Royal Wharf Primary School
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Royal Wharf Primary School is a free school in London for boys and girls aged 3 to 11. It has 439 pupils and room for 472. About 27 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, about the same as most schools in England. We give it 61 out of 100. That puts it in line with schools like it, ahead of 42% of the 50 schools most like it. Ofsted's last grade was good, back in 2023.
1 John Harrison Square, Silvertown, London, E16 2ZA020 7511 5412royalwharfprimary.co.ukMrs Emma Joseph headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted's last full inspection was on 12 September 2023, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Good overall.
Results
No published results yet for this school.
Getting a place
Open to all. There is no entrance test.
About 63 places were empty, so most families who apply get in, though a popular year group can still fill up. Pupil numbers have grown by 98% since 2021/22, so places are getting harder to come by.
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 a school teaches matters. That is why our score compares it with schools that take in a similar mix of children, not with every school in the country.
Infant classes (Reception to Year 2) average 19.9 pupils (England 25.5); junior classes (Years 3 to 6) average 20.8 (England 27.3).
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: Autistic spectrum disorder (16), language and communications needs (16), Physical disability (2), emotional and mental health (2), Hearing impairment (1), SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need (1).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 439 | 387 | 347 | 279 | 222 | 119 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 26% | 22% | 18% | 16% | 19% | 19% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 71% | 74% | 69% | 72% | 75% | 70% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 7% | 11% | 10% | 12% | 8% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 3% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% |
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 95.5% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.
Attendance year by year
| Measure | 2024/25 | 2023/24 | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | 2020/21 | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sessions missedOverall absence | 4.5% | 5.0% | 5.2% | 4.5% | 4.2% | 5.2% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 3.3% | 3.1% | 3.9% | 3.5% | 3.1% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 1.2% | 1.9% | 1.3% | 1.0% | 1.1% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 9.1% | 9.8% | 11.6% | 7.1% | 10.9% | 12.8% |
| SuspensionsSuspension rate | 0.3 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | – |
| Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the academy accounts return, year to August 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 primary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Britannia Village Primary School | Academy | 360 m | 419 | Good 2024 | 54 | Compare |
| St Joachim's Catholic Primary School | Academy | 0.8 miles | 345 | Report card 2025 | 54 | Compare |
| Millennium Primary School | Academy | 0.8 miles | 384 | No overall grade 2025 | 88 | Compare |
| Windrush Charlton Primary School | Academy | 0.9 miles | 500 | Not inspected | 72 | Compare |
| Drew Primary School | Academy | 0.9 miles | 403 | Good 2023 | 40 | Compare |
| Hallsville Primary School | Academy | 0.9 miles | 460 | Outstanding 2023 | 99 | Compare |
| Rosetta Primary School | Academy | 1.0 miles | 548 | Outstanding 2023 | 99 | Compare |
| Scott Wilkie Primary School | Academy | 1.1 miles | 399 | Outstanding 2023 | 98 | Compare |
Compared with schools like it
Our score compares Royal Wharf Primary School with the 50 schools in England whose pupils are most like its own. We match on family income, how many children are learning English, special needs, the neighbourhood, the size of the school and how it admits pupils. Those 50 schools are dotted all over the country, so we don't list them. What matters is where this school sits among them.
Nearby schools with a similar mix of pupils that score higher
Of those 50 schools, these are within 25 km and score at least five points more than Royal Wharf Primary School, nearest first. A school with the same kind of pupils and a higher score is the fairest sign that it gets more out of them.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redriff Primary, City of London Academy | Academy | 2.8 miles | 456 | Outstanding 2023 | 99 | Compare |
| Conway Primary School | Council | 2.8 miles | 430 | Good 2022 | 83 | Compare |
| Sybourn Primary School | Academy | 5.4 miles | 521 | Outstanding 2023 | 98 | Compare |
| Thomas Gamuel Primary School | Academy | 5.6 miles | 338 | Report card 2026 | 90 | Compare |
| Thomas Arnold Primary School, Rowdowns Road | Council | 5.7 miles | 454 | Good 2024 | 70 | Compare |
| Beam Primary School | Council | 6.2 miles | 559 | No overall grade 2025 | 93 | Compare |
| Gonville Academy | Academy | 9.7 miles | 427 | Good 2023 | 88 | Compare |
| St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School | Roman Catholic | 10.4 miles | 408 | Good 2023 | 77 | Compare |
How the score was worked out
The score is out of 100. A 61 means that once everything below is added up, this school comes out ahead of 61% of primary schools in England. Results bounce around from year to year, especially in small schools, so we also show a likely range: 33 to 82. Every part is judged against schools with a similar mix of pupils. For small schools we pull each part towards the group average, so one unusual year can't swing the score too far.
| What we looked at | How much it counts | Against schools like it | Effect on the score | Based on |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Results over three years | 0% | no data | – | |
| Ofsted inspection | 20% | in line | +0.03 | Ofsted grade, 3.0 years old |
| Progress pupils make | 0% | no data | – | |
| Direction of travel over five years | 10% | in line | -0.02 | results and attendance falling year on year |
| Attendance and behaviour | 10% | above | +0.11 | 2024/25; 319 pupils |
| Results, allowing for the mix of pupils | 0% | no data | – | |
| What parents say | 0% | no data | – |
Worked out on 13 September 2026 (method v1). Read how the score works, including every weight and the checks we run. Think a number is wrong? Tell us.
Questions parents ask
Is Royal Wharf Primary School a good school?
It is about average. Royal Wharf Primary School scores 61 out of 100. That is in line with schools that take in a similar mix of pupils, and ahead of 42% of the 50 schools most like it in England. The score could fairly be anywhere from 33 to 82, so a few points either way between schools doesn't mean much.
What is Royal Wharf Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Royal Wharf Primary School good at its last full inspection on 12 September 2023.
How many pupils does Royal Wharf Primary School have?
439 pupils aged 3 to 11 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 472 places, so it is 93% full.
Is Royal Wharf Primary School oversubscribed?
Probably not. 63 places were empty in 2024/25 (15% of the total), so most families who apply get a place.
What is attendance like at Royal Wharf Primary School?
Pupils were in school 95.5% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 9% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
How big are the classes at Royal Wharf Primary School?
The average class had 20.4 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 25.4. No class had more than 30 pupils.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- 1 John Harrison Square, Silvertown, London, E16 2ZA
- Telephone
- 020 7511 5412
- Website
- www.royalwharfprimary.co.uk
- Headteacher
- Mrs Emma Joseph
- Type of school
- Free school (Free schools, free schools)
- Phase
- Primary school, ages 3-11, with nursery
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Multi-academy trust
- Britannia Education Trust (2 schools)
- Local authority
- Newham
- Ward
- Royal Victoria
- Constituency
- West Ham and Beckton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2 September 2019
- URN
- 143668 · LAESTAB 3162011 · UKPRN 10083766
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.
- Attendance: DfE pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25 full year.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Class sizes: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, academy accounts return 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.