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EnglandLondonTower HamletsE3 3BTOld Palace Primary School
Primary

Old Palace Primary School

Primary

Tower Hamlets · London · E3 3BT https://childrenshousenursery.co.uk

Pupils
394
cap. 420
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
75%
RWM expected · 2024/25
25%
RWM higher · 2024/25
394
Pupils · 2024/25
84%
EAL · 2024/25
13%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
75%
RWM expected · 2024/25
25%
RWM higher · 2024/25
394
Pupils · 2024/25
84%
EAL · 2024/25
13%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 11/01/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityTower Hamlets
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio16.6:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Old Palace Primary School · Primary · Tower Hamlets

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
75%
-6pp
93%84%75%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 75%
RWM higher standard
25%
-1pp
28%23%18%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 25%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
93%
Reading higher standard
46%
Writing expected standard
86%
Writing higher standard
39%
Maths expected standard
82%
Maths higher standard
45%
Science expected standard
80%
SPAG expected standard
98%
SPAG higher standard
27%
Reading scaled score
109.0
Maths scaled score
108.0
GPS scaled score
108.0

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
394
Pupil : teacher ratio
16.6
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
84%
FSM eligible
33%
SEN
16%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
13%

Contact

Address
St Leonard's Street, Bow, London, E3 3BT
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
2024/2575%25%93%46%86%39%82%45%80%98%109.0108.0108.016%394
2023/2481%26%83%45%86%40%88%47%84%76%108.0107.0106.016%399
2022/2387%28%93%50%93%35%95%58%85%95%109.0112.0108.0+2.70+2.90+6.0016%407
2018/1975%18%75%25%88%43%92%43%87%88%104.0109.0110.0-1.40+2.30+1.8010%409
2017/1893%22%93%40%93%43%95%48%91%97%108.0109.0111.0+0.70+1.70+2.6020%414
2016/1778%15%85%27%80%35%87%38%83%87%106.0108.0108.0+1.80+3.40+3.8012%414

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
2024/2539416.016%84%33%5%13%
2023/2439915.816%86%29%6%18%
2022/2340714.916%88%28%6%21%
2021/2241215.313%90%28%6%15%
2020/2141315.411%94%28%
2018/1940916.710%96%30%4%8%
2017/1841416.620%96%35%4%5%
2016/1741415.712%95%40%4%5%

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