- generic [active] [ref=e1]: - link "Skip to main content" [ref=e2] [cursor=pointer]: - /url: "#main-content" - banner [ref=e3]: - generic [ref=e4]: - link "SchoolCompare home" [ref=e5] [cursor=pointer]: - /url: / - generic [ref=e11]: SchoolCompare - navigation "Main navigation" [ref=e12]: - link "Search" [ref=e13] [cursor=pointer]: - /url: / - link "Compare 3" [ref=e14] [cursor=pointer]: - /url: /compare - text: Compare - generic [ref=e15]: "3" - link "Rankings" [ref=e16] [cursor=pointer]: - /url: /rankings - link "Admissions" [ref=e17] [cursor=pointer]: - /url: /admissions - main [ref=e18]: - generic [ref=e19]: - generic [ref=e21]: - generic [ref=e22]: - heading "Compare Schools" [level=1] [ref=e23] - paragraph [ref=e24]: 3 schools side by side — each number anchored against the England average so you can tell at a glance what's typical and what stands out. - generic [ref=e25]: - button "+ Add School" [ref=e26] [cursor=pointer] - button "Share" [ref=e27] [cursor=pointer] - generic "Schools in this comparison" [ref=e31]: - generic [ref=e32]: - generic [ref=e34]: - link "Barclay Primary School" [ref=e35] [cursor=pointer]: - /url: /school/138690-barclay-primary-school - generic [ref=e36]: Waltham Forest · Academy converter - button "Remove Barclay Primary School" [ref=e37] [cursor=pointer]: × - generic [ref=e38]: - generic [ref=e40]: - link "Elmhurst Primary School" [ref=e41] [cursor=pointer]: - /url: /school/145362-elmhurst-primary-school - generic [ref=e42]: Newham · Academy converter - button "Remove Elmhurst Primary School" [ref=e43] [cursor=pointer]: × - generic [ref=e44]: - generic [ref=e46]: - link "Plumcroft Primary School" [ref=e47] [cursor=pointer]: - /url: /school/100140-plumcroft-primary-school - generic [ref=e48]: Greenwich · Community school - button "Remove Plumcroft Primary School" [ref=e49] [cursor=pointer]: × - generic [ref=e50]: - heading "At a glance" [level=2] [ref=e51] - paragraph [ref=e52]: The short version — each row below is explained in its own section further down. - generic [ref=e53]: - generic [ref=e54]: - generic [ref=e55]: Latest Ofsted inspection - generic [ref=e56]: - strong [ref=e57]: Report card - generic [ref=e58]: - generic [ref=e59]: 2 areas Exceptional - generic [ref=e60]: 4 areas Strong standard - generic [ref=e61]: No areas need attention · Safeguarding met - generic [ref=e62]: - strong [ref=e63]: Report card - generic [ref=e64]: - generic [ref=e65]: 5 areas Exceptional - generic [ref=e66]: 1 area Strong standard - generic [ref=e67]: No areas need attention · Safeguarding met - generic [ref=e68]: - generic [ref=e69]: Good - generic [ref=e70]: Grade carried forward - generic [ref=e71]: - generic [ref=e72]: - text: Children reaching the expected standard - generic "% of Year 6 pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (latest year)." [ref=e73]: "?" - generic [ref=e74]: - text: 87% - generic [ref=e75]: Above England average - generic [ref=e76]: England average 62% - generic [ref=e77]: - text: 92% - generic [ref=e78]: Above England average - generic [ref=e79]: England average 62% - generic [ref=e80]: - text: 79% - generic [ref=e81]: Above England average - generic [ref=e82]: England average 62% - generic [ref=e83]: - generic [ref=e84]: Getting a place - generic [ref=e85]: - generic [ref=e86]: 97% of first choices offered - generic [ref=e87]: Named on 457 forms · 180 places - generic [ref=e88]: - generic [ref=e89]: Over 1 in 4 first choices missed out - generic [ref=e90]: Named on 342 forms · 120 places - generic [ref=e91]: - generic [ref=e92]: All first choices offered - generic [ref=e93]: Named on 185 forms · 80 places - generic [ref=e94]: - generic [ref=e95]: Size - generic [ref=e96]: - text: 1,273 pupils - generic [ref=e97]: Much larger than average - generic [ref=e98]: - text: 980 pupils - generic [ref=e99]: Much larger than average - generic [ref=e100]: - text: 1,056 pupils - generic [ref=e101]: Much larger than average - generic [ref=e102]: - heading "Ofsted inspection" [level=2] [ref=e103] - paragraph [ref=e104]: - text: Ofsted is the schools inspectorate. It stopped giving a single overall grade in - strong [ref=e105]: September 2024 - text: ; inspections between then and November 2025 kept the area-by-area judgements without an overall grade, and from - strong [ref=e106]: November 2025 - text: new inspections produce a - strong [ref=e107]: report card - text: rating each area of school life on a five-point scale. A report card and an older overall grade aren't directly comparable. (Ofsted's "Expected standard" rating is unrelated to the KS2 "expected standard" test measure further down this page.) - generic [ref=e108]: - generic [ref=e109]: - generic [ref=e110]: Result - generic [ref=e111]: - strong [ref=e112]: Report card - generic [ref=e113]: New-style inspection — no overall grade is given - generic [ref=e114]: - strong [ref=e115]: Report card - generic [ref=e116]: New-style inspection — no overall grade is given - generic [ref=e117]: - generic [ref=e118]: Good - generic [ref=e119]: Grade carried forward from an earlier inspection (ungraded visit since) - generic [ref=e120]: - generic [ref=e121]: Inspected - generic [ref=e122]: - text: 7 Oct 2021 - generic [ref=e123]: 4+ years ago - generic [ref=e124]: - text: 6 Oct 2021 - generic [ref=e125]: 4+ years ago - generic [ref=e126]: 28 Jun 2023 - generic [ref=e127]: - generic [ref=e128]: - 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=e129]': "?" - generic [ref=e131]: - generic [ref=e132]: - generic [ref=e133]: Inclusion - generic [ref=e134]: Strong standard - generic [ref=e135]: - generic [ref=e136]: Curriculum & teaching - generic [ref=e137]: Strong standard - generic [ref=e138]: - generic [ref=e139]: Achievement - generic [ref=e140]: Exceptional - generic [ref=e141]: - generic [ref=e142]: Attendance & behaviour - generic [ref=e143]: Strong standard - generic [ref=e144]: - generic [ref=e145]: Personal development - generic [ref=e146]: Strong standard - generic [ref=e147]: - generic [ref=e148]: Leadership & governance - generic [ref=e149]: Exceptional - generic [ref=e150]: - generic [ref=e151]: Safeguarding - generic [ref=e152]: Met - generic [ref=e154]: - generic [ref=e155]: - generic [ref=e156]: Inclusion - generic [ref=e157]: Exceptional - generic [ref=e158]: - generic [ref=e159]: Curriculum & teaching - generic [ref=e160]: Exceptional - generic [ref=e161]: - generic [ref=e162]: Achievement - generic [ref=e163]: Exceptional - generic [ref=e164]: - generic [ref=e165]: Attendance & behaviour - generic [ref=e166]: Strong standard - generic [ref=e167]: - generic [ref=e168]: Personal development - generic [ref=e169]: Exceptional - generic [ref=e170]: - generic [ref=e171]: Leadership & governance - generic [ref=e172]: Exceptional - generic [ref=e173]: - generic [ref=e174]: Safeguarding - generic [ref=e175]: Met - generic [ref=e176]: We don't hold area-by-area detail for this inspection — see Plumcroft Primary School's Ofsted page for the full report. - generic [ref=e178]: - generic [ref=e179]: - text: Ofsted page - generic "Links to the school's page on ofsted.gov.uk, where all its inspection reports are listed." [ref=e180]: "?" - link "Barclay Primary School's Ofsted page →" [ref=e182] [cursor=pointer]: - /url: https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/138690 - link "Elmhurst Primary School's Ofsted page →" [ref=e184] [cursor=pointer]: - /url: https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/145362 - link "Plumcroft Primary School's Ofsted page →" [ref=e186] [cursor=pointer]: - /url: https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/100140 - generic [ref=e187]: - heading "How children do academically" [level=2] [ref=e188] - paragraph [ref=e189]: Results from national tests and teacher assessments at the end of Year 6 — 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=e190]: - generic [ref=e191]: - generic "% of Year 6 pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths." [ref=e193]: Reading, writing & maths — expected standard - 'img "Reading, writing & maths — expected standard: England 62%, Barclay Primary School 87%, Elmhurst Primary School 92%, Plumcroft Primary School 79%" [ref=e194]': - generic [ref=e197]: England 62% - generic: - 'generic "Barclay Primary School: 87%" [ref=e198]' - generic [ref=e199]: "87" - generic: - 'generic "Elmhurst Primary School: 92%" [ref=e200]' - generic [ref=e201]: "92" - generic: - 'generic "Plumcroft Primary School: 79%" [ref=e202]' - generic [ref=e203]: "79" - generic [ref=e204]: - generic [ref=e205]: Reading - 'img "Reading: England 75%, Barclay Primary School 91%, Elmhurst Primary School 92%, Plumcroft Primary School 87%" [ref=e207]': - generic [ref=e210]: England 75% - generic: - 'generic "Barclay Primary School: 91%" [ref=e211]' - generic [ref=e212]: "91" - generic: - 'generic "Elmhurst Primary School: 92%" [ref=e213]' - generic [ref=e214]: "92" - generic: - 'generic "Plumcroft Primary School: 87%" [ref=e215]' - generic [ref=e216]: "87" - generic [ref=e217]: - generic "Writing is assessed by teachers, not tested." [ref=e219]: Writing (teacher-assessed) - 'img "Writing (teacher-assessed): England 72%, Barclay Primary School 94%, Elmhurst Primary School 92%, Plumcroft Primary School 83%" [ref=e220]': - generic [ref=e223]: England 72% - generic: - 'generic "Barclay Primary School: 94%" [ref=e224]' - generic [ref=e225]: "94" - generic: - 'generic "Elmhurst Primary School: 92%" [ref=e226]' - generic [ref=e227]: "92" - generic: - 'generic "Plumcroft Primary School: 83%" [ref=e228]' - generic [ref=e229]: "83" - generic [ref=e230]: - generic [ref=e231]: Maths - 'img "Maths: England 74%, Barclay Primary School 91%, Elmhurst Primary School 95%, Plumcroft Primary School 84%" [ref=e233]': - generic [ref=e236]: England 74% - generic: - 'generic "Barclay Primary School: 91%" [ref=e237]' - generic [ref=e238]: "91" - generic: - 'generic "Elmhurst Primary School: 95%" [ref=e239]' - generic [ref=e240]: "95" - generic: - 'generic "Plumcroft Primary School: 84%" [ref=e241]' - generic [ref=e242]: "84" - generic [ref=e243]: - generic "A high score in the reading and maths tests plus “greater depth” in teacher-assessed writing." [ref=e245]: Working at a higher standard than expected - 'img "Working at a higher standard than expected: England 8%, Barclay Primary School 22%, Elmhurst Primary School 27%, Plumcroft Primary School 12%" [ref=e246]': - generic [ref=e249]: England 8% - generic: - 'generic "Barclay Primary School: 22%" [ref=e250]' - generic [ref=e251]: "22" - generic: - 'generic "Elmhurst Primary School: 27%" [ref=e252]' - generic [ref=e253]: "27" - generic: - 'generic "Plumcroft Primary School: 12%" [ref=e254]' - generic [ref=e255]: "12" - group [ref=e256]: - generic "More measures — grammar, punctuation & spelling, science, average scaled scores" [ref=e257] [cursor=pointer] - generic [ref=e258]: - generic [ref=e259]: - text: Children from lower-income families - generic "% of disadvantaged pupils (free school meals in the last 6 years, or looked after by the local authority) reaching