SCHOOL PROFILE

Winston Way Academy

Primary Academy converter URN 143617
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Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 678 Published school capacity
Capacity used 90.9% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

27 June 2023
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Outstanding
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Redbridge
Trust UNITED LEARNING TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 616 569 full-time · 47 part-time
Female pupils 316 51.3% of pupils
Male pupils 300 48.7% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

35.7%
10.9 pts above England
School 35.7%
Redbridge 21.9%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

89.3%
69.0 pts above England
School 89.3%
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.

Indian
25.6%
158
Bangladeshi
19.8%
122
Pakistani
18.2%
112
Any other White background
12.0%
74
African
8.8%
54
Any other ethnic group
3.7%
23
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 16.2% 100 of 616 pupils
4.6 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 16.2%
Redbridge 16.5%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 13.3% 82 pupils
England 14.8% 1.5 pts below
EHC plans 2.9% 18 pupils
England 6.0% 3.1 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 73
Autistic spectrum disorder 11
Social, emotional & mental health 9
Specific learning difficulty 5
Other difficulty or disability 1

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

75.0% 14.6 pts above England
School 75.0%
Redbridge 72.3%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

78.0%

4.2 pts above England

School 78.0%
Redbridge 79.4%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

85.0%

14.7 pts above England

School 85.0%
Redbridge 80.9%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

85.0%

13.0 pts above England

School 85.0%
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

4.81%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.40 pts lower than England
School 4.81%
Redbridge 6.39%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

10.49%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

5.33 pts lower than England
School 10.49%
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

90.9% 2.7 pts above England
Winston Way Academy
90.9%
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