New Directions
New Directions is a pupil referral unit in London for boys and girls aged 14 to 16. It has 21 pupils and room for 60. About 43 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England. Ofsted's last grade was good, back in 2022.
The Storey Centre, Woodman Street, North Woolwich, London, E16 2LS020 7504 0530newhamprus.org.uk/New-Directions-Home-PageMs Kirsten MacLeod headteacherprusAll details
What Ofsted found
A shorter visit on 6 October 2022 found nothing to change the school's grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Good overall. A shorter follow-up visit found nothing to change that. The last full inspection was before September 2019, which is as far back as Ofsted's public records go, so we can't show its date or the grades for each area.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Newham council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: emotional and mental health (21).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 21 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 21 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 43% | 83% | 56% | 59% | 56% | 33% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 19% | 33% | 22% | 6% | 19% | 19% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 100% | 100% | 94% | 94% | 91% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 0% | 0% | 6% | 6% | 10% |
What pupils do next
After GCSEs
Where the 12 pupils who left in 2022/23 were a year later.
Earlier years
| Destination | 2022/23 leavers | 2021/22 leavers | 2020/21 leavers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Still in education, work or training | 25% | 43% | 56% |
| Education | 25% | 43% | 44% |
| Apprenticeship | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Work | 0% | 0% | 11% |
| Not in education, work or training | 42% | 29% | 28% |
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the council school accounts, year to March 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of East London | Higher education institutions | 700 m | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| London Design and Engineering UTC | University technical college | 730 m | 854 | Report card 2025 | 72 | Compare |
| Winsor Primary School | Council | 0.7 miles | 580 | Good 2023 | 44 | Compare |
| Saint Mary Magdalene Church of England All Through School | Church of England | 0.7 miles | 1,624 | Good 2023 | 45 | Compare |
| Drew Primary School | Academy | 0.8 miles | 403 | Good 2023 | 40 | Compare |
| Gallions Primary School | Academy | 0.8 miles | 443 | Outstanding 2023 | 83 | Compare |
| Mulgrave Primary School | Council | 0.9 miles | 328 | Good 2023 | 51 | Compare |
| Cardwell Primary School | Council | 0.9 miles | 423 | No overall grade 2024 | 92 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is New Directions a good school?
New Directions doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it good at its last inspection in October 2022.
What is New Directions's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated New Directions good at its last full inspection on 6 October 2022.
How many pupils does New Directions have?
21 pupils aged 14 to 16 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 60 places, so it is 35% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- The Storey Centre, Woodman Street, North Woolwich, London, E16 2LS
- Telephone
- 020 7504 0530
- Website
- www.newhamprus.org.uk/New-Directions-Home-Page
- Headteacherprus
- Ms Kirsten MacLeod
- Type of school
- Pupil referral unit (Pupil referral unit, local authority maintained schools)
- Phase
- Pupil referral unit / alternative provision, ages 14-16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Local authority
- Newham
- Ward
- Royal Albert
- Constituency
- West Ham and Beckton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 September 2004 (new provision)
- URN
- 134919 · LAESTAB 3161101 · UKPRN 10016789
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, consistent financial reporting 2024/25.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.