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EnglandLondonNewhamE12 5PYSir John Heron Primary School
Primary

Sir John Heron Primary School

Primary

Newham · London · E12 5PY www.sirjohnheron.newham.sch.uk

Pupils
443
cap. 490
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
81%
RWM expected · 2024/25
8%
RWM higher · 2024/25
443
Pupils · 2024/25
86%
EAL · 2024/25
17%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
81%
RWM expected · 2024/25
8%
RWM higher · 2024/25
443
Pupils · 2024/25
86%
EAL · 2024/25
17%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 19/05/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityNewham
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio19.4:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Sir John Heron Primary School · Primary · Newham

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
81%
+15pp
81%72%63%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 81%
RWM higher standard
8%
-1pp
14%11%8%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 8%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
88%
Reading higher standard
29%
Writing expected standard
83%
Writing higher standard
20%
Maths expected standard
88%
Maths higher standard
32%
Science expected standard
93%
SPAG expected standard
85%
SPAG higher standard
37%
Reading scaled score
107.0
Maths scaled score
108.0
GPS scaled score
108.0

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
443
Pupil : teacher ratio
19.4
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
86%
FSM eligible
32%
SEN
22%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
17%

Contact

Address
School Road, Manor Park, London, E12 5PY
Local authority
Newham
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

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

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2581%8%88%29%83%20%88%32%93%85%107.0108.0108.022%443
2023/2466%9%71%24%83%21%74%22%88%76%105.0105.0108.019%473
2022/2363%12%83%33%71%12%77%37%92%83%107.0107.0108.0-0.20-1.50+1.4020%468
2018/1963%14%68%20%84%29%79%25%95%86%104.0105.0108.0+0.70+3.20+0.5019%467
2017/1867%12%79%28%79%21%84%41%86%83%106.0109.0111.0+1.50+0.50+2.4014%467
2016/1765%5%73%8%90%18%75%27%90%85%104.0105.0108.0-0.20+2.60+1.3015%474

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.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2544320.422%86%32%6%17%
2023/2447324.919%83%27%6%14%
2022/2346819.420%83%30%7%20%
2021/2244617.622%87%27%5%16%
2020/2144217.720%90%24%
2018/1946717.519%91%21%4%5%
2017/1846718.214%91%21%4%5%
2016/1747417.415%80%24%4%10%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.