the expected standard. Benchmark computed across state schools in our dataset. Based on smaller pupil groups, so a single pupil can move a school's figure noticeably." [ref=e260]: "?" - generic [ref=e261]: - generic [ref=e262]: 86% - generic [ref=e263]: Well above the 48% state-school average - generic [ref=e264]: - generic [ref=e265]: 93% - generic [ref=e266]: Well above the 48% state-school average - generic [ref=e267]: - generic [ref=e268]: 72% - generic [ref=e269]: Well above the 48% state-school average - generic [ref=e270]: - heading "Getting a place" [level=2] [ref=e271] - paragraph [ref=e272]: "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=e273]: - generic [ref=e274]: - generic [ref=e275]: - 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=e276]: "?" - generic [ref=e277]: - text: Named on - strong [ref=e278]: "457" - text: forms · - strong [ref=e279]: "180" - text: places - generic [ref=e280]: - text: Named on - strong [ref=e281]: "342" - text: forms · - strong [ref=e282]: "120" - text: places - generic [ref=e283]: - text: Named on - strong [ref=e284]: "185" - text: forms · - strong [ref=e285]: "80" - text: places - generic [ref=e286]: - generic [ref=e287]: First-choice families offered a place - strong [ref=e289]: 97% - generic [ref=e292]: - strong [ref=e293]: 73% - generic [ref=e294]: Over 1 in 4 first choices missed out - strong [ref=e298]: 100% - generic [ref=e301]: - generic [ref=e302]: What this means - generic [ref=e303]: Nearly every family who put Barclay Primary School first got a place. - generic [ref=e305]: More first-choice applications than places — check the school’s admission criteria (for most non-faith primaries, distance decides). - generic [ref=e307]: Every family who put Plumcroft Primary School first got a place. - generic [ref=e309]: - heading "Who goes there" [level=2] [ref=e310] - paragraph [ref=e311]: The school's community, from the latest school census. State-school averages are computed from our dataset and shown for context — there's no “right” number here. - generic [ref=e312]: - generic [ref=e313]: - generic [ref=e314]: Pupils on roll - generic [ref=e315]: - text: 1,273 - generic [ref=e316]: 1260 places — at or above capacity - generic [ref=e317]: - text: "980" - generic [ref=e318]: of 996 places (98% full) - generic [ref=e319]: - text: 1,056 - generic [ref=e320]: 1050 places — at or above capacity - generic [ref=e321]: - generic [ref=e322]: Girls / boys - generic [ref=e323]: 51% / 49% - generic [ref=e324]: 48% / 52% - generic [ref=e325]: 51% / 49% - generic [ref=e326]: - generic [ref=e327]: - 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 computed across state schools in our dataset." [ref=e328]: "?" - generic [ref=e329]: - text: 26% - generic [ref=e330]: Below the state-school average - generic [ref=e331]: - text: 25% - generic [ref=e332]: Below the state-school average - generic [ref=e333]: - text: 30% - generic [ref=e334]: About the state-school average - generic [ref=e335]: - generic [ref=e336]: - text: English as an additional language - generic "% of pupils whose first language is known or believed to be other than English. State-school average computed from our dataset." [ref=e337]: "?" - generic [ref=e338]: 62% - generic [ref=e339]: 84% - generic [ref=e340]: 20% - generic [ref=e341]: - generic [ref=e342]: - text: Extra learning support (SEN) - generic "% of pupils receiving SEN support (not including EHC plans). A high figure can mean the school hosts specialist provision — often a strength, not a warning sign. State-school average computed from our dataset." [ref=e343]: "?" - generic [ref=e344]: 6% - generic [ref=e345]: 8% - generic [ref=e346]: 