- generic [ref=f7e2]: - paragraph [ref=f7e3]: - strong [ref=f7e4]: 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=f7e5] - paragraph [ref=f7e6]: 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=f7e7]: - generic [ref=f7e8]: - generic [ref=f7e10]: Barclay Primary SchoolWaltham Forest · Academy - button "Remove Barclay Primary School" [ref=f7e11] [cursor=pointer]: × - generic [ref=f7e12]: - generic [ref=f7e14]: Elmhurst Primary SchoolNewham · Academy - button "Remove Elmhurst Primary School" [ref=f7e15] [cursor=pointer]: × - generic [ref=f7e16]: - generic [ref=f7e18]: Plumcroft Primary SchoolGreenwich · Community school - button "Remove Plumcroft Primary School" [ref=f7e19] [cursor=pointer]: × - button "+ Add school" [ref=f7e20] [cursor=pointer] - generic [ref=f7e21]: - heading "At a glance" [level=2] [ref=f7e22] - paragraph [ref=f7e23]: The short version — each row below is explained in its own section further down. - generic [ref=f7e24]: - generic [ref=f7e25]: Latest Ofsted inspection - generic [ref=f7e26]: - generic [ref=f7e27]: Outstanding - generic [ref=f7e28]: Inspected Oct 2021 - generic [ref=f7e29]: - generic [ref=f7e30]: Outstanding - generic [ref=f7e31]: Inspected Oct 2021 - generic [ref=f7e32]: - strong [ref=f7e33]: Report card - generic [ref=f7e34]: illustrative - generic [ref=f7e35]: - generic [ref=f7e36]: 4 areas Strong standard - generic [ref=f7e37]: 2 areas Expected standard - generic [ref=f7e38]: "Attendance & behaviour: Attention needed" - generic [ref=f7e39]: Safeguarding met · Nov 2025 - generic [ref=f7e40]: - 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=f7e41]': "?" - generic [ref=f7e42]: - text: 87% - generic [ref=f7e43]: Above England average - generic [ref=f7e44]: England average 62% - generic [ref=f7e45]: - text: 92% - generic [ref=f7e46]: Above England average - generic [ref=f7e47]: England average 62% - generic [ref=f7e48]: - text: 79% - generic [ref=f7e49]: Above England average - generic [ref=f7e50]: England average 62% - generic [ref=f7e51]: Getting a place - generic [ref=f7e52]: - generic [ref=f7e53]: 97% of first choices offered - generic [ref=f7e54]: Named on 457 forms · 180 places - generic [ref=f7e55]: - generic [ref=f7e56]: 73% of first choices offered - generic [ref=f7e57]: Named on 342 forms · 120 places - generic [ref=f7e58]: - generic [ref=f7e59]: All first choices offered - generic [ref=f7e60]: Named on 185 forms · 80 places - generic [ref=f7e61]: Size - generic [ref=f7e62]: - text: 1,273 pupils - generic [ref=f7e63]: Much larger than average - generic [ref=f7e64]: - text: 980 pupils - generic [ref=f7e65]: Much larger than average - generic [ref=f7e66]: - text: 1,056 pupils - generic [ref=f7e67]: Much larger than average - generic [ref=f7e68]: - heading "Ofsted inspection" [level=2] [ref=f7e69] - paragraph [ref=f7e70]: - text: Ofsted is the schools inspectorate. It stopped giving a single overall grade in - strong [ref=f7e71]: September 2024 - text: ; inspections between then and November 2025 kept the area-by-area judgements without an overall grade, and from - strong [ref=f7e72]: November 2025 - text: new inspections produce a - strong [ref=f7e73]: report card - text: rating each area of school life on a five-point scale (Exceptional · Strong standard · Expected standard · Attention needed · Urgent improvement). A report card and an older overall grade aren't