SCHOOL PROFILE

The Aldgate School

Primary Voluntary aided school URN 100000
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 245 Published school capacity
Capacity used 93.5% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

12 June 2024
Latest published outcome Outstanding
OEIF
Quality of education Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes Outstanding
Personal development Outstanding
Leadership & management Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Voluntary aided school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England
Local authority City of London
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 229 229 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 107 46.7% of pupils
Male pupils 122 53.3% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

22.7%
2.1 pts below England
School 22.7%
City of London 1.8%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

58.1%
37.8 pts above England
School 58.1%
City of London 4.6%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

7.4%
6.4 pts above England
School 7.4%
City of London 0.6%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

Bangladeshi
36.2%
83
White British
16.2%
37
Any other Mixed background
14.8%
34
Any other White background
11.4%
26
Any other ethnic group
6.1%
14
White and Asian
3.5%
8
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 23.1% 53 of 229 pupils
2.3 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 23.1%
City of London 16.0%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 17.5% 40 pupils
England 14.8% 2.7 pts above
EHC plans 5.7% 13 pupils
England 6.0% 0.4 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 23
Autistic spectrum disorder 9
Social, emotional & mental health 6
Moderate learning difficulty 3
No specialist assessment yet 3
Specific learning difficulty 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

77.0% 16.6 pts above England
School 77.0%
City of London 77.0%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

93.0%

19.2 pts above England

School 93.0%
City of London 93.0%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

80.0%

9.7 pts above England

School 80.0%
City of London 80.0%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

93.0%

21.0 pts above England

School 93.0%
City of London 93.0%
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

4.08%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.13 pts lower than England
School 4.08%
City of London 4.08%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

5.98%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

9.84 pts lower than England
School 5.98%
City of London 5.98%
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%
City of London 0.00%
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

93.5% 5.3 pts above England
The Aldgate School
93.5%
City of London
93.5%
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