Plaistow Primary SchoolUpton Cross Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in London.

Summary of the comparison

Plaistow Primary School and Upton Cross Primary School are primary schools in London.

  • Plaistow Primary School scores 53 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Upton Cross Primary School scores 60 out of 100 (grade C, average). Upton Cross Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Plaistow Primary School was judged Good and Upton Cross Primary School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 69.0% for Plaistow Primary School and 65.0% for Upton Cross Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Plaistow Primary School (60.0% in 2022-23, 69.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Upton Cross Primary School (62.0% in 2022-23, 65.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Plaistow Primary School versus Upton Cross Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure LondonPlaistow Primary SchoolLondonUpton Cross Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD53/100C60/100Stronger figure
Local ranking58th of 66 in Newham 46th of 66 in Newham Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll359 414
Capacity450 1,200
LocationLondon, E13 9DQ London, E13 0RJ
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard69.0% Stronger figure65.0% 62.0%
At higher standard10.0% Stronger figure9.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score108.0 Stronger figure103.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score108.0 Stronger figure106.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census362 565
Free school meals (ever 6)34.1% 34.6%
English as an additional language66.9% 93.3%
SEN support11.1% 10.6%
SEN with an EHC plan4.4% 2.8%
Attendance
Overall absence4.7% Stronger figure7.1% 6.2%
Persistent absence11.7% Stronger figure25.5% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Plaistow Primary School

Upton Cross Primary School

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