28% - generic [ref=e347]: - generic [ref=e348]: Faith character - generic [ref=e349]: None - generic [ref=e350]: None - generic [ref=e351]: None - generic [ref=e352]: - generic [ref=e353]: Ages - generic [ref=e354]: 3-11 - generic [ref=e355]: 3-11 - generic [ref=e356]: 3-11 - generic [ref=e357]: - generic [ref=e358]: Run by - generic [ref=e359]: LION ACADEMY TRUST - generic [ref=e360]: NEW VISION TRUST - generic [ref=e361]: Greenwich council - generic [ref=e362]: - heading "Explore trends" [level=2] [ref=e363] - paragraph [ref=e364]: The full year-by-year explorer for any measure, with the England average as a dashed reference line where official figures exist. - group [ref=e365]: - generic "Year-by-year trends" [ref=e366] [cursor=pointer] - generic [ref=e368]: - generic [ref=e369]: "Measure:" - combobox "Measure:" [ref=e370]: - option "Reading, Writing & Maths Combined %" [selected] - option "Reading Expected %" - option "Writing Expected %" - option "Maths Expected %" - option "GPS Expected %" - option "Science Expected %" - option "Reading, Writing & Maths Combined Higher %" - option "Reading Higher %" - option "Writing Higher %" - option "Maths Higher %" - option "GPS Higher %" - option "Reading Progress" - option "Writing Progress" - option "Maths Progress" - option "Reading Average Score" - option "Maths Average Score" - option "GPS Average Score" - option "Reading, Writing & Maths Expected % (Boys)" - option "Reading, Writing & Maths Expected % (Girls)" - option "Reading, Writing & Maths Higher % (Boys)" - option "Reading, Writing & Maths Higher % (Girls)" - option "Reading, Writing & Maths Expected % (Disadvantaged)" - option "Reading, Writing & Maths Expected % (Non-Disadvantaged)" - option "Disadvantaged Gap" - option "% Disadvantaged Pupils" - option "% EAL Pupils" - option "% SEN Support" - option "% Pupil Stability" - option "Reading Test Absence %" - option "GPS Test Absence %" - option "Maths Test Absence %" - option "Writing Absence %" - option "Science Absence %" - generic [ref=e371]: "% meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths" - paragraph [ref=e373]: "Sources: DfE Compare School Performance (KS2/KS4 results), Ofsted inspection outcomes, DfE school admissions data, school census. England averages for test results are official DfE figures; other benchmarks are state-school averages computed from our dataset. Following DfE practice, figures based on 5 or fewer pupils are suppressed and shown as \"no data\"." - contentinfo [ref=e374]: - generic [ref=e375]: - generic [ref=e376]: - generic [ref=e377]: - heading "SchoolCompare" [level=3] [ref=e378] - paragraph [ref=e379]: Compare primary and secondary schools across England. - link "contact@schoolcompare.co.uk" [ref=e380] [cursor=pointer]: - /url: mailto:contact@schoolcompare.co.uk - generic [ref=e381]: - heading "Product" [level=4] [ref=e382] - list [ref=e383]: - listitem [ref=e384]: - link "Search schools" [ref=e385] [cursor=pointer]: - /url: / - listitem [ref=e386]: - link "Rankings" [ref=e387] [cursor=pointer]: - /url: /rankings - listitem [ref=e388]: - link "Compare shortlist" [ref=e389] [cursor=pointer]: - /url: /compare - listitem [ref=e390]: - link "Admissions guide" [ref=e391] [cursor=pointer]: - /url: /admissions - generic [ref=e392]: - heading "Resources" [level=4] [ref=e393] - list [ref=e394]: - listitem [ref=e395]: - link "School Performance Tables" [ref=e396] [cursor=pointer]: - /url: https://www.gov.uk/school-performance-tables - listitem [ref=e397]: - link "Ofsted reports" [ref=e398] [cursor=pointer]: - /url: https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/ - paragraph [ref=e400]: © 2026 SchoolCompare.co.uk - alert [ref=e401]