Chisenhale Primary School
Chisenhale Road, Bow, London, E3 5QY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Gemma Anidi
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Stratford and Bow
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 351
- Pupils on roll
- 322
- URN
- 100896
- Local authority
- Tower Hamlets
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02089802584
About this school
Chisenhale Primary School is a community primary school in London. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 322 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- 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 | 42 | 43 | 41 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 57% | 65% | 61% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 12% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 79% | 84% | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 83% | 88% | 85% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 64% | 81% | 76% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.50 | - | - |
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 Chisenhale 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 | 57% | 67.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 65% | 68.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 61% | 68.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 338 |
| 2023/24 | 326 |
| 2024/25 | 321 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Chisenhale Primary School compares
Chisenhale Primary School ranked 56th of 61 primary schools in Tower Hamlets for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 43% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 61% | 5.8% | 25.6% | 322 | — |
| Olga Primary School | 62% | 5.4% | 37.2% | 490 | 0.2 miles |
| Old Ford Primary - A Paradigm Academy | 65% | 6% | 57.5% | 660 | 0.3 miles |
| Lauriston School | 75% | 4.2% | 25.3% | 440 | 0.4 miles |
| Bonner Primary School | 65% | 6.6% | 43.3% | 640 | 0.5 miles |
| St Elizabeth Catholic Primary School | — | — | — | 232 | 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)
- 25.61%
- English as an additional language
- 19.3%
- Overall absence
- 5.78%
- Persistent absence
- 15.08%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Olga Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · London
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Old Ford Primary - A Paradigm Academy0.3 miles
Primary · London
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Lauriston School0.4 miles
Primary · London
-
Bonner Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · London
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St Elizabeth Catholic Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in London
Chisenhale Primary School ranks 773rd of the 948 ranked primary schools in London.
- Abacus Belsize Primary School Primary
- Acton Gardens Primary School Primary
- Adamsrill Primary School Primary
- Addison Primary School Primary
- Ainslie Wood Primary School Primary
- Akiva School Primary
- Albemarle Primary School Primary
- Albion Primary School Primary
- Alderbrook Primary School Primary
- Aldersbrook Primary School Primary
- Alderwood Primary School Primary
- Alexander McLeod Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Chisenhale Primary School teach?
- Chisenhale Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Chisenhale Primary School?
- The headteacher of Chisenhale Primary School is Mrs Gemma Anidi, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Chisenhale Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Chisenhale 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 big is Chisenhale Primary School?
- Chisenhale Primary School has 322 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Chisenhale Primary School full?
- Chisenhale Primary School has capacity for 351 pupils and 322 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 Chisenhale Primary School a faith school?
- No. Chisenhale Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Chisenhale Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Chisenhale Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Chisenhale Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 57% in 2022/23 and 61% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Chisenhale Primary School rank locally?
- Chisenhale Primary School ranked 56th of 61 primary schools in Tower Hamlets for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 43% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Chisenhale Primary School's absence rate?
- Chisenhale Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Chisenhale Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Chisenhale 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.