Academy converter · Newham

St Francis' Catholic Primary School

3–11Ages
256Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
147336URN

Maryland Park, Stratford, Main Entrance in Bow Street, London, E15 1HD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodNov 2016

School remains Good (Improving)Ungraded inspection · May 2024

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.3per place

0.3 below Newham median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

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71 applications for 31 places · 48th of 63 in Newham

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

77%met the expected standard

Newham 77% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodNov 2016

School remains Good (Improving)Ungraded inspection · May 2024

Inspection history

23 May 2024
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Improving)
22 November 2016
Graded inspection: Good · as St Francis' Catholic Primary School, URN 102770

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

2.3applications per place, Reception

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

71 applications · 31 places offered · 32 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.3; Newham median median 2.6
2025 3.0; Newham median median 2.7
2024 2.5; Newham median median 2.7
2023 3.2; Newham median median 2.6
2022 2.5; Newham median median 2.6
2021 2.8; Newham median median 2.7
2020 2.0; Newham median median 2.7
2019 3.1; Newham median median 2.8; as the previous school
2018 2.7; Newham median median 2.8; as the previous school
2017 2.5; Newham median median 2.9; as the previous school
2016 2.2; Newham median median 3.1; as the previous school
2015 2.8; Newham median median 3.0; as the previous school
2014 2.3; Newham median median 3.0; as the previous school

This school
Newham median

Dashed bars: as St Francis' Catholic Primary School (URN 102770), St Francis' RC Infant School (URN 126998), 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	31	71	2.3	32	1.03
Sep 2025	20	60	3.0	19	0.95
Sep 2024	26	66	2.5	26	1.00
Sep 2023	24	76	3.2	23	0.96
Sep 2022	36	89	2.5	36	1.00
Sep 2021	33	92	2.8	30	0.91
Sep 2020	58	113	2.0	54	0.93
Sep 2019 *	28	86	3.1	27	0.96
Sep 2018 *	46	124	2.7	42	0.91
Sep 2017 *	51	128	2.5	46	0.90
Sep 2016 *	60	134	2.2	53	0.88
Sep 2015 *	45	125	2.8	38	0.84
Sep 2014 *	59	137	2.3	52	0.88

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 86% · Writing 88% · Maths 81% → all three 77% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard77%31st of 62 in Newham

Newham 77% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard86%

Newham 83% England 78%

Higher standard53%

Newham 40% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard88%

Newham 83% England 75%

Greater depth30%

Newham 23% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard81%

Newham 85% England 77%

Higher standard37%

Newham 37% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (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	77%	23%	108	107
2023/24	80%	9%	106	107
2022/23	78%	10%	107	107

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 Francis' Catholic Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good · improving2024

2.3applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Maryland Primary School
0.2 km · Newham

Good2023

3.7applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Colegrave Primary School
0.3 km · Newham

Remains Outstanding2023

2.7applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Earlham Primary School
0.8 km · Newham

Outstanding2023

3.2applications per place 84%met the SATs standard
The Jenny Hammond Primary School
0.8 km · Waltham Forest

Remains Good2023

3.5applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Downsell Primary School
0.8 km · Waltham Forest

Good2023

1.7applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
St James' CofE Primary School
0.8 km · Newham

Remains Good2023

67%met the SATs standard
Park Primary School
0.9 km · Newham

Good2023

2.6applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
London Academy of Excellence
1.1 km · Newham

Not yet inspected

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 147336 · 316/3510
Trust: Our Lady of Grace Catholic Academy Trust
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 420 pupils · 256 on roll
Free school meals: 50.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2019
Replaced: St Francis' Catholic Primary School (URN 102770); St Francis' RC Infant School (URN 126998)
Address: Maryland Park, Stratford, Main Entrance in Bow Street, London, E15 1HD
Local authority: Newham

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