- generic [ref=f6e2]: - paragraph [ref=f6e3]: - strong [ref=f6e4]: Mockup — proposed redesign of /compare. - text: All figures are live production data for three real schools (2024/25 results, 2026/27 admissions round). England averages shown are the official DfE national figures. - heading "Compare schools" [level=1] [ref=f6e5] - paragraph [ref=f6e6]: Three schools side by side — inspection results, academics, admissions and community, each anchored against the England average so you can tell at a glance what's typical and what stands out. - generic "Schools in this comparison" [ref=f6e7]: - generic [ref=f6e8]: - generic [ref=f6e10]: Barclay Primary SchoolWaltham Forest · Academy - button "Remove Barclay Primary School" [ref=f6e11] [cursor=pointer]: × - generic [ref=f6e12]: - generic [ref=f6e14]: Elmhurst Primary SchoolNewham · Academy - button "Remove Elmhurst Primary School" [ref=f6e15] [cursor=pointer]: × - generic [ref=f6e16]: - generic [ref=f6e18]: Plumcroft Primary SchoolGreenwich · Community school - button "Remove Plumcroft Primary School" [ref=f6e19] [cursor=pointer]: × - button "+ Add school" [ref=f6e20] [cursor=pointer] - generic [ref=f6e21]: - heading "At a glance" [level=2] [ref=f6e22] - paragraph [ref=f6e23]: The short version — each row below is explained in its own section further down. - generic [ref=f6e24]: - generic [ref=f6e25]: Ofsted rating - generic [ref=f6e26]: - generic [ref=f6e27]: Outstanding - generic [ref=f6e28]: Inspected Oct 2021 - generic [ref=f6e29]: - generic [ref=f6e30]: Outstanding - generic [ref=f6e31]: Inspected Oct 2021 - generic [ref=f6e32]: - strong [ref=f6e33]: Report card - generic [ref=f6e34]: illustrative - generic [ref=f6e35]: - generic [ref=f6e36]: 4 areas Strong standard - generic [ref=f6e37]: 3 areas Expected standard - generic [ref=f6e38]: "Attendance & behaviour: Attention needed" - generic [ref=f6e39]: Safeguarding met · Nov 2025 - generic [ref=f6e40]: - text: Children reaching the expected standard - 'generic "% of Year 6 pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (2024/25). England average: 62%." [ref=f6e41]': "?" - generic [ref=f6e42]: - text: 87% - generic [ref=f6e43]: Above England average - generic [ref=f6e44]: England average 62% - generic [ref=f6e45]: - text: 92% - generic [ref=f6e46]: Above England average - generic [ref=f6e47]: England average 62% - generic [ref=f6e48]: - text: 79% - generic [ref=f6e49]: Above England average - generic [ref=f6e50]: England average 62% - generic [ref=f6e51]: Getting a place - generic [ref=f6e52]: - generic [ref=f6e53]: 97% of first choices offered - generic [ref=f6e54]: 457 applications · 180 places - generic [ref=f6e55]: - generic [ref=f6e56]: Oversubscribed - generic [ref=f6e57]: 342 applications · 120 places - generic [ref=f6e58]: - generic [ref=f6e59]: All first choices offered - generic [ref=f6e60]: 185 applications · 80 places - generic [ref=f6e61]: Size - generic [ref=f6e62]: - text: 1,273 pupils - generic [ref=f6e63]: Much larger than average - generic [ref=f6e64]: - text: 980 pupils - generic [ref=f6e65]: Much larger than average - generic [ref=f6e66]: - text: 1,056 pupils - generic [ref=f6e67]: Much larger than average - generic [ref=f6e68]: - heading "Ofsted inspection" [level=2] [ref=f6e69] - paragraph [ref=f6e70]: - text: "Ofsted is the schools inspectorate. It changed how it reports in November 2025: newer inspections produce a" - strong [ref=f6e71]: report card - text: that rates each area of school life on a five-point