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EnglandLondonTower HamletsE1 4PZBen Jonson Primary School
Primary

Ben Jonson Primary School

Primary

Tower Hamlets · London · E1 4PZ www.benjonson.towerhamlets.sch.uk

Pupils
631
cap. 697
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
72%
RWM expected · 2024/25
18%
RWM higher · 2024/25
631
Pupils · 2024/25
35%
EAL · 2024/25
15%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
72%
RWM expected · 2024/25
18%
RWM higher · 2024/25
631
Pupils · 2024/25
35%
EAL · 2024/25
15%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 20/02/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityTower Hamlets
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio18.6:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Ben Jonson Primary School · Primary · Tower Hamlets

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
72%
-3pp
75%66%56%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 72%
RWM higher standard
18%
+2pp
18%13%8%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 18%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
87%
Reading higher standard
43%
Writing expected standard
81%
Writing higher standard
23%
Maths expected standard
84%
Maths higher standard
45%
Science expected standard
89%
SPAG expected standard
87%
SPAG higher standard
59%
Reading scaled score
108.0
Maths scaled score
109.0
GPS scaled score
110.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
631
Pupil : teacher ratio
18.6
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
35%
FSM eligible
47%
SEN
20%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
15%

Contact

Address
Harford Street, Stepney, London, E1 4PZ
Local authority
Tower Hamlets
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2572%18%87%43%81%23%84%45%89%87%108.0109.0110.020%631
2023/2475%16%80%30%81%23%83%44%84%85%106.0108.0109.018%642
2022/2356%11%64%23%71%18%76%25%85%79%104.0105.0107.0-1.00+1.20+0.8015%666
2018/1964%8%70%25%78%17%75%24%70%78%103.0104.0105.0+1.10+1.70+1.4015%612
2017/1870%9%78%27%82%22%81%24%85%81%105.0105.0107.0+1.30+2.50+2.3013%613
2016/1767%10%76%31%84%22%81%28%84%87%105.0105.0108.0-1.70-0.30-1.0012%625

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2563119.820%35%47%6%15%
2023/2464220.118%43%33%6%17%
2022/2366620.415%51%36%8%29%
2021/2267920.412%63%38%6%19%
2020/2157616.013%71%37%
2018/1961217.015%84%38%4%11%
2017/1861319.213%88%41%4%10%
2016/1762518.212%86%48%4%9%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.