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EnglandLondonTower HamletsE14 7PQSir William Burrough Primary School
Primary

Sir William Burrough Primary School

Primary

Tower Hamlets · London · E14 7PQ https://sirwilliamburrough.info/

Pupils
326
cap. 360
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
74%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
326
Pupils · 2024/25
91%
EAL · 2024/25
21%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
74%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
326
Pupils · 2024/25
91%
EAL · 2024/25
21%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Requires improvement

Ofsted inspection · 21/09/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityTower Hamlets
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio20.3:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Sir William Burrough Primary School · Primary · Tower Hamlets

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
74%
-11pp
100%87%74%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 74%
RWM higher standard
7%
-6pp
22%15%7%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 7%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
84%
Reading higher standard
42%
Writing expected standard
84%
Writing higher standard
19%
Maths expected standard
74%
Maths higher standard
26%
Science expected standard
84%
SPAG expected standard
86%
SPAG higher standard
47%
Reading scaled score
107.0
Maths scaled score
105.0
GPS scaled score
109.0

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
326
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.3
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
91%
FSM eligible
35%
SEN
24%
Overall absence
7%
Persistent absence
21%

Contact

Address
Salmon Lane, Limehouse, London, E14 7PQ
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
2024/2574%7%84%42%84%19%74%26%84%86%107.0105.0109.024%326
2023/2485%13%91%33%87%17%98%43%96%91%108.0109.0111.010%344
2022/2380%10%93%39%83%15%98%63%95%98%108.0111.0111.0+2.50+1.10+6.609%341
2018/1996%22%96%52%98%41%100%59%100%100%109.0111.0114.0+5.50+4.60+6.107%365
2017/18100%12%100%24%100%33%100%40%100%100%107.0109.0113.0+2.40+3.70+5.007%371
2016/1791%14%91%49%93%35%95%42%91%93%108.0109.0111.0+2.40+2.60+3.408%360

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
2024/2532623.724%91%35%7%21%
2023/2434422.410%88%32%6%18%
2022/2334121.39%88%31%9%31%
2021/2234821.75%88%35%7%22%
2020/2134920.98%85%33%
2018/1936520.17%82%36%4%6%
2017/1837121.77%79%38%4%4%
2016/1736024.88%77%40%4%10%

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