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EnglandLondonTower HamletsE1 5ARThomas Buxton Primary School
Primary

Thomas Buxton Primary School

Primary

Tower Hamlets · London · E1 5AR www.thomasbuxton.towerhamlets.sch.uk

Pupils
411
cap. 480
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
71%
RWM expected · 2024/25
14%
RWM higher · 2024/25
411
Pupils · 2024/25
94%
EAL · 2024/25
15%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
71%
RWM expected · 2024/25
14%
RWM higher · 2024/25
411
Pupils · 2024/25
94%
EAL · 2024/25
15%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Outstanding

Ofsted inspection · 29/03/2023

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

Overview of Thomas Buxton Primary School · Primary · Tower Hamlets

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
71%
+11pp
75%65%54%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 71%
RWM higher standard
14%
+12pp
14%8%2%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 14%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
73%
Reading higher standard
34%
Writing expected standard
84%
Writing higher standard
21%
Maths expected standard
80%
Maths higher standard
23%
Science expected standard
91%
SPAG expected standard
82%
SPAG higher standard
54%
Reading scaled score
105.0
Maths scaled score
106.0
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
411
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.3
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
94%
FSM eligible
49%
SEN
23%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
15%

Contact

Address
Buxton Street, Bethnal Green, London, E1 5AR
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
2024/2571%14%73%34%84%21%80%23%91%82%105.0106.0109.023%411
2023/2460%2%75%28%68%11%77%33%79%84%106.0106.0109.023%424
2022/2361%10%69%20%80%14%78%29%85%83%104.0105.0107.0+0.70+2.50+1.9022%439
2018/1975%14%79%32%80%20%84%34%80%91%106.0106.0110.0+1.60+0.60+2.1011%438
2017/1854%4%64%27%68%11%75%9%80%80%103.0102.0106.0-0.40+0.20-0.2014%431
2016/1765%9%72%24%76%19%91%26%80%89%104.0106.0108.0+4.20+3.50+4.9015%438

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
2024/2541122.123%94%49%6%15%
2023/2442423.223%95%42%5%10%
2022/2343916.522%97%39%7%23%
2021/2243717.918%68%35%6%20%
2020/2143818.116%70%32%
2018/1943818.411%85%38%4%10%
2017/1843118.914%92%42%4%6%
2016/1743817.815%92%44%4%8%

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