directly comparable — Plumcroft's report card below is an - emphasis [ref=f7e74]: illustrative example - text: of the new format, as no school in our dataset has one yet. (Ofsted's "Expected standard" rating is unrelated to the KS2 "expected standard" test measure further down this page.) - generic [ref=f7e75]: - generic [ref=f7e76]: Result - generic [ref=f7e77]: - generic [ref=f7e78]: Outstanding - generic [ref=f7e79]: Overall grade (older-style inspection) - generic [ref=f7e80]: - generic [ref=f7e81]: Outstanding - generic [ref=f7e82]: Overall grade (older-style inspection) - generic [ref=f7e83]: - strong [ref=f7e84]: Report card - generic [ref=f7e85]: illustrative - generic [ref=f7e86]: New-style inspection — no overall grade is given - generic [ref=f7e87]: Inspected - generic [ref=f7e88]: - text: 7 Oct 2021 - generic [ref=f7e89]: 4+ years ago - generic [ref=f7e90]: - text: 6 Oct 2021 - generic [ref=f7e91]: 4+ years ago - generic [ref=f7e92]: 14 Nov 2025 - generic [ref=f7e93]: - 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=f7e94]': "?" - generic [ref=f7e95]: We don't hold area-by-area detail for this inspection — see Barclay's Ofsted page for the full report. - generic [ref=f7e98]: - generic [ref=f7e99]: - generic [ref=f7e100]: Quality of education - generic [ref=f7e101]: Outstanding - generic [ref=f7e102]: - generic [ref=f7e103]: Behaviour & attitudes - generic [ref=f7e104]: Outstanding - generic [ref=f7e105]: - generic [ref=f7e106]: Personal development - generic [ref=f7e107]: Outstanding - generic [ref=f7e108]: - generic [ref=f7e109]: Leadership & management - generic [ref=f7e110]: Outstanding - generic [ref=f7e112]: - generic [ref=f7e113]: - generic [ref=f7e114]: Achievement - generic [ref=f7e115]: Strong standard - generic [ref=f7e116]: - generic [ref=f7e117]: Curriculum & teaching - generic [ref=f7e118]: Strong standard - generic [ref=f7e119]: - generic [ref=f7e120]: Attendance & behaviour - generic [ref=f7e121]: Attention needed - generic [ref=f7e122]: - generic [ref=f7e123]: Personal development - generic [ref=f7e124]: Strong standard - generic [ref=f7e125]: - generic [ref=f7e126]: Inclusion - generic [ref=f7e127]: Expected standard - generic [ref=f7e128]: - generic [ref=f7e129]: Leadership & governance - generic [ref=f7e130]: Strong standard - generic [ref=f7e131]: - generic [ref=f7e132]: Early years - generic [ref=f7e133]: Expected standard - generic [ref=f7e134]: - generic [ref=f7e135]: Safeguarding - generic [ref=f7e136]: Met - generic [ref=f7e137]: - text: Ofsted page - generic "Links to the school's page on ofsted.gov.uk, where all its inspection reports are listed." [ref=f7e138]: "?" - link "Barclay's Ofsted page →" [ref=f7e140] [cursor=pointer]: - /url: https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/138690 - link "Elmhurst's Ofsted page →" [ref=f7e142] [cursor=pointer]: - /url: https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/145362 - link "Plumcroft's Ofsted page →" [ref=f7e144] [cursor=pointer]: - /url: https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/100140 - generic [ref=f7e145]: - heading "How children do academically" [level=2] [ref=f7e146] - paragraph [ref=f7e147]: Results from national tests and teacher assessments at the end of Year 6 (2024/25) — writing is assessed by teachers, not tested. Each line runs from 0–100%; the grey tick marks the England average, so