Olga Primary School
Lanfranc Road, Bow, London, E3 5DN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lisa Bradley-Jones
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Stratford and Bow
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 530
- Pupils on roll
- 490
- URN
- 100916
- Local authority
- Tower Hamlets
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02089817127
About this school
Olga Primary School is a community primary school in London. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 490 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Olga 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 54 | 56 | 61 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 52% | 61% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 13% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 56% | 61% | 77% |
| Expected standard in maths | 67% | 66% | 74% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 52% | 64% | 69% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.70 | - | - |
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 Olga 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 | 52% | 67.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 61% | 68.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 62% | 68.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 573 |
| 2023/24 | 559 |
| 2024/25 | 537 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Olga Primary School compares
Olga Primary School ranked 54th of 61 primary schools in Tower Hamlets for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 45% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 62% | 5.4% | 37.2% | 490 | — |
| Chisenhale Primary School | 61% | 5.8% | 25.6% | 322 | 0.2 miles |
| Old Ford Primary - A Paradigm Academy | 65% | 6% | 57.5% | 660 | 0.3 miles |
| Malmesbury Primary School | 67% | 5.4% | 51.9% | 453 | 0.4 miles |
| Bonner Primary School | 65% | 6.6% | 43.3% | 640 | 0.5 miles |
| Solebay Primary - A Paradigm Academy | 78% | 6.5% | 43.7% | 170 | 0.6 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 37.18%
- English as an additional language
- 32%
- Overall absence
- 5.37%
- Persistent absence
- 14.75%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Chisenhale Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · London
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Old Ford Primary - A Paradigm Academy0.3 miles
Primary · London
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Malmesbury Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
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Bonner Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · London
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Solebay Primary - A Paradigm Academy0.6 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in London
Olga Primary School ranks 756th 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 ages does Olga Primary School teach?
- Olga Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Olga Primary School?
- The headteacher of Olga Primary School is Mrs Lisa Bradley-Jones, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Olga Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Olga 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 Olga Primary School?
- Olga Primary School has 490 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Olga Primary School full?
- Olga Primary School has capacity for 530 pupils and 490 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 Olga Primary School a faith school?
- No. Olga Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Olga Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Olga Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Olga Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 52% in 2022/23 and 62% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Olga Primary School compare with other schools in Tower Hamlets?
- Olga Primary School ranked 54th of 61 primary schools in Tower Hamlets for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 45% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Olga Primary School's absence rate?
- Olga Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Olga Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Olga 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.