Old Palace Primary School
St Leonard's Street, Bow, London, E3 3BT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Gary Palmer
- Federation
- Old Palace Primary School and Children's House Nursery School Federation
- Constituency
- Stratford and Bow
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 386
- URN
- 100892
- Local authority
- Tower Hamlets
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02089803020
About this school
Old Palace Primary School is a community primary school in London. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 386 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Old Palace Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 60 | 58 | 56 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 87% | 81% | 75% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 28% | 26% | 25% |
| Expected standard in reading | 93% | 83% | 93% |
| Expected standard in maths | 95% | 88% | 82% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 95% | 76% | 98% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 108.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 112.0 | 107.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +6.00 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Old Palace Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Tower Hamlets average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 87% | 67.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 81% | 68.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 75% | 68.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 407 |
| 2023/24 | 399 |
| 2024/25 | 394 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Old Palace Primary School compares
Old Palace Primary School ranked 22nd of 61 primary schools in Tower Hamlets for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 75% | 5.3% | 33% | 386 | — |
| St Agnes RC Primary School | 73% | 7.2% | 39.8% | 214 | 0.2 miles |
| Marner Primary School | 69% | 7.1% | 50.9% | 641 | 0.3 miles |
| School 360 | — | 7.4% | 13.6% | 201 | 0.4 miles |
| Wellington Primary School | 71% | 5.3% | 46.8% | 396 | 0.5 miles |
| The Clara Grant Primary School | 80% | 6.4% | 55.9% | 389 | 0.5 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 32.99%
- English as an additional language
- 83.8%
- Overall absence
- 5.28%
- Persistent absence
- 12.68%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Agnes RC Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · London
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Marner Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · London
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School 3600.4 miles
Primary · London
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Wellington Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · London
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The Clara Grant Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in London
Old Palace Primary School ranks 401st of the 948 ranked primary schools in London.
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- Ainslie Wood Primary School Primary
- Akiva School Primary
- Albemarle Primary School Primary
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- Alderbrook Primary School Primary
- Aldersbrook Primary School Primary
- Alderwood Primary School Primary
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Common questions
- What ages does Old Palace Primary School teach?
- Old Palace Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Old Palace Primary School?
- The headteacher of Old Palace Primary School is Mr Gary Palmer, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Old Palace Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Old Palace Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Old Palace Primary School?
- Old Palace Primary School has 386 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Old Palace Primary School full?
- Old Palace Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 386 on roll (92%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Old Palace Primary School a faith school?
- No. Old Palace Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Old Palace Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Old Palace Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Old Palace Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Old Palace Primary School is part of the Old Palace Primary School and Children's House Nursery School Federation federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Old Palace Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 87% in 2022/23 and 75% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Old Palace Primary School compare with other schools in Tower Hamlets?
- Old Palace Primary School ranked 22nd of 61 primary schools in Tower Hamlets for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Old Palace Primary School's absence rate?
- Old Palace Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Old Palace Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Old Palace Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.