dots to its right are above average. - generic [ref=f7e148]: - generic [ref=f7e149]: - generic [ref=f7e150]: - generic [ref=f7e151]: - generic [ref=f7e152]: Reading, writing & maths — expected standard - generic [ref=f7e153]: │ grey tick = England average - 'img "Reading, writing & maths — expected standard: England average 62%, Barclay 87%, Elmhurst 92%, Plumcroft 79%" [ref=f7e154]': - generic [ref=f7e157]: England 62% - 'generic "Plumcroft: 79%" [ref=f7e158]' - generic [ref=f7e159]: "79" - 'generic "Barclay: 87%" [ref=f7e160]' - generic [ref=f7e161]: "87" - 'generic "Elmhurst: 92%" [ref=f7e162]' - generic [ref=f7e163]: "92" - generic [ref=f7e164]: - generic [ref=f7e165]: Reading - 'img "Reading: England average 75%, Barclay 91%, Elmhurst 92%, Plumcroft 87%" [ref=f7e167]': - generic [ref=f7e170]: England 75% - 'generic "Plumcroft: 87%" [ref=f7e171]' - generic [ref=f7e172]: "87" - 'generic "Barclay: 91%" [ref=f7e173]' - generic [ref=f7e174]: "91" - 'generic "Elmhurst: 92%" [ref=f7e175]' - generic [ref=f7e176]: "92" - generic [ref=f7e177]: - generic [ref=f7e178]: Writing - 'img "Writing: England average 72%, Barclay 94%, Elmhurst 92%, Plumcroft 83%" [ref=f7e180]': - generic [ref=f7e183]: England 72% - 'generic "Plumcroft: 83%" [ref=f7e184]' - generic [ref=f7e185]: "83" - 'generic "Elmhurst: 92%" [ref=f7e186]' - generic [ref=f7e187]: "92" - 'generic "Barclay: 94%" [ref=f7e188]' - generic [ref=f7e189]: "94" - generic [ref=f7e190]: - generic [ref=f7e191]: Maths - 'img "Maths: England average 74%, Barclay 91%, Elmhurst 95%, Plumcroft 84%" [ref=f7e193]': - generic [ref=f7e196]: England 74% - 'generic "Plumcroft: 84%" [ref=f7e197]' - generic [ref=f7e198]: "84" - 'generic "Barclay: 91%" [ref=f7e199]' - generic [ref=f7e200]: "91" - 'generic "Elmhurst: 95%" [ref=f7e201]' - generic [ref=f7e202]: "95" - generic [ref=f7e203]: - generic [ref=f7e204]: 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=f7e206]': - generic [ref=f7e209]: England 8% - 'generic "Plumcroft: 12%" [ref=f7e210]' - generic [ref=f7e211]: "12" - 'generic "Barclay: 22%" [ref=f7e212]' - generic [ref=f7e213]: "22" - 'generic "Elmhurst: 27%" [ref=f7e214]' - generic [ref=f7e215]: "27" - generic [ref=f7e216]: - generic [ref=f7e217]: Barclay - generic [ref=f7e219]: Elmhurst - generic [ref=f7e221]: Plumcroft - generic [ref=f7e223]: England average - generic [ref=f7e225]: - generic [ref=f7e226]: - text: Trend, 2015/16 to 2024/25 - generic "% reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths each year. Tests were cancelled in 2019/20 and 2020/21 (COVID); 2021/22 school figures aren't in our dataset yet — the line breaks over those years." [ref=f7e227]: "?" - generic [ref=f7e228]: - 'img "Barclay trend: variable, most recently 87%" [ref=f7e229]' - generic [ref=f7e233]: Variable, recently 87% - generic [ref=f7e234]: - 'img "Elmhurst trend: 80% rising to 92%" [ref=f7e235]' - generic [ref=f7e239]: Consistently high - generic [ref=f7e240]: - 'img "Plumcroft trend: 58% rising to 79%" [ref=f7e241]' - generic [ref=f7e245]: Improving since 2022 - generic [ref=f7e246]: - text: Children from lower-income families - 'generic "% of disadvantaged pupils (eligible for free school meals in the last 6 years, or looked after by the local authority) reaching the expected standard. Benchmark: 46%, computed across state schools in our dataset. Based on smaller pupil groups, so a