School profile

Dersingham Primary School

Primary · Community school · London, E12 5QJ

Outstanding

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National ranking

Key stage 2 2024/25

#1,881 of 15,057

Better than 87% of schools in England

Ranked by pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Dersingham Primary School Ofsted rating

Ofsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 26 Nov 2024

Area360 rating
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Early years
Outstanding
Safeguarding
Effective

School facts

PhasePrimary
TypeCommunity school
Ages3 to 11
Pupils591 of 630 places
GenderMixed
Head teacherMr Lando Du Plooy
Local authorityNewham
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 102716.

Key stage 2 results

2024/25

Year 6 results in national curriculum tests and teacher assessments. The expected standard is the level pupils should reach by the end of primary school.

MeasureThis schoolNewhamEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing and maths80%76%63%
Higher standard in reading, writing and maths11%16%8%
Average reading score108107106
Average maths score108108105
Average grammar, punctuation and spelling score109109105
Expected standard in reading87%83%76%
Expected standard in writing85%82%73%
Expected standard in maths84%85%75%
Pupils taking tests75--

Source: DfE, Compare school performance, Compare school performance 2024-2025.

Pupils

2025/26
MeasureThis school
Pupils591
Girls296
Boys295
Eligible for free school meals50.3%
First language not English66.3%
SEN support53
EHC plan20
Average class size25.8

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Pupils ethnicity

Bangladeshi
32.7%
Indian
13.5%
Pakistani
12.5%
Other White
10.8%
African
9.6%
Other ethnic group
6.1%
Other Black
3.6%
Other mixed
2.7%
White British
2.5%
Other Asian
2.4%

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Attendance

2025/26

Share of possible sessions missed. Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means missing 50% or more.

MeasureThis schoolNewhamEngland
Overall absence7.6%5.9%5.1%
Persistent absence24.5%18%13.2%
Severe absence2.7%1.9%1%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Admissions

2026/27

Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.

MeasureThis school
Offers made (Reception)63
Applications (Reception)149
First preference applications (Reception)61
First preference offers (Reception)61
Applications from another local authority (Reception)9

Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.

Capacity

2024/25
MeasureThis school
School places630
Pupils on roll557
Unfilled places11.6%

Source: DfE, School capacity, Academic year 2024/25, published 19 Mar 2026.

Teachers and staff

2025/26
MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher26.3
Pupils per adult13.4
Teachers (FTE)21.6
Teaching assistants (FTE)18.06
Support staff (FTE)29.31
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/2524.6
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/2521
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/252
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/251.6

Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.

Suspensions and exclusions

2024/25
MeasureThis school
Suspension rate0.8%
Pupils with one or more suspensions0.6%
Permanent exclusion rate0%
Permanent exclusions0

Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.

Nearby schools

Ratings include official Ofsted judgements and Area360 summaries of inspection grades. Open a school’s profile for its inspection grades and results.

Schools near Dersingham Primary School
DistancePhaseNameTypeRatingLinks
0.2 miPrimarySt Winefride's RC Primary SchoolAcademy converter
Good
0.2 miPrimarySheringham Primary SchoolAcademy converter
Outstanding
0.2 miNurserySheringham Nursery School & Children's CentreLocal authority nursery school
Outstanding
0.3 miPrimarySir John Heron Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.3 miSecondaryLittle Ilford SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.4 miPrimaryEssex Primary SchoolCommunity school
Outstanding
0.5 miPrimaryUphall Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.5 miPrimaryAvenue Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.6 miPrimaryCleveland Road Primary SchoolCommunity school
Outstanding
0.6 miPrimaryKensington Primary SchoolAcademy converter
Good

Frequently asked questions about Dersingham Primary School

What is Dersingham Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Dersingham Primary School is rated Outstanding, last inspected on 26 Nov 2024. Recent Ofsted inspections have no single overall grade, so Area360 summarises the inspection grades.

How does Dersingham Primary School rank in England?

Dersingham Primary School ranks 1,881 of 15,057 schools in England for Key stage 2 2024/25 (better than 87% of schools).

How many pupils attend Dersingham Primary School?

Dersingham Primary School has 591 pupils aged 3 to 11, with capacity for 630.

Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.