Columbia Primary School
Columbia Road, Bethnal Green, London, E2 7RG
This school is closed (it closed in August 2024).
It was replaced by Columbia Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Oliver Woodward
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Bethnal Green and Stepney
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
- Capacity
- 450
- Pupils on roll
- 427
- URN
- 100897
- Local authority
- Tower Hamlets
About this school
Columbia Primary School was a community primary school in London. It taught children aged 3 to 11 and had 427 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Columbia Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 58 | 59 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 86% | 90% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 19% | 15% |
| Expected standard in reading | 88% | 97% |
| Expected standard in maths | 97% | 97% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 93% | 97% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 112.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 109.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.50 | - |
| Writing progress | +3.40 | - |
| Maths progress | +1.90 | - |
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 Columbia 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 | 86% | 67.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 90% | 68.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | — | 68.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | — | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 433 |
| 2023/24 | 427 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Columbia Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 29% of England schools in 2023/24.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 6.9% | 25.4% | 427 | — |
| Columbia Primary School | 81% | 7.1% | 29.5% | 416 | 0.0 miles |
| Elizabeth Selby Infants' School | — | 7.7% | 49.7% | 258 | 0.3 miles |
| Virginia Primary School | — | — | — | 214 | 0.3 miles |
| Lawdale Junior School | 70% | 5.7% | 61.8% | 205 | 0.3 miles |
| Sebright School | 75% | 4.6% | 48.1% | 430 | 0.4 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 2023/24 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 25.4%
- English as an additional language
- 50.6%
- Overall absence
- 6.9%
- Persistent absence
- 22.8%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Columbia Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · London
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Elizabeth Selby Infants' School0.3 miles
Primary · London
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Virginia Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · London
-
Lawdale Junior School0.3 miles
Primary · London
-
Sebright School0.4 miles
Primary · London
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- 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 Columbia Primary School teach?
- Columbia Primary School taught children aged 3 to 11. It was a primary school in London.
- Has Columbia Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Columbia Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Columbia Primary School?
- Columbia Primary School had 427 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- How have Columbia Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 86% in 2022/23 and 90% in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Columbia Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Columbia 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 31 August 2024.