single pupil can move a school''s figure noticeably." [ref=f7e247]': "?" - generic [ref=f7e248]: - text: 86% - generic [ref=f7e249]: Well above the 46% state-school average - generic [ref=f7e250]: - text: 93% - generic [ref=f7e251]: Well above the 46% state-school average - generic [ref=f7e252]: - text: 72% - generic [ref=f7e253]: Above the 46% state-school average - generic [ref=f7e254]: - heading "Getting a place" [level=2] [ref=f7e255] - paragraph [ref=f7e256]: "From the most recent admissions round (September 2026 entry). \"First choice\" means families who ranked the school top of their application form — officially a \"first preference\". Schools never see your ranking: places are decided only by the school's admission criteria, so listing a school lower down never hurts your chances. These are National Offer Day offers — waiting lists and appeals can change the final intake." - generic [ref=f7e257]: - generic [ref=f7e258]: - text: Interest in the school - generic "How many application forms named the school at any preference rank — not the number of families competing head-to-head for a place." [ref=f7e259]: "?" - generic [ref=f7e260]: - text: Named on 457 forms · - strong [ref=f7e261]: "180" - text: places - generic [ref=f7e262]: - text: Named on 342 forms · - strong [ref=f7e263]: "120" - text: places - generic [ref=f7e264]: - text: Named on 185 forms · - strong [ref=f7e265]: "80" - text: places - generic [ref=f7e266]: First-choice families offered a place - strong [ref=f7e268]: 97% - generic [ref=f7e271]: - strong [ref=f7e272]: 73% - generic [ref=f7e273]: Over 1 in 4 first choices missed out - strong [ref=f7e277]: 100% - generic [ref=f7e280]: What this means - generic [ref=f7e281]: Nearly every family who put Barclay first got a place. - generic [ref=f7e283]: More first-choice applications than places — check the school's admission criteria (for most community primaries, distance decides). - generic [ref=f7e285]: Every family who put Plumcroft first got a place. - generic [ref=f7e287]: - heading "Who goes there" [level=2] [ref=f7e288] - paragraph [ref=f7e289]: 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=f7e290]: - generic [ref=f7e291]: Pupils on roll - generic [ref=f7e292]: - text: 1,273 - generic [ref=f7e293]: 1,260 places — at or above capacity - generic [ref=f7e294]: - text: "980" - generic [ref=f7e295]: of 996 places (98% full) - generic [ref=f7e296]: - text: 1,056 - generic [ref=f7e297]: 1,050 places — at or above capacity - generic [ref=f7e298]: Girls / boys - generic [ref=f7e299]: 51% / 49% - generic [ref=f7e300]: 48% / 52% - generic [ref=f7e301]: 51% / 49% - generic [ref=f7e302]: - text: Free school meals - 'generic "% of pupils eligible for free school meals — a common measure of how many pupils come from lower-income families. Benchmark: 25%, computed across state schools in our dataset." [ref=f7e303]': "?" - generic [ref=f7e304]: - text: 26% - generic [ref=f7e305]: About the England average - generic [ref=f7e306]: - text: 25% - generic [ref=f7e307]: About the England average - generic [ref=f7e308]: - text: 30% - generic [ref=f7e309]: A little above average - generic [ref=f7e310]: - text: English as an additional language - 'generic "% of pupils whose first language is not English. England average: 22%." [ref=f7e311]': "?" - generic [ref=f7e312]: 62% - generic [ref=f7e313]: 84% - generic [ref=f7e314]: 20% - generic [ref=f7e315]: - text: Extra learning support (SEN) - 'generic "% of pupils receiving SEN support (not including EHC plans). Benchmark: 14%, computed across state schools in our dataset. A high figure can mean the school hosts specialist provision — often a strength, not a warning sign." [ref=f7e316]': "?" - generic [ref=f7e317]: 6% - generic [ref=f7e318]: 8% - generic [ref=f7e319]: - text: 28% - generic [ref=f7e320]: Well above average - generic [ref=f7e321]: Faith character - generic [ref=f7e322]: None - generic [ref=f7e323]: None - generic [ref=f7e324]: None - generic [ref=f7e325]: Ages · nursery - generic [ref=f7e326]: 3–11 · has a nursery - generic [ref=f7e327]: 3–11 · has a nursery - generic [ref=f7e328]: 3–11 · has a nursery - generic [ref=f7e329]: Run by - generic [ref=f7e330]: Lion Academy Trust - generic [ref=f7e331]: New Vision Trust - generic [ref=f7e332]: Greenwich council - generic [ref=f7e333]: - heading "Explore trends" [level=2] [ref=f7e334] - paragraph [ref=f7e335]: 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=f7e336]: - generic "Reading, writing & maths — expected standard, 2015/16 to 2024/25" [ref=f7e337] [cursor=pointer] - generic [ref=f7e338]: - 'img "Line chart: % reaching expected standard by year for three schools and England average" [ref=f7e339]': - generic [ref=f7e341]: tests cancelled - generic [ref=f7e342]: 2019/20–2020/21 - generic [ref=f7e343]: 40% - generic [ref=f7e344]: 60% - generic [ref=f7e345]: 80% - generic [ref=f7e346]: 100% - generic [ref=f7e347]: 2015/16 - generic [ref=f7e348]: 2016/17 - generic [ref=f7e349]: 2017/18 - generic [ref=f7e350]: 2018/19 - generic [ref=f7e351]: 2021/22 - generic [ref=f7e352]: 2022/23 - generic [ref=f7e353]: 2023/24 - generic [ref=f7e354]: 2024/25 - 'generic "England 2021/22: 58.7% (school-level figures not in our dataset yet)" [ref=f7e357]' - 'generic "Barclay 2015/16: 52%" [ref=f7e360]' - 'generic "Barclay 2016/17: 76%" [ref=f7e361]' - 'generic "Barclay 2017/18: 65%" [ref=f7e362]' - 'generic "Barclay 2018/19: 87%" [ref=f7e363]' - 'generic "Barclay 2022/23: 87%" [ref=f7e364]' - 'generic "Barclay 2023/24: 75%" [ref=f7e365]' - 'generic "Barclay 2024/25: 87%" [ref=f7e366]' - generic [ref=f7e367]: 87% - 'generic "Elmhurst 2015/16: 80%" [ref=f7e370]' - 'generic "Elmhurst 2016/17: 81%" [ref=f7e371]' - 'generic "Elmhurst 2017/18: 86%" [ref=f7e372]' - 'generic "Elmhurst 2018/19: 88%" [ref=f7e373]' - 'generic "Elmhurst 2022/23: 88%" [ref=f7e374]' - 'generic "Elmhurst 2023/24: 88%" [ref=f7e375]' - 'generic "Elmhurst 2024/25: 92%" [ref=f7e376]' - generic [ref=f7e377]: 92% - 'generic "Plumcroft 2015/16: 58%" [ref=f7e380]' - 'generic "Plumcroft 2016/17: 64%" [ref=f7e381]' - 'generic "Plumcroft 2017/18: 57%" [ref=f7e382]' - 'generic "Plumcroft 2018/19: 69%" [ref=f7e383]' - 'generic "Plumcroft 2022/23: 62%" [ref=f7e384]' - 'generic "Plumcroft 2023/24: 72%" [ref=f7e385]' - 'generic "Plumcroft 2024/25: 79%" [ref=f7e386]' - generic [ref=f7e387]: 79% - generic [ref=f7e388]: - generic [ref=f7e389]: Barclay - generic [ref=f7e391]: Elmhurst - generic [ref=f7e393]: Plumcroft - generic [ref=f7e395]: England average - paragraph [ref=f7e397]: "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. Following DfE practice, figures based on 5 or fewer pupils are suppressed and shown as \"no data\". 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."