Curwen Primary School | Primary in London, Newham | Ofsted & DfE

82%

RWM expected · 2024/25

26%

RWM higher · 2024/25

854

Pupils · 2024/25

67%

EAL · 2024/25

14%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

82%

RWM expected · 2024/25

26%

RWM higher · 2024/25

854

Pupils · 2024/25

67%

EAL · 2024/25

14%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

82%

RWM expected · 2024/25

26%

RWM higher · 2024/25

854

Pupils · 2024/25

67%

EAL · 2024/25

14%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Outstanding

Ofsted inspection · 22/11/2023

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityNewham

PhasePrimary

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio18.3:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Curwen Primary School · Primary · Newham

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How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2017/18

RWM expected standard

82%

+5pp

91%83%75%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 82%

RWM higher standard

26%

+9pp

32%24%15%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 26%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

88%

Reading higher standard

56%

Writing expected standard

88%

Writing higher standard

35%

Maths expected standard

91%

Maths higher standard

56%

Science expected standard

94%

SPAG expected standard

93%

SPAG higher standard

74%

Reading scaled score

109.0

Maths scaled score

110.0

GPS scaled score

113.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

854

Pupil : teacher ratio

18.3

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

67%

FSM eligible

42%

SEN

17%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

14%

Contact

Address

Atlas Road, London, E13 0AG

Local authority

Newham

Website

www.curwen.newham.sch.uk

Telephone

02084720290

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	82%	26%	88%	56%	88%	35%	91%	56%	94%	93%	109.0	110.0	113.0	—	—	—	17%	854
2023/24	77%	17%	85%	31%	86%	31%	89%	40%	92%	88%	107.0	108.0	111.0	—	—	—	18%	859
2022/23	75%	15%	82%	28%	84%	24%	88%	43%	94%	85%	106.0	108.0	109.0	-0.70	+1.00	+2.30	13%	893
2018/19	89%	30%	94%	43%	93%	51%	93%	62%	94%	95%	109.0	112.0	114.0	+3.30	+4.40	+5.90	13%	928
2017/18	91%	32%	92%	45%	98%	53%	97%	61%	100%	98%	108.0	111.0	114.0	+3.00	+5.30	+6.60	—	938

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	854	19.7	17%	67%	42%	5%	14%
2023/24	859	18.0	18%	65%	36%	5%	11%
2022/23	893	19.4	13%	61%	32%	6%	19%
2021/22	889	17.9	14%	58%	32%	5%	13%
2020/21	898	16.6	10%	57%	28%	—	—
2018/19	928	18.0	13%	58%	26%	4%	7%
2017/18	—	18.5	—	—	—	4%	7%