OFSTED
20 January 2026
Latest inspection
Latest published outcome
Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development
Expected standard
Leadership & governance
Expected standard
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
18 November 2021
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Published
16 January 2022
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
490
490 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
242
49.4% of pupils
Male pupils
248
50.6% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
7.9 pts
above England
School
32.7%
Tower Hamlets
41.4%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
8.7 pts
above England
School
29.0%
Tower Hamlets
54.1%
London
39.2%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.8 pts
below England
School
0.2%
Tower Hamlets
1.0%
London
0.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
27.3%
134
Bangladeshi
23.9%
117
Any other Mixed background
13.9%
68
Any other White background
13.7%
67
African
4.7%
23
White and Black Caribbean
3.3%
16
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
22.5%
110 of
490 pupils
1.6 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
1.3 pts
above
England
6.0%
0.3 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
62.0%
1.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
77.0%
Reading
3.2 pts above England
School
77.0%
Tower Hamlets
79.5%
London
78.2%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
70.0%
Writing
0.3 pts below England
School
70.0%
Tower Hamlets
76.7%
London
75.1%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
74.0%
Maths
2.0 pts above England
School
74.0%
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
5.37%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.85 pts
lower than
England
School
5.37%
Tower Hamlets
7.13%
London
6.38%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
14.75%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
1.06 pts
lower than
England
School
14.75%
Tower Hamlets
20.44%
London
17.60%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.23%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.57 pts
lower than
England
School
0.23%
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
92.5%
4.3 pts
above England
Olga Primary School
92.5%
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.