scale (Exceptional · Strong standard · Expected standard · Attention needed · Urgent improvement) instead of one overall grade. A report card and an older overall grade aren't directly comparable — Plumcroft's report card below is an - emphasis [ref=f6e72]: illustrative example - text: of the new format, as no school in our dataset has one yet. - generic [ref=f6e73]: - generic [ref=f6e74]: Result - generic [ref=f6e75]: - generic [ref=f6e76]: Outstanding - generic [ref=f6e77]: Overall grade (older-style inspection) - generic [ref=f6e78]: - generic [ref=f6e79]: Outstanding - generic [ref=f6e80]: Overall grade (older-style inspection) - generic [ref=f6e81]: - strong [ref=f6e82]: Report card - generic [ref=f6e83]: illustrative - generic [ref=f6e84]: New-style inspection — no overall grade is given - generic [ref=f6e85]: Inspected - generic [ref=f6e86]: - text: 7 Oct 2021 - generic [ref=f6e87]: 4+ years ago - generic [ref=f6e88]: - text: 6 Oct 2021 - generic [ref=f6e89]: 4+ years ago - generic [ref=f6e90]: 14 Nov 2025 - generic [ref=f6e91]: - text: Judgement detail - 'generic "Older-style inspections: one rating per judgement area, where published. New-style inspections: the full report card, one rating per area of school life." [ref=f6e92]': "?" - generic [ref=f6e93]: This older-style inspection published an overall grade only — no area-by-area detail. - generic [ref=f6e96]: - generic [ref=f6e97]: - generic [ref=f6e98]: Quality of education - generic [ref=f6e99]: Outstanding - generic [ref=f6e100]: - generic [ref=f6e101]: Behaviour & attitudes - generic [ref=f6e102]: Outstanding - generic [ref=f6e103]: - generic [ref=f6e104]: Personal development - generic [ref=f6e105]: Outstanding - generic [ref=f6e106]: - generic [ref=f6e107]: Leadership & management - generic [ref=f6e108]: Outstanding - generic [ref=f6e110]: - generic [ref=f6e111]: - generic [ref=f6e112]: Achievement - generic [ref=f6e113]: Strong standard - generic [ref=f6e114]: - generic [ref=f6e115]: Curriculum & teaching - generic [ref=f6e116]: Strong standard - generic [ref=f6e117]: - generic [ref=f6e118]: Attendance & behaviour - generic [ref=f6e119]: Attention needed - generic [ref=f6e120]: - generic [ref=f6e121]: Personal development - generic [ref=f6e122]: Strong standard - generic [ref=f6e123]: - generic [ref=f6e124]: Inclusion - generic [ref=f6e125]: Expected standard - generic [ref=f6e126]: - generic [ref=f6e127]: Leadership & governance - generic [ref=f6e128]: Strong standard - generic [ref=f6e129]: - generic [ref=f6e130]: Early years - generic [ref=f6e131]: Expected standard - generic [ref=f6e132]: - generic [ref=f6e133]: Safeguarding - generic [ref=f6e134]: Met - generic [ref=f6e135]: - text: Ofsted page - generic "Links to the school's page on ofsted.gov.uk, where all its inspection reports are listed." [ref=f6e136]: "?" - link "Barclay's Ofsted page →" [ref=f6e138] [cursor=pointer]: - /url: https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/138690 - link "Elmhurst's Ofsted page →" [ref=f6e140] [cursor=pointer]: - /url: https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/145362 - link "Plumcroft's Ofsted page →" [ref=f6e142] [cursor=pointer]: - /url: https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/100140 - generic [ref=f6e143]: - heading "How children do academically" [level=2] [ref=f6e144] - paragraph [ref=f6e145]: Results from national tests taken at the end of Year 6 (2024/25). Each line runs from 0–100%; the grey tick marks the England average, so