Star Primary School

NewhamCommunity school

Star Lane, Canning Town, London, E16 4NH

Headteacher: Ms Lisle Von BuchenroderSchool website ↗Pupils: 584 (capacity: 710)
Ofsted pending
No inspection on record
Oversubscribed
91% of first-choice applicants offered a place
70%
Reading, Writing & Maths
91%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
70.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
3.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 80%·Writing 73%·Maths 81%All three 70%
Reading
Expected80%
Exceeding44%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected73%
Exceeding3%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected81%
Exceeding45%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
59
How many families wanted this school first?
64
How many got their first choice?
58of 64 (90.6%)
How many applied in total?
127

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
50.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
55.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
14.0%
Boys and girls
49%girls·51%boys
285 girls, 299 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↑ Peaked at 86% (2015/16), currently 70%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1686.0%12.0%+7.0+5.8+6.8
2016/1781.0%17.0%+6.0+4.8+4.7
2017/1885.0%16.0%+3.3+2.4+3.7
2018/1985.0%12.0%+5.8+2.0+2.4
2022/2357.0%2.0%-1.4-0.3-2.1
2023/2468.0%3.0%---
2024/2570.0%3.0%---
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