Plaistow Primary School

Primary school in London, Newham. Good (Apr 2024).

Latest graded inspection

Inspected 23 April 2024, report published 2 July 2024, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.

Good overall. The school was doing well. The most common grade under the previous system. 76% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Good.

Grades for each area
Area	Grade
Quality of education	Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Good
Early years	Outstanding
Safeguarding effective	Yes

These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.

Next inspection: around April 2028

The last inspection was in April 2024. Schools are usually inspected about every four years.

An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2029 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.

Nearby primary schools

Under 0.1 milesSouthern Road Primary School
Primary, Plaistow, Newham
School remains Good (Sep 2023)
0.3 milesUpton Cross Primary School
Primary, London, Newham
Standards maintained (Apr 2025)
0.4 milesSt Edward's Catholic Primary School
Primary, London, Newham
Good (Jan 2023)
0.4 milesSelwyn Primary School
Primary, London, Newham
No overall grade. Quality of education outstanding (Mar 2025)
0.4 milesCurwen Primary School
Primary, London, Newham
Outstanding (Nov 2023)

Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.