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Kensington Primary School

  • 3–11Ages
  • 628Pupils
  • PrimaryPhase
  • 144141URN

Kensington Avenue, Manor Park, London, E12 6NN · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school
Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Feb 2026

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found
Applications per place · Sept 2026
2.1per place
0.4 below Newham median (2.6)
Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Newham

146 applications for 69 places · 57th of 63 in Newham
Every year since 2014
SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25
59%met the expected standard
Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Report card · inspected 3 February 2026Published 23 April 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
AreaExceptionalStrong standardExpected standardNeeds attentionUrgent improvement
InclusionStrong standard
Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
AchievementExpected standard
Attendance and behaviourStrong standard
Personal development and wellbeingStrong standard
Early yearsStrong standard
Post-16 provisionDoes not apply to this school
Leadership and governanceExpected 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

  1. 3 February 2026
    Report card · 4 Strong standard, 3 Expected standard
  2. 2 December 2021
    Ungraded inspection: School remains Outstanding

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
2.1applications per place, Reception
0.4 below Newham median (2.6) close to England median (2.2)

146 applications · 69 places offered · 61 named it first

  1. 2026 2.1; Newham median median 2.6
  2. 2025 2.2; Newham median median 2.7
  3. 2024 2.6; Newham median median 2.7
  4. 2023 2.3; Newham median median 2.6
  5. 2022 2.4; Newham median median 2.6
  6. 2021 2.0; Newham median median 2.7
  7. 2020 2.2; Newham median median 2.7
  8. 2019 2.3; Newham median median 2.8
  9. 2018 2.6; Newham median median 2.8
  10. 2017 2.8; Newham median median 2.9; as the previous school
  11. 2016 3.6; Newham median median 3.1; as the previous school
  12. 2015 2.9; Newham median median 3.0; as the previous school
  13. 2014 3.2; Newham median median 3.0; as the previous school
More applications per place than the Newham median in 0 of 9 years.
  • This school
  • Newham median

Dashed bars: as Kensington Primary School (URN 102727), 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.

EntryPlacesApplicationsPer placeFirst preferencesFirst-pref. ratio
Sep 2026691462.1610.88
Sep 2025901992.2860.96
Sep 2024691812.6630.91
Sep 2023892082.3850.96
Sep 2022842022.4740.88
Sep 2021891802.0860.97
Sep 2020841832.2750.89
Sep 2019902112.3840.93
Sep 2018882282.6780.89
Sep 2017 *882492.8740.84
Sep 2016 *562033.6500.89
Sep 2015 *792302.9580.73
Sep 2014 *852703.2640.75

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 71% · Writing 73% · Maths 77% → all three 59% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard59%60th of 62 in Newham
Reading
Expected standard71%
Higher standard27%
Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)
Writing
Expected standard73%
Greater depth28%
Maths
Expected standard77%
Higher standard33%
Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)
  • This school
  • Newham median
  • England median
Every year as a table
YearExpected standardHigher standardReading scoreMaths score
2024/2559%12%105106
2023/2465%14%107108
2022/2353%11%103104

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

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

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
URN · DfE number
144141 · 316/2036
Trust
The Tapscott Learning Trust
Capacity
630 pupils · 628 on roll
Free school meals
33.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery
Has nursery classes
Opened
1 September 2017
Replaced
Kensington Primary School (URN 102727)
Address
Kensington Avenue, Manor Park, London, E12 6NN
Local authority
Newham

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