Academy converter · Newham

St Joachim's Catholic Primary School

2–11Ages
345Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
141927URN

Shipman Road, Custom House, London, E16 3DT · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Dec 2025

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.2per place

0.4 below Newham median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Newham

74 applications for 34 places · 55th of 63 in Newham

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

66%met the expected standard

Newham 77% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 2 December 2025Published 21 January 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
Inclusion			Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching			Expected standard
Achievement			Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Strong standard
Early years			Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Expected standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

2 December 2025
Report card · 2 Strong standard, 5 Expected standard
15 September 2021
Graded inspection: Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.2applications per place, Reception

0.4 below Newham median (2.6) close to England median (2.2)

74 applications · 34 places offered · 33 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.2; Newham median median 2.6
2025 2.5; Newham median median 2.7
2024 2.9; Newham median median 2.7
2023 2.2; Newham median median 2.6
2022 2.1; Newham median median 2.6
2021 2.1; Newham median median 2.7
2020 3.0; Newham median median 2.7
2019 3.1; Newham median median 2.8
2018 2.6; Newham median median 2.8
2017 4.1; Newham median median 2.9
2016 4.3; Newham median median 3.1
2015 4.2; Newham median median 3.0; as the previous school
2014 5.4; Newham median median 3.0; as the previous school

This school
Newham median

Dashed bars: as St Joachim's RC Primary School (URN 102772), the previous school.

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	34	74	2.2	33	0.97
Sep 2025	30	74	2.5	25	0.83
Sep 2024	27	79	2.9	25	0.93
Sep 2023	39	87	2.2	38	0.97
Sep 2022	43	92	2.1	36	0.84
Sep 2021	49	105	2.1	44	0.90
Sep 2020	38	115	3.0	36	0.95
Sep 2019	32	100	3.1	31	0.97
Sep 2018	46	119	2.6	43	0.93
Sep 2017	30	123	4.1	29	0.97
Sep 2016	29	124	4.3	48	1.66
Sep 2015 *	30	127	4.2	43	1.43
Sep 2014 *	30	161	5.4	49	1.63

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 76% · Writing 76% · Maths 83% → all three 66% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard66%50th of 62 in Newham

Newham 77% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard76%

Newham 83% England 78%

Higher standard26%

Newham 40% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard76%

Newham 83% England 75%

Greater depth60%

Newham 23% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard83%

Newham 85% England 77%

Higher standard22%

Newham 37% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Newham median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	66%	3%	104	105
2023/24	57%	17%	105	105
2022/23	63%	10%	106	104

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

St Joachim's Catholic Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2025

2.2applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Rosetta Primary School
0.5 km · Newham

Outstanding2023

2.9applications per place 91%met the SATs standard
Scott Wilkie Primary School
0.6 km · Newham

Outstanding2023

2.4applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
Keir Hardie Primary School
0.9 km · Newham

Outstanding2024

3.0applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
Tollgate Primary School
0.9 km · Newham

Outstanding2022

3.2applications per place 91%met the SATs standard
Hallsville Primary School
0.9 km · Newham

Outstanding2023

3.5applications per place 86%met the SATs standard
Britannia Village Primary School
1.0 km · Newham

Good2024

2.8applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Kaizen Primary School
1.1 km · Newham

Outstanding2024

2.4applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Ravenscroft Primary School
1.1 km · Newham

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.5applications per place 88%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 141927 · 316/3506
Trust: Our Lady of Grace Catholic Academy Trust
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 420 pupils · 345 on roll
Free school meals: 36.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 April 2015
Replaced: St Joachim's RC Primary School (URN 102772)
Address: Shipman Road, Custom House, London, E16 3DT
Local authority: Newham

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources