- generic [ref=f9e2]: - paragraph [ref=f9e3]: - strong [ref=f9e4]: 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=f9e5] - paragraph [ref=f9e6]: 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=f9e7]: - generic [ref=f9e8]: - generic [ref=f9e10]: Barclay Primary SchoolWaltham Forest · Academy - button "Remove Barclay Primary School" [ref=f9e11] [cursor=pointer]: × - generic [ref=f9e12]: - generic [ref=f9e14]: Elmhurst Primary SchoolNewham · Academy - button "Remove Elmhurst Primary School" [ref=f9e15] [cursor=pointer]: × - generic [ref=f9e16]: - generic [ref=f9e18]: Plumcroft Primary SchoolGreenwich · Community school - button "Remove Plumcroft Primary School" [ref=f9e19] [cursor=pointer]: × - button "+ Add school" [ref=f9e20] [cursor=pointer] - generic [ref=f9e21]: - heading "At a glance" [level=2] [ref=f9e22] - paragraph [ref=f9e23]: The short version — each row below is explained in its own section further down. - generic [ref=f9e24]: - generic [ref=f9e25]: Latest Ofsted inspection - generic [ref=f9e26]: - generic [ref=f9e27]: Outstanding - generic [ref=f9e28]: Inspected Oct 2021 - generic [ref=f9e29]: - generic [ref=f9e30]: Outstanding - generic [ref=f9e31]: Inspected Oct 2021 - generic [ref=f9e32]: - strong [ref=f9e33]: Report card - generic [ref=f9e34]: illustrative - generic [ref=f9e35]: - generic [ref=f9e36]: 4 areas Strong standard - generic [ref=f9e37]: 2 areas Expected standard - generic [ref=f9e38]: "Attendance & behaviour: Attention needed" - generic [ref=f9e39]: Safeguarding met · Nov 2025 - generic [ref=f9e40]: - 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=f9e41]': "?" - generic [ref=f9e42]: - text: 87% - generic [ref=f9e43]: Above England average - generic [ref=f9e44]: England average 62% - generic [ref=f9e45]: - text: 92% - generic [ref=f9e46]: Above England average - generic [ref=f9e47]: England average 62% - generic [ref=f9e48]: - text: 79% - generic [ref=f9e49]: Above England average - generic [ref=f9e50]: England average 62% - generic [ref=f9e51]: Getting a place - generic [ref=f9e52]: - generic [ref=f9e53]: 97% of first choices offered - generic [ref=f9e54]: Named on 457 forms · 180 places - generic [ref=f9e55]: - generic [ref=f9e56]: 73% of first choices offered - generic [ref=f9e57]: Named on 342 forms · 120 places - generic [ref=f9e58]: - generic [ref=f9e59]: All first choices offered - generic [ref=f9e60]: Named on 185 forms · 80 places - generic [ref=f9e61]: Size - generic [ref=f9e62]: - text: 1,273 pupils - generic [ref=f9e63]: Much larger than average - generic [ref=f9e64]: - text: 980 pupils - generic [ref=f9e65]: Much larger than average - generic [ref=f9e66]: - text: 1,056 pupils - generic [ref=f9e67]: Much larger than average - generic [ref=f9e68]: - heading "Ofsted inspection" [level=2] [ref=f9e69] - paragraph [ref=f9e70]: - text: Ofsted is the schools inspectorate. It stopped giving a single overall grade in - strong [ref=f9e71]: September 2024 - text: ; inspections between then and November 2025 kept the area-by-area judgements without an overall grade, and from - strong [ref=f9e72]: November 2025 - text: new inspections produce a - strong [ref=f9e73]: 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=f9e74]: 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=f9e75]: - generic [ref=f9e76]: Result - generic [ref=f9e77]: - generic [ref=f9e78]: Outstanding - generic [ref=f9e79]: Overall grade (older-style inspection) - generic [ref=f9e80]: - generic [ref=f9e81]: Outstanding - generic [ref=f9e82]: Overall grade (older-style inspection) - generic [ref=f9e83]: - strong [ref=f9e84]: Report card - generic [ref=f9e85]: illustrative - generic [ref=f9e86]: New-style inspection — no overall grade is given - generic [ref=f9e87]: Inspected - generic [ref=f9e88]: - text: 7 Oct 2021 - generic [ref=f9e89]: 4+ years ago - generic [ref=f9e90]: - text: 6 Oct 2021 - generic [ref=f9e91]: 4+ years ago - generic [ref=f9e92]: 14 Nov 2025 - generic [ref=f9e93]: - 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=f9e94]': "?" - generic [ref=f9e95]: We don't hold area-by-area detail for this inspection — see Barclay's Ofsted page for the full report. - generic [ref=f9e98]: - generic [ref=f9e99]: - generic [ref=f9e100]: Quality of education - generic [ref=f9e101]: Outstanding - generic [ref=f9e102]: - generic [ref=f9e103]: Behaviour & attitudes - generic [ref=f9e104]: Outstanding - generic [ref=f9e105]: - generic [ref=f9e106]: Personal development - generic [ref=f9e107]: Outstanding - generic [ref=f9e108]: - generic [ref=f9e109]: Leadership & management - generic [ref=f9e110]: Outstanding - generic [ref=f9e112]: - generic [ref=f9e113]: - generic [ref=f9e114]: Achievement - generic [ref=f9e115]: Strong standard - generic [ref=f9e116]: - generic [ref=f9e117]: Curriculum & teaching - generic [ref=f9e118]: Strong standard - generic [ref=f9e119]: - generic [ref=f9e120]: Attendance & behaviour - generic [ref=f9e121]: Attention needed - generic [ref=f9e122]: - generic [ref=f9e123]: Personal development - generic [ref=f9e124]: Strong standard - generic [ref=f9e125]: - generic [ref=f9e126]: Inclusion - generic [ref=f9e127]: Expected standard - generic [ref=f9e128]: - generic [ref=f9e129]: Leadership & governance - generic [ref=f9e130]: Strong standard - generic [ref=f9e131]: - generic [ref=f9e132]: Early years - generic [ref=f9e133]: Expected standard - generic [ref=f9e134]: - generic [ref=f9e135]: Safeguarding - generic [ref=f9e136]: Met - generic [ref=f9e137]: - text: Ofsted page - generic "Links to the school's page on ofsted.gov.uk, where all its inspection reports are listed." [ref=f9e138]: "?" - link "Barclay's Ofsted page →" [ref=f9e140] [cursor=pointer]: - /url: https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/138690 - link "Elmhurst's Ofsted page →" [ref=f9e142] [cursor=pointer]: - /url: https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/145362 - link "Plumcroft's Ofsted page →" [ref=f9e144] [cursor=pointer]: - /url: https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/100140 - generic [ref=f9e145]: - heading "How children do academically" [level=2] [ref=f9e146] - paragraph [ref=f9e147]: 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=f9e148]: - generic [ref=f9e149]: - generic [ref=f9e150]: - generic [ref=f9e151]: - generic [ref=f9e152]: Reading, writing & maths — expected standard - generic [ref=f9e153]: │ grey tick = England average - 'img "Reading, writing & maths — expected standard: England average 62%, Barclay 87%, Elmhurst 92%, Plumcroft 79%" [ref=f9e154]': - generic [ref=f9e157]: England 62% - 'generic "Plumcroft: 79%" [ref=f9e158]' - generic [ref=f9e159]: "79" - 'generic "Barclay: 87%" [ref=f9e160]' - generic [ref=f9e161]: "87" - 'generic "Elmhurst: 92%" [ref=f9e162]' - generic [ref=f9e163]: "92" - generic [ref=f9e164]: - generic [ref=f9e165]: Reading - 'img "Reading: England average 75%, Barclay 91%, Elmhurst 92%, Plumcroft 87%" [ref=f9e167]': - generic [ref=f9e170]: England 75% - 'generic "Plumcroft: 87%" [ref=f9e171]' - generic [ref=f9e172]: "87" - 'generic "Barclay: 91%" [ref=f9e173]' - generic [ref=f9e174]: "91" - 'generic "Elmhurst: 92%" [ref=f9e175]' - generic [ref=f9e176]: "92" - generic [ref=f9e177]: - generic [ref=f9e178]: Writing - 'img "Writing: England average 72%, Barclay 94%, Elmhurst 92%, Plumcroft 83%" [ref=f9e180]': - generic [ref=f9e183]: England 72% - 'generic "Plumcroft: 83%" [ref=f9e184]' - generic [ref=f9e185]: "83" - 'generic "Elmhurst: 92%" [ref=f9e186]' - generic [ref=f9e187]: "92" - 'generic "Barclay: 94%" [ref=f9e188]' - generic [ref=f9e189]: "94" - generic [ref=f9e190]: - generic [ref=f9e191]: Maths - 'img "Maths: England average 74%, Barclay 91%, Elmhurst 95%, Plumcroft 84%" [ref=f9e193]': - generic [ref=f9e196]: England 74% - 'generic "Plumcroft: 84%" [ref=f9e197]' - generic [ref=f9e198]: "84" - 'generic "Barclay: 91%" [ref=f9e199]' - generic [ref=f9e200]: "91" - 'generic "Elmhurst: 95%" [ref=f9e201]' - generic [ref=f9e202]: "95" - generic [ref=f9e203]: - generic [ref=f9e204]: 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=f9e206]': - generic [ref=f9e209]: England 8% - 'generic "Plumcroft: 12%" [ref=f9e210]' - generic [ref=f9e211]: "12" - 'generic "Barclay: 22%" [ref=f9e212]' - generic [ref=f9e213]: "22" - 'generic "Elmhurst: 27%" [ref=f9e214]' - generic [ref=f9e215]: "27" - group [ref=f9e216]: - generic "More measures — grammar & punctuation, science, average scaled scores" [ref=f9e217] [cursor=pointer] - generic [ref=f9e218]: - generic [ref=f9e219]: Barclay - generic [ref=f9e221]: Elmhurst - generic [ref=f9e223]: Plumcroft - generic [ref=f9e225]: England average - generic [ref=f9e227]: - generic [ref=f9e228]: - 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=f9e229]: "?" - generic [ref=f9e230]: - 'img "Barclay trend: variable, most recently 87%" [ref=f9e231]' - generic [ref=f9e235]: Variable, recently 87% - generic [ref=f9e236]: - 'img "Elmhurst trend: 80% rising to 92%" [ref=f9e237]' - generic [ref=f9e241]: Consistently high - generic [ref=f9e242]: - 'img "Plumcroft trend: 58% rising to 79%" [ref=f9e243]' - generic [ref=f9e247]: Improving since 2022 - generic [ref=f9e248]: - 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=f9e249]': "?" - generic [ref=f9e250]: - text: 86% - generic [ref=f9e251]: Well above the 46% state-school average - generic [ref=f9e252]: - text: 93% - generic [ref=f9e253]: Well above the 46% state-school average - generic [ref=f9e254]: - text: 72% - generic [ref=f9e255]: Above the 46% state-school average - generic [ref=f9e256]: - heading "Getting a place" [level=2] [ref=f9e257] - paragraph [ref=f9e258]: "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=f9e259]: - generic [ref=f9e260]: - 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=f9e261]: "?" - generic [ref=f9e262]: - text: Named on 457 forms · - strong [ref=f9e263]: "180" - text: places - generic [ref=f9e264]: - text: Named on 342 forms · - strong [ref=f9e265]: "120" - text: places - generic [ref=f9e266]: - text: Named on 185 forms · - strong [ref=f9e267]: "80" - text: places - generic [ref=f9e268]: First-choice families offered a place - strong [ref=f9e270]: 97% - generic [ref=f9e273]: - strong [ref=f9e274]: 73% - generic [ref=f9e275]: Over 1 in 4 first choices missed out - strong [ref=f9e279]: 100% - generic [ref=f9e282]: What this means - generic [ref=f9e283]: Nearly every family who put Barclay first got a place. - generic [ref=f9e285]: More first-choice applications than places — check the school's admission criteria (for most community primaries, distance decides). - generic [ref=f9e287]: Every family who put Plumcroft first got a place. - generic [ref=f9e289]: - heading "Who goes there" [level=2] [ref=f9e290] - paragraph [ref=f9e291]: 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=f9e292]: - generic [ref=f9e293]: Pupils on roll - generic [ref=f9e294]: - text: 1,273 - generic [ref=f9e295]: 1,260 places — at or above capacity - generic [ref=f9e296]: - text: "980" - generic [ref=f9e297]: of 996 places (98% full) - generic [ref=f9e298]: - text: 1,056 - generic [ref=f9e299]: 1,050 places — at or above capacity - generic [ref=f9e300]: Girls / boys - generic [ref=f9e301]: 51% / 49% - generic [ref=f9e302]: 48% / 52% - generic [ref=f9e303]: 51% / 49% - generic [ref=f9e304]: - 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=f9e305]': "?" - generic [ref=f9e306]: - text: 26% - generic [ref=f9e307]: About the England average - generic [ref=f9e308]: - text: 25% - generic [ref=f9e309]: About the England average - generic [ref=f9e310]: - text: 30% - generic [ref=f9e311]: A little above average - generic [ref=f9e312]: - text: English as an additional language - 'generic "% of pupils whose first language is not English. England average: 22%." [ref=f9e313]': "?" - generic [ref=f9e314]: 62% - generic [ref=f9e315]: 84% - generic [ref=f9e316]: 20% - generic [ref=f9e317]: - 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=f9e318]': "?" - generic [ref=f9e319]: 6% - generic [ref=f9e320]: 8% - generic [ref=f9e321]: - text: 28% - generic [ref=f9e322]: Well above average - generic [ref=f9e323]: Faith character - generic [ref=f9e324]: None - generic [ref=f9e325]: None - generic [ref=f9e326]: None - generic [ref=f9e327]: Ages · nursery - generic [ref=f9e328]: 3–11 · has a nursery - generic [ref=f9e329]: 3–11 · has a nursery - generic [ref=f9e330]: 3–11 · has a nursery - generic [ref=f9e331]: Run by - generic [ref=f9e332]: Lion Academy Trust - generic [ref=f9e333]: New Vision Trust - generic [ref=f9e334]: Greenwich council - generic [ref=f9e335]: - heading "Explore trends" [level=2] [ref=f9e336] - paragraph [ref=f9e337]: The full year-by-year explorer — every measure from the current compare page lives on here, grouped, each with its England-average line. Three measures are wired up in this mockup; the rest are shown to convey the catalogue. - group [ref=f9e338]: - generic "Year-by-year trends, 2015/16 to 2024/25" [ref=f9e339] [cursor=pointer] - generic [ref=f9e340]: - generic [ref=f9e341]: - generic [ref=f9e342]: "Measure:" - combobox "Measure:" [ref=f9e343]: - option "Reading, writing & maths (combined)" [selected] - option "Reading" - option "Maths" - option "Writing" [disabled] - option "Grammar, punctuation & spelling" [disabled] - option "Science" [disabled] - option "Reading, writing & maths (combined)" [disabled] - option "Reading · Writing · Maths · GPS" [disabled] - option "Reading · Maths · GPS" [disabled] - option "Disadvantaged pupils — expected standard" [disabled] - option "Free school meals % · EAL % · SEN support %" [disabled] - generic [ref=f9e344]: School lines break where a year isn't in our dataset. - 'img "Line chart: Reading, writing & maths - expected standard by year for three schools and England average" [ref=f9e345]': - generic [ref=f9e347]: tests cancelled - generic [ref=f9e348]: 2019/20-2020/21 - generic [ref=f9e349]: 40% - generic [ref=f9e350]: 60% - generic [ref=f9e351]: 80% - generic [ref=f9e352]: 100% - generic [ref=f9e353]: 2015/16 - generic [ref=f9e354]: 2016/17 - generic [ref=f9e355]: 2017/18 - generic [ref=f9e356]: 2018/19 - generic [ref=f9e357]: 2021/22 - generic [ref=f9e358]: 2022/23 - generic [ref=f9e359]: 2023/24 - generic [ref=f9e360]: 2024/25 - 'generic "Barclay 2015/16: 52%" [ref=f9e365]' - 'generic "Barclay 2016/17: 76%" [ref=f9e366]' - 'generic "Barclay 2017/18: 65%" [ref=f9e367]' - 'generic "Barclay 2018/19: 87%" [ref=f9e368]' - 'generic "Barclay 2022/23: 87%" [ref=f9e369]' - 'generic "Barclay 2023/24: 75%" [ref=f9e370]' - 'generic "Barclay 2024/25: 87%" [ref=f9e371]' - generic [ref=f9e372]: 87% - 'generic "Elmhurst 2015/16: 80%" [ref=f9e375]' - 'generic "Elmhurst 2016/17: 81%" [ref=f9e376]' - 'generic "Elmhurst 2017/18: 86%" [ref=f9e377]' - 'generic "Elmhurst 2018/19: 88%" [ref=f9e378]' - 'generic "Elmhurst 2022/23: 88%" [ref=f9e379]' - 'generic "Elmhurst 2023/24: 88%" [ref=f9e380]' - 'generic "Elmhurst 2024/25: 92%" [ref=f9e381]' - generic [ref=f9e382]: 92% - 'generic "Plumcroft 2015/16: 58%" [ref=f9e385]' - 'generic "Plumcroft 2016/17: 64%" [ref=f9e386]' - 'generic "Plumcroft 2017/18: 57%" [ref=f9e387]' - 'generic "Plumcroft 2018/19: 69%" [ref=f9e388]' - 'generic "Plumcroft 2022/23: 62%" [ref=f9e389]' - 'generic "Plumcroft 2023/24: 72%" [ref=f9e390]' - 'generic "Plumcroft 2024/25: 79%" [ref=f9e391]' - generic [ref=f9e392]: 79% - generic [ref=f9e393]: - generic [ref=f9e394]: Barclay - generic [ref=f9e396]: Elmhurst - generic [ref=f9e398]: Plumcroft - generic [ref=f9e400]: England average - paragraph [ref=f9e402]: "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."