
Met
Early years
Strong standard

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
61 first choices, 69 places
First choices per place
0.88
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
146
any preference, for 69 places
Applications from another council area
3%
First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.07
00.511.5
1 per place
0.8820220.9520230.9120240.9620250.882026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put Kensington Primary School first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
3–11
Pupils on roll
636
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
30.2%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
80.8%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
11.8%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
2.8%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
5.0%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
13.9%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
17.5
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£7,720
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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Location

Kensington Primary School at a glance

Located in London, Newham, Kensington Primary School is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. The school educates roughly 636 pupils aged 3 to 11. 59% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, broadly in line with the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has fallen by 6.0 percentage points compared with the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 43% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 105 in reading and 106 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 12% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made Kensington Primary School their first choice was offered one of its 69 Reception places. Overall pupil absence was 5.0%. There are about 17.5 pupils per teacher. Kensington Primary School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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