New City Primary School

Academy converter·Primary school London, Newham·E13 9NE
Composite score
67.4
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#2,189
National rank
#561
In London
#28
In Newham
Top 15%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
84%
% achieving higher RWM
11%
Reading average scaled score
110.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
107.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Outstanding

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
48 first choices, 48 places
First choices per place
1.00
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
174
any preference, for 48 places
Applications from another council area
2%
First preferences per place, last five years▲ 0.02
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1 per place
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Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put New City 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
631
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
27.2%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
68.5%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
11.4%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
2.9%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
6.0%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
21.2%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
19.0
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£7,420
Typical primary: £6,960

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

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About New City Primary School

New City Primary School is a primary school in London, Newham, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. Around 631 pupils aged 3 to 11 attend the school. The school holds an 'Outstanding' judgement from Ofsted. 84% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, well above the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 8.0 percentage points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 15% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 110 in reading and 107 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 11% 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 New City Primary School their first choice was offered one of its 48 Reception places. Overall pupil absence was 6.0%. There are about 19.0 pupils per teacher. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. 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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