SCHOOL PROFILE

Arnhem Wharf Primary School

Primary Community school URN 130352
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 682 Published school capacity
Capacity used 69.8% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

21 June 2023
Latest published outcome School remains 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

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 476 440 full-time · 36 part-time
Female pupils 228 47.9% of pupils
Male pupils 248 52.1% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

46.6%
21.8 pts above England
School 46.6%
Tower Hamlets 41.4%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

80.9%
60.6 pts above England
School 80.9%
Tower Hamlets 54.1%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

1.5%
0.5 pts above England
School 1.5%
Tower Hamlets 1.0%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

Bangladeshi
60.9%
290
Any other Mixed background
8.2%
39
Any other ethnic group
6.9%
33
African
6.3%
30
White British
4.6%
22
Any other White background
4.2%
20
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 26.7% 127 of 476 pupils
5.9 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 26.7%
Tower Hamlets 22.3%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 18.1% 86 pupils
England 14.8% 3.3 pts above
EHC plans 8.6% 41 pupils
England 6.0% 2.6 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 47
Autistic spectrum disorder 29
No specialist assessment yet 25
Social, emotional & mental health 12
Specific learning difficulty 7
Hearing impairment 2

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

60.0% 0.4 pts below England
School 60.0%
Tower Hamlets 68.8%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

78.0%

4.2 pts above England

School 78.0%
Tower Hamlets 79.5%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

65.0%

5.3 pts below England

School 65.0%
Tower Hamlets 76.7%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

71.0%

1.0 pts below England

School 71.0%
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

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

6.88%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.66 pts higher than England
School 6.88%
Tower Hamlets 7.13%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

21.75%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

5.93 pts higher than England
School 21.75%
Tower Hamlets 20.44%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.57%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.23 pts lower than England
School 1.57%
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

69.8% 18.4 pts below England
Arnhem Wharf Primary School
69.8%
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.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information