dots to its right are above average. - generic [ref=f6e146]: - generic [ref=f6e147]: - generic [ref=f6e148]: - generic [ref=f6e149]: - generic [ref=f6e150]: Reading, writing & maths — expected standard - generic [ref=f6e151]: │ grey tick = England average - 'img "Reading, writing & maths — expected standard: England average 62%, Barclay 87%, Elmhurst 92%, Plumcroft 79%" [ref=f6e152]': - generic [ref=f6e155]: England 62% - 'generic "Plumcroft: 79%" [ref=f6e156]' - generic [ref=f6e157]: "79" - 'generic "Barclay: 87%" [ref=f6e158]' - generic [ref=f6e159]: "87" - 'generic "Elmhurst: 92%" [ref=f6e160]' - generic [ref=f6e161]: "92" - generic [ref=f6e162]: - generic [ref=f6e163]: Reading - 'img "Reading: England average 75%, Barclay 91%, Elmhurst 92%, Plumcroft 87%" [ref=f6e165]': - generic [ref=f6e168]: England 75% - 'generic "Plumcroft: 87%" [ref=f6e169]' - generic [ref=f6e170]: "87" - 'generic "Barclay: 91%" [ref=f6e171]' - generic [ref=f6e172]: "91" - 'generic "Elmhurst: 92%" [ref=f6e173]' - generic [ref=f6e174]: "92" - generic [ref=f6e175]: - generic [ref=f6e176]: Writing - 'img "Writing: England average 72%, Barclay 94%, Elmhurst 92%, Plumcroft 83%" [ref=f6e178]': - generic [ref=f6e181]: England 72% - 'generic "Plumcroft: 83%" [ref=f6e182]' - generic [ref=f6e183]: "83" - 'generic "Elmhurst: 92%" [ref=f6e184]' - generic [ref=f6e185]: "92" - 'generic "Barclay: 94%" [ref=f6e186]' - generic [ref=f6e187]: "94" - generic [ref=f6e188]: - generic [ref=f6e189]: Maths - 'img "Maths: England average 74%, Barclay 91%, Elmhurst 95%, Plumcroft 84%" [ref=f6e191]': - generic [ref=f6e194]: England 74% - 'generic "Plumcroft: 84%" [ref=f6e195]' - generic [ref=f6e196]: "84" - 'generic "Barclay: 91%" [ref=f6e197]' - generic [ref=f6e198]: "91" - 'generic "Elmhurst: 95%" [ref=f6e199]' - generic [ref=f6e200]: "95" - generic [ref=f6e201]: - generic [ref=f6e202]: Working at a higher standard than expected - 'img "Working at a higher standard than expected: England average 8%, Barclay 22%, Elmhurst 27%, Plumcroft 12%" [ref=f6e204]': - generic [ref=f6e207]: England 8% - 'generic "Plumcroft: 12%" [ref=f6e208]' - generic [ref=f6e209]: "12" - 'generic "Barclay: 22%" [ref=f6e210]' - generic [ref=f6e211]: "22" - 'generic "Elmhurst: 27%" [ref=f6e212]' - generic [ref=f6e213]: "27" - generic [ref=f6e214]: - generic [ref=f6e215]: Barclay - generic [ref=f6e217]: Elmhurst - generic [ref=f6e219]: Plumcroft - generic [ref=f6e221]: England average - generic [ref=f6e223]: - generic [ref=f6e224]: - text: Trend, last 7 years - generic "% reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths each year. No tests were held 2019/20–2021/22 (COVID)." [ref=f6e225]: "?" - generic [ref=f6e226]: - 'img "Barclay trend: 52% rising to 87%" [ref=f6e227]' - generic [ref=f6e230]: "Improved: 52% → 87%" - generic [ref=f6e231]: - 'img "Elmhurst trend: 80% rising to 92%" [ref=f6e232]' - generic [ref=f6e235]: Consistently high - generic [ref=f6e236]: - 'img "Plumcroft trend: 58% rising to 79%" [ref=f6e237]' - generic [ref=f6e240]: Improving since 2022 - generic [ref=f6e241]: - text: Children from lower-income families - 'generic "% of disadvantaged pupils (eligible for free school meals in the last 6 years) reaching the expected standard. England average for this group: 46%." [ref=f6e242]': "?" - generic [ref=f6e243]: - text: 86% - generic [ref=f6e244]: Well above the 46% state-school average - generic [ref=f6e245]: - text: 93% - generic [ref=f6e246]: Well above the 46% state-school average - generic [ref=f6e247]: - text: 72% - generic [ref=f6e248]: Above the 46% state-school average - generic [ref=f6e249]: - heading "Getting a place" [level=2] [ref=f6e250] - paragraph [ref=f6e251]: From the most recent admissions round (September 2026 entry). "First choice" means families who ranked the school top on their application. - generic [ref=f6e252]: - generic [ref=f6e253]: Applications for places - generic [ref=f6e254]: - text: 457 applications for - strong [ref=f6e255]: "180" - text: places - generic [ref=f6e256]: - text: 342 applications for - strong [ref=f6e257]: "120" - text: places - generic [ref=f6e258]: - text: 185 applications for - strong [ref=f6e259]: "80" - text: places - generic [ref=f6e260]: First-choice families offered a place - strong [ref=f6e262]: 97% - generic [ref=f6e265]: - strong [ref=f6e266]: 73% - generic [ref=f6e267]: 1 in 4 first choices missed out - strong [ref=f6e271]: 100% - generic [ref=f6e274]: - text: Where the offers went - generic "Of the places offered, how many went to families who ranked the school first vs lower choices. From the same admissions data." [ref=f6e275]: "?" - generic [ref=f6e277]: - strong [ref=f6e278]: "161" - text: to first choices · - strong [ref=f6e279]: "19" - text: to second or third choices - generic [ref=f6e281]: - strong [ref=f6e282]: "116" - text: to first choices · - strong [ref=f6e283]: "4" - text: to second or third choices - generic [ref=f6e285]: - strong [ref=f6e286]: "74" - text: to first choices · - strong [ref=f6e287]: "6" - text: to second or third choices - generic [ref=f6e288]: What this means - generic [ref=f6e289]: Nearly every family who put Barclay first got a place. - generic [ref=f6e291]: More first-choice applications than places — living close by is likely to matter. - generic [ref=f6e293]: Every family who put Plumcroft first got a place. - generic [ref=f6e295]: - heading "Who goes there" [level=2] [ref=f6e296] - paragraph [ref=f6e297]: The school's community, from the latest school census (2025/26). England averages are shown for context — there's no "right" number here. - generic [ref=f6e298]: - generic [ref=f6e299]: Pupils on roll - generic [ref=f6e300]: - text: 1,273 - generic [ref=f6e301]: of 1,260 places (full) - generic [ref=f6e302]: - text: "980" - generic [ref=f6e303]: of 996 places (98% full) - generic [ref=f6e304]: - text: 1,056 - generic [ref=f6e305]: of 1,050 places (full) - generic [ref=f6e306]: Girls / boys - generic [ref=f6e307]: 51% / 49% - generic [ref=f6e308]: 48% / 52% - generic [ref=f6e309]: 51% / 49% - generic [ref=f6e310]: - text: Free school meals - 'generic "% of pupils eligible for free school meals — a common measure of how many pupils come from lower-income families. England average: 25%." [ref=f6e311]': "?" - generic [ref=f6e312]: - text: 26% - generic [ref=f6e313]: About the England average - generic [ref=f6e314]: - text: 25% - generic [ref=f6e315]: About the England average - generic [ref=f6e316]: - text: 30% - generic [ref=f6e317]: A little above average - generic [ref=f6e318]: - text: English as an additional language - 'generic "% of pupils whose first language is not English. England average: 22%." [ref=f6e319]': "?" - generic [ref=f6e320]: 62% - generic [ref=f6e321]: 84% - generic [ref=f6e322]: 20% - generic [ref=f6e323]: - text: Extra learning support (SEN) - 'generic "% of pupils receiving SEN support (not including EHCP plans). England average: 13%." [ref=f6e324]': "?" - generic [ref=f6e325]: 6% - generic [ref=f6e326]: 