OFSTED
20 February 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Tower Hamlets
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
591
561 full-time ·
30 part-time
Female pupils
286
48.4% of pupils
Male pupils
305
51.6% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
14.5 pts
above England
School
39.3%
Tower Hamlets
41.4%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
14.4 pts
above England
School
34.7%
Tower Hamlets
54.1%
London
39.2%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Tower Hamlets
1.0%
London
0.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
Bangladeshi
85.1%
503
Any other Mixed background
4.7%
28
Any other ethnic group
2.9%
17
African
1.5%
9
Any other White background
1.5%
9
Pakistani
1.4%
8
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
26.7%
158 of
591 pupils
5.9 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
3.2 pts
above
England
6.0%
2.8 pts
above
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
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
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
72.0%
11.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
87.0%
Reading
13.2 pts above England
School
87.0%
Tower Hamlets
79.5%
London
78.2%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
81.0%
Writing
10.7 pts above England
School
81.0%
Tower Hamlets
76.7%
London
75.1%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
84.0%
Maths
12.0 pts above England
School
84.0%
Tower Hamlets
79.5%
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
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
5.56%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.66 pts
lower than
England
School
5.56%
Tower Hamlets
7.13%
London
6.38%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
15.06%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
0.76 pts
lower than
England
School
15.06%
Tower Hamlets
20.44%
London
17.60%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.20%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.60 pts
lower than
England
School
0.20%
Tower Hamlets
1.84%
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
84.8%
3.4 pts
below England
Ben Jonson Primary School
84.8%
Tower Hamlets
86.2%
London
85.9%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.