Davies Lane Primary School
Davies Lane, Leytonstone, London, E11 3DR
Headteacher: Mrs Maureen OkoyeSchool website ↗Pupils: 956 (capacity: 840)Part of ARBOR ACADEMY TRUST
Ofsted Outstanding
Inspected June 2024
Oversubscribed
90% of first-choice applicants offered a place
87%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Outstanding
Inspected June 2024
90%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed
Latest data: 2024/25
Ofsted RatingInspected 18 June 2024Full report ↗
Outstanding
From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.
Rated Outstanding across all inspected areas — Quality of Teaching, Behaviour, Pupils' Development and Leadership.
SATs Results (2024/25)
End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.
Reading, Writing & Maths combinedⓘReading, 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.
87.0%
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%.
30.0%
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 91%·Writing 89%·Maths 92%→All three 87%
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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?
- 119
- How many families wanted this school first?
- 124
- How many got their first choice?
- 112of 124 (90.3%)
- How many applied in total?
- 348
Pupils & Inclusion
Eligible for pupil premium
23.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageⓘEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
35.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportⓘSEN 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).
4.0%
Boys and girls
47%girls·53%boys
445 girls, 511 boys
Location
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Results Over Time
↑ Best year on record — 87% Reading, Writing & Maths
* 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
| Year | Reading, Writing & Maths (expected %) | Exceeding expected (%) | Reading Progress | Writing Progress | Maths Progress |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015/16 | 71.0% | 4.0% | -1.7 | +0.9 | +2.0 |
| 2016/17 | 66.0% | 7.0% | -1.1 | +0.8 | 0.0 |
| 2017/18 | 80.0% | 19.0% | -0.3 | +0.3 | +1.5 |
| 2018/19 | 76.0% | 21.0% | +1.5 | +1.7 | +1.6 |
| 2022/23 | 76.0% | 26.0% | +0.1 | +2.2 | +1.2 |
| 2023/24 | 85.0% | 25.0% | - | - | - |
| 2024/25 | 87.0% | 30.0% | - | - | - |