SCHOOL PROFILE

Malmesbury Primary School

Primary Community school URN 134160
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 525 Published school capacity
Capacity used 86.3% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

7 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 453 431 full-time · 22 part-time
Female pupils 232 51.2% of pupils
Male pupils 221 48.8% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

49.4%
24.6 pts above England
School 49.4%
Tower Hamlets 41.4%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

41.5%
21.2 pts above England
School 41.5%
Tower Hamlets 54.1%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

3.1%
2.1 pts above England
School 3.1%
Tower Hamlets 1.0%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

Bangladeshi
54.5%
247
White British
13.5%
61
Any other White background
6.4%
29
Any other Mixed background
6.0%
27
African
4.0%
18
White and Asian
3.1%
14
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 28.0% 127 of 453 pupils
7.2 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 28.0%
Tower Hamlets 22.3%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 19.0% 86 pupils
England 14.8% 4.2 pts above
EHC plans 9.1% 41 pupils
England 6.0% 3.0 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 62
Autistic spectrum disorder 32
Social, emotional & mental health 20
Moderate learning difficulty 8
Hearing impairment 2
Physical disability 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

67.0% 6.6 pts above England
School 67.0%
Tower Hamlets 68.8%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

80.0%

6.2 pts above England

School 80.0%
Tower Hamlets 79.5%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

77.0%

6.7 pts above England

School 77.0%
Tower Hamlets 76.7%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

72.0%

In line with England

School 72.0%
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

5.43%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.79 pts lower than England
School 5.43%
Tower Hamlets 7.13%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

13.21%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

2.61 pts lower than England
School 13.21%
Tower Hamlets 20.44%
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%
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

86.3% 1.9 pts below England
Malmesbury Primary School
86.3%
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