SCHOOL PROFILE

St Augustine's Catholic Primary School

Primary Voluntary aided school URN 102842
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 450 Published school capacity
Capacity used 90.2% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

27 November 2024
Latest published outcome Some aspects not as strong
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Voluntary aided school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Roman Catholic
Local authority Redbridge
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 406 395 full-time · 11 part-time
Female pupils 191 47.0% of pupils
Male pupils 215 53.0% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

23.9%
0.9 pts below England
School 23.9%
Redbridge 21.9%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

73.2%
52.9 pts above England
School 73.2%
Redbridge 53.5%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Redbridge 0.1%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

Any other White background
26.4%
107
African
15.0%
61
Indian
13.8%
56
White British
7.9%
32
Caribbean
7.4%
30
Any other Asian background
6.7%
27
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 24.4% 99 of 406 pupils
3.6 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 24.4%
Redbridge 16.5%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 18.0% 73 pupils
England 14.8% 3.2 pts above
EHC plans 6.4% 26 pupils
England 6.0% 0.4 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder 23
Social, emotional & mental health 23
Speech, language & communication 22
Specific learning difficulty 13
Other difficulty or disability 7
No specialist assessment yet 3

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

53.0% 7.4 pts below England
School 53.0%
Redbridge 72.3%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

76.0%

2.2 pts above England

School 76.0%
Redbridge 79.4%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

68.0%

2.3 pts below England

School 68.0%
Redbridge 80.9%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

73.0%

1.0 pts above England

School 73.0%
Redbridge 80.7%
London 77.7%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

5.16%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.05 pts lower than England
School 5.16%
Redbridge 6.39%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

13.21%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

2.61 pts lower than England
School 13.21%
Redbridge 17.92%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.00%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.80 pts lower than England
School 0.00%
Redbridge 1.35%
London 1.67%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

90.2% 2.0 pts above England
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School
90.2%
Redbridge
90.6%
London
85.9%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information