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EnglandLondonTower HamletsE2 7RGColumbia Primary School
Primary

Columbia Primary School

Primary

Tower Hamlets · London · E2 7RG www.columbiaprimaryschool.org

Pupils
427
cap. 450
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
81%
RWM expected · 2024/25
19%
RWM higher · 2024/25
427
Pupils · 2024/25
48%
EAL · 2024/25
23%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
81%
RWM expected · 2024/25
19%
RWM higher · 2024/25
427
Pupils · 2024/25
48%
EAL · 2024/25
23%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 03/07/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityTower Hamlets
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio20.0:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Columbia Primary School · Primary · Tower Hamlets

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
81%
81%81%81%
'25
'25 · 81%
RWM higher standard
19%
19%19%19%
'25
'25 · 19%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
89%
Reading higher standard
57%
Writing expected standard
85%
Writing higher standard
26%
Maths expected standard
93%
Maths higher standard
44%
Science expected standard
87%
SPAG expected standard
85%
SPAG higher standard
31%
Reading scaled score
111.0
Maths scaled score
109.0
GPS scaled score
107.0

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
427
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.0
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
48%
FSM eligible
30%
SEN
38%
Overall absence
7%
Persistent absence
23%

Contact

Address
Columbia Road, Bethnal Green, London, E2 7RG
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
2024/2581%19%89%57%85%26%93%44%87%85%111.0109.0107.038%427

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
2024/2542718.738%48%30%7%23%

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