Selwyn Road, Upton Park, London E13 0ES
10 reasons to choose Selwyn Primary School
Top line
Selwyn Primary School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 69. It is one of the best state primary schools in Upton Park and one of the 11 best independent or state primaries within 1 mile.
School fundamentals
Selwyn Primary School is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 3 and 11 years. It is an academy converter. The school is one of the 6 members of Newham Community Learning. Though Ofsted no longer makes an an overall effectiveness judgement, its graded judgements imply an Outstanding rating for the school in its last (2025) inspection.
Average class size
Selwyn Primary School has two classes per year, and an average class size of 29 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Selwyn Primary School ranks in the top 17% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 27% of schools.
The Selwyn Primary School curriculum
School curriculum is subject based with some cross-curricular projects. It also includes PSHE, Mandarin. The school is Newham Education Authority’s specialist provision for deaf children, with 32 places. The school offers each child a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and a residential trip for Year 6.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.
Sport at Selwyn Primary School
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Competitive teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Selwyn Primary School
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir and an orchestra. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs. Artsmark Gold accreditation.
Wraparound care
School hours are from 8.55am to 3.00pm. Breakfast club from 8.00am, and after school clubs can extend the day to 4.15pm.
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