Primary schools in Tower Hamlets, ranked
The 61 primary schools here are ranked by the share of pupils who reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25, from the Department for Education's published results.
Exam results are one part of the picture, and rankings never include Ofsted judgements: inspections from different eras cannot fairly be compared. Special schools and independent schools are not ranked, because their published figures do not compare fairly either. Each school's own page has its inspection history and context.
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Bigland Green Primary School
Community school
15%higher standard87%expected standard -
2
Canary Wharf College, Glenworth
Free schools
38%higher standard85%expected standard -
3
St Peter's London Docks CofE Primary School
Voluntary aided school
21%higher standard83%expected standard -
4
Stewart Headlam Primary School
Community school
20%higher standard83%expected standard -
5
William Davis Primary School
Community school
9%higher standard83%expected standard -
6
Columbia Primary School
Academy converter
19%higher standard81%expected standard -
7
Mayflower Primary School
Community school
20%higher standard80%expected standard -
8
The Clara Grant Primary School
Academy converter
16%higher standard80%expected standard -
9
Globe Primary School
Community school
7%higher standard80%expected standard -
10
Canary Wharf College, East Ferry
Free schools
15%higher standard79%expected standard -
11
Bygrove Primary School
Academy converter
7%higher standard79%expected standard -
12
Hague Primary School
Community school
3%higher standard79%expected standard -
13
Osmani Primary School
Community school
11%higher standard78%expected standard -
14
Solebay Primary - A Paradigm Academy
Free schools
9%higher standard78%expected standard -
15
Manorfield Primary School
Community school
16%higher standard77%expected standard -
16
Hermitage Primary School
Academy converter
14%higher standard77%expected standard -
17
Stebon Primary School
Academy converter
14%higher standard77%expected standard -
18
Stepney Park Primary School
Community school
10%higher standard77%expected standard -
19
Bangabandhu Primary School
Community school
5%higher standard77%expected standard -
20
Blue Gate Fields Junior School
Community school
26%higher standard76%expected standard -
21
St Mary and St Michael Primary School
Voluntary aided school
11%higher standard76%expected standard -
22
Old Palace Primary School
Community school
25%higher standard75%expected standard -
23
Culloden Primary - A Paradigm Academy
Academy converter
20%higher standard74%expected standard -
24
Sir William Burrough Primary School
Academy converter
7%higher standard74%expected standard -
25
St Agnes RC Primary School
Voluntary aided school
23%higher standard73%expected standard -
26
Ben Jonson Primary School
Community school
18%higher standard72%expected standard -
27
Mowlem Primary School
Community school
12%higher standard72%expected standard -
28
John Scurr Primary School
Community school
8%higher standard72%expected standard -
29
St Paul's Whitechapel Church of England Primary School
Voluntary aided school
7%higher standard72%expected standard -
30
Christ Church CofE School
Voluntary aided school
35%higher standard71%expected standard -
31
Lansbury Lawrence Primary School
Community school
15%higher standard71%expected standard -
32
Thomas Buxton Primary School
Community school
14%higher standard71%expected standard -
33
Woolmore Primary School
Community school
13%higher standard71%expected standard -
34
Wellington Primary School
Community school
5%higher standard71%expected standard -
35
Cayley Primary School
Community school
7%higher standard70%expected standard -
36
Kobi Nazrul Primary School
Community school
3%higher standard70%expected standard -
37
Lawdale Junior School
Community school
2%higher standard70%expected standard -
38
Marner Primary School
Community school
9%higher standard69%expected standard -
39
St Edmund's Catholic School
Voluntary aided school
8%higher standard69%expected standard -
40
Halley Primary School
Community school
4%higher standard68%expected standard -
41
Malmesbury Primary School
Community school
6%higher standard67%expected standard -
42
St Paul's Way Trust School
Academy converter
9%higher standard66%expected standard -
43
Old Ford Primary - A Paradigm Academy
Academy converter
16%higher standard65%expected standard -
44
Cyril Jackson Primary School
Academy converter
12%higher standard65%expected standard -
45
Bonner Primary School
Community school
11%higher standard65%expected standard -
46
St John's Church of England Primary School
Voluntary aided school
12%higher standard64%expected standard -
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St Luke's Church of England Primary School
Voluntary aided school
12%higher standard64%expected standard -
48
St Saviour's Church of England Primary School
Voluntary aided school
9%higher standard64%expected standard -
49
Marion Richardson Primary School
Community school
5%higher standard64%expected standard -
50
English Martyrs Roman Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided school
16%higher standard63%expected standard -
51
Cubitt Town Primary School
Community school
10%higher standard63%expected standard -
52
Harbinger Primary School
Community school
3%higher standard63%expected standard -
53
Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided school
10%higher standard62%expected standard -
54
Olga Primary School
Community school
7%higher standard62%expected standard -
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Stepney Greencoat Church of England Primary School
Voluntary aided school
22%higher standard61%expected standard -
56
Chisenhale Primary School
Community school
10%higher standard61%expected standard -
57
Harry Gosling Primary School
Community school
7%higher standard60%expected standard -
58
Arnhem Wharf Primary School
Community school
3%higher standard60%expected standard -
59
Mulberry Canon Barnett Primary Academy
Academy converter
4%higher standard59%expected standard -
60
St Paul With St Luke CofE Primary Federation
Voluntary aided school
9%higher standard57%expected standard -
61
Seven Mills Primary School
Community school
14%higher standard55%expected standard
Common questions
- Which is the best primary school in Tower Hamlets?
- By 2024/25 exam results alone, Bigland Green Primary School ranks first of 61 ranked primary schools in Tower Hamlets, with 87% of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Results reflect each school's cohort as well as its teaching, so treat the ranking as a starting point rather than a verdict.
- How are schools in Tower Hamlets ranked?
- Primary schools are ranked by the share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25, from the Department for Education's published results. Ofsted judgements are never part of the ranking, because inspections from different eras cannot fairly be compared, and special and independent schools are not ranked because their published figures do not compare fairly.
- How many primary schools are ranked in Tower Hamlets?
- 61 primary schools in Tower Hamlets published 2024/25 results and are ranked here. Schools without published results, special schools and independent schools are listed on the area's own page instead.
Exam results come from the Department for Education's school performance service and cover the 2024/25 academic year. Schools without published results for that year are not listed.