8% - generic [ref=f6e327]: - text: 28% - generic [ref=f6e328]: Well above average - generic [ref=f6e329]: Faith character - generic [ref=f6e330]: None - generic [ref=f6e331]: None - generic [ref=f6e332]: None - generic [ref=f6e333]: Ages · nursery - generic [ref=f6e334]: 3–11 · has a nursery - generic [ref=f6e335]: 3–11 · has a nursery - generic [ref=f6e336]: 3–11 · has a nursery - generic [ref=f6e337]: Run by - generic [ref=f6e338]: Lion Academy Trust - generic [ref=f6e339]: New Vision Trust - generic [ref=f6e340]: Greenwich council - generic [ref=f6e341]: - heading "Explore trends" [level=2] [ref=f6e342] - paragraph [ref=f6e343]: The full year-by-year explorer for any measure — the current page's chart and table live on here, now with an England-average line. - group [ref=f6e344]: - generic "Reading, writing & maths — expected standard, 2015/16 to 2024/25" [ref=f6e345] [cursor=pointer] - generic [ref=f6e346]: - 'img "Line chart: % reaching expected standard by year for three schools and England average" [ref=f6e347]': - generic [ref=f6e349]: no national - generic [ref=f6e350]: tests (COVID) - generic [ref=f6e351]: 40% - generic [ref=f6e352]: 60% - generic [ref=f6e353]: 80% - generic [ref=f6e354]: 100% - generic [ref=f6e355]: 2015/16 - generic [ref=f6e356]: 2016/17 - generic [ref=f6e357]: 2017/18 - generic [ref=f6e358]: 2018/19 - generic [ref=f6e359]: 2022/23 - generic [ref=f6e360]: 2023/24 - generic [ref=f6e361]: 2024/25 - 'generic "Barclay 2015/16: 52%" [ref=f6e366]' - 'generic "Barclay 2016/17: 76%" [ref=f6e367]' - 'generic "Barclay 2017/18: 65%" [ref=f6e368]' - 'generic "Barclay 2018/19: 87%" [ref=f6e369]' - 'generic "Barclay 2022/23: 87%" [ref=f6e370]' - 'generic "Barclay 2023/24: 75%" [ref=f6e371]' - 'generic "Barclay 2024/25: 87%" [ref=f6e372]' - generic [ref=f6e373]: 87% - 'generic "Elmhurst 2015/16: 80%" [ref=f6e376]' - 'generic "Elmhurst 2016/17: 81%" [ref=f6e377]' - 'generic "Elmhurst 2017/18: 86%" [ref=f6e378]' - 'generic "Elmhurst 2018/19: 88%" [ref=f6e379]' - 'generic "Elmhurst 2022/23: 88%" [ref=f6e380]' - 'generic "Elmhurst 2023/24: 88%" [ref=f6e381]' - 'generic "Elmhurst 2024/25: 92%" [ref=f6e382]' - generic [ref=f6e383]: 92% - 'generic "Plumcroft 2015/16: 58%" [ref=f6e386]' - 'generic "Plumcroft 2016/17: 64%" [ref=f6e387]' - 'generic "Plumcroft 2017/18: 57%" [ref=f6e388]' - 'generic "Plumcroft 2018/19: 69%" [ref=f6e389]' - 'generic "Plumcroft 2022/23: 62%" [ref=f6e390]' - 'generic "Plumcroft 2023/24: 72%" [ref=f6e391]' - 'generic "Plumcroft 2024/25: 79%" [ref=f6e392]' - generic [ref=f6e393]: 79% - generic [ref=f6e394]: - generic [ref=f6e395]: Barclay - generic [ref=f6e397]: Elmhurst - generic [ref=f6e399]: Plumcroft - generic [ref=f6e401]: England average - paragraph [ref=f6e403]: "Sources: DfE Compare School Performance (KS2 results), Ofsted inspection outcomes, DfE school admissions data, school census — all from datasets SchoolCompare already collects. England averages for test results are the official DfE national figures; benchmarks for free school meals, language, SEN, school size and disadvantaged pupils' results are computed across all state schools in our dataset. Schools where fewer than a handful of pupils sat the tests are shown as \"no data\" to protect privacy. This is a static mockup: tooltips and \"Add school\" are illustrative, and Plumcroft's Ofsted report card is a made-up example of the November 2025 format (its real latest inspection is Good, June 2023) — no school in our dataset has a report card yet."