OFSTED
12 March 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Outstanding
OEIF
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
18 January 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
Published
6 March 2023
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
465
433 full-time ·
32 part-time
Female pupils
229
49.2% of pupils
Male pupils
236
50.8% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
13.9 pts
above England
School
38.7%
Tower Hamlets
41.4%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
42.9 pts
above England
School
63.2%
Tower Hamlets
54.1%
London
39.2%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.4 pts
below England
School
0.6%
Tower Hamlets
1.0%
London
0.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
Bangladeshi
82.4%
383
African
4.7%
22
Any other ethnic group
3.0%
14
Any other Mixed background
2.6%
12
White British
2.2%
10
Any other White background
1.7%
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
24.5%
114 of
465 pupils
3.7 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
1.1 pts
above
England
6.0%
2.6 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
64.0%
3.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
76.0%
Reading
2.2 pts above England
School
76.0%
Tower Hamlets
79.5%
London
78.2%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
71.0%
Writing
0.7 pts above England
School
71.0%
Tower Hamlets
76.7%
London
75.1%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
78.0%
Maths
6.0 pts above England
School
78.0%
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
5.99%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.23 pts
lower than
England
School
5.99%
Tower Hamlets
7.13%
London
6.38%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
20.06%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
4.24 pts
higher than
England
School
20.06%
Tower Hamlets
20.44%
London
17.60%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.00%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.80 pts
lower than
England
School
0.00%
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
91.2%
3.0 pts
above England
Marion Richardson Primary School
91.2%
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.