OFSTED
10 May 2023
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
31 October 2019
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
Published
28 November 2019
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Free schools
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Tower Hamlets
Trust
PARADIGM TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
170
170 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
72
42.4% of pupils
Male pupils
98
57.6% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
14.6 pts
above England
School
39.4%
Tower Hamlets
41.4%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
6.2 pts
above England
School
26.5%
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
59.4%
101
African
11.2%
19
Any other White background
8.2%
14
White British
8.2%
14
Any other Mixed background
4.7%
8
White and Black African
2.4%
4
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
18.2%
31 of
170 pupils
2.6 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
3.6 pts
below
England
6.0%
1.0 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
78.0%
17.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
83.0%
Reading
9.2 pts above England
School
83.0%
Tower Hamlets
79.5%
London
78.2%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
83.0%
Writing
12.7 pts above England
School
83.0%
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
6.51%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.29 pts
higher than
England
School
6.51%
Tower Hamlets
7.13%
London
6.38%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
20.69%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
4.87 pts
higher than
England
School
20.69%
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
48.6%
39.6 pts
below England
Solebay Primary - A Paradigm Academy
48.6%
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.