Elizabeth Selby Infants' School
Old Bethnal Green Road, Bethnal Green, London, E2 6PP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Shahi Ahmed
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Bethnal Green and Stepney
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 277
- Pupils on roll
- 258
- URN
- 100908
- Local authority
- Tower Hamlets
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02077396187
About this school
Elizabeth Selby Infants' School is a community primary school in London. It teaches children aged 2 to 7 and has 258 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 29 March 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Trends over time
How Elizabeth Selby Infants' 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 256 |
| 2023/24 | 274 |
| 2024/25 | 265 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Elizabeth Selby Infants' School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 7.7% | 49.7% | 258 | — |
| Lawdale Junior School | 70% | 5.7% | 61.8% | 205 | 0.0 miles |
| Columbia Primary School | 81% | 7.1% | 29.5% | 416 | 0.3 miles |
| Hague Primary School | 79% | 5.1% | 34.2% | 205 | 0.3 miles |
| William Davis Primary School | 83% | 5.9% | 51.6% | 151 | 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 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 49.7%
- English as an additional language
- 94.3%
- Overall absence
- 7.73%
- Persistent absence
- 30.63%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Lawdale Junior School0.0 miles
Primary · London
-
Columbia Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · London
-
Hague Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · London
-
William Davis Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · London
-
Sebright School0.4 miles
Primary · London
Other 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 Elizabeth Selby Infants' School teach?
- Elizabeth Selby Infants' School teaches children aged 2 to 7. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Elizabeth Selby Infants' School?
- The headteacher of Elizabeth Selby Infants' School is Mr Shahi Ahmed, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Elizabeth Selby Infants' School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Elizabeth Selby Infants' 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 Elizabeth Selby Infants' School?
- Elizabeth Selby Infants' School has 258 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 7.
- Is Elizabeth Selby Infants' School full?
- Elizabeth Selby Infants' School has capacity for 277 pupils and 258 on roll (93%), 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 Elizabeth Selby Infants' School a faith school?
- No. Elizabeth Selby Infants' School has no designated religious character.
- Does Elizabeth Selby Infants' School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Elizabeth Selby Infants' School as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Elizabeth Selby Infants' School have?
- The schools register lists Elizabeth Selby Infants' School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- What is Elizabeth Selby Infants' School's absence rate?
- Elizabeth Selby Infants' School's overall absence rate is 7.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Elizabeth Selby Infants' School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Elizabeth Selby Infants' School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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.