Thomas Buxton Primary School
Buxton Street, Bethnal Green, London, E1 5AR
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lorraine Flanagan
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Bethnal Green and Stepney
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 480
- Pupils on roll
- 404
- URN
- 100930
- Local authority
- Tower Hamlets
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02072473816
About this school
Thomas Buxton Primary School is a community primary school in London. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 404 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Thomas Buxton 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
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 Outstanding. 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.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 59 | 57 | 56 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 61% | 60% | 71% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 2% | 14% |
| Expected standard in reading | 69% | 75% | 73% |
| Expected standard in maths | 78% | 77% | 80% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 83% | 84% | 82% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.50 | - | - |
| 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 Thomas Buxton 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 | 61% | 67.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 60% | 68.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 71% | 68.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 439 |
| 2023/24 | 424 |
| 2024/25 | 411 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Thomas Buxton Primary School compares
Thomas Buxton Primary School ranked 32nd of 61 primary schools in Tower Hamlets for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 71% | 6% | 48.8% | 404 | — |
| Osmani Primary School | 78% | 4.7% | 39.2% | 409 | 0.0 miles |
| St Anne's and Guardian Angels Catholic Primary School | — | 8.8% | 46% | 145 | 0.1 miles |
| William Davis Primary School | 83% | 5.9% | 51.6% | 151 | 0.2 miles |
| Stewart Headlam Primary School | 83% | 4.8% | 32.6% | 189 | 0.2 miles |
| Hague Primary School | 79% | 5.1% | 34.2% | 205 | 0.3 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)
- 48.77%
- English as an additional language
- 94.4%
- Overall absence
- 6.03%
- Persistent absence
- 15.03%
Location
Nearby schools
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Osmani Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · London
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St Anne's and Guardian Angels Catholic Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · London
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William Davis Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · London
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Stewart Headlam Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · London
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Hague Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in London
Thomas Buxton Primary School ranks 539th of the 948 ranked primary schools in London.
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Common questions
- What ages does Thomas Buxton Primary School teach?
- Thomas Buxton Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Thomas Buxton Primary School?
- The headteacher of Thomas Buxton Primary School is Mrs Lorraine Flanagan, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Thomas Buxton Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Thomas Buxton 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 Thomas Buxton Primary School?
- Thomas Buxton Primary School has 404 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Thomas Buxton Primary School full?
- Thomas Buxton Primary School has capacity for 480 pupils and 404 on roll (84%), 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 Thomas Buxton Primary School a faith school?
- No. Thomas Buxton Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Thomas Buxton Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Thomas Buxton Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Thomas Buxton Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 61% in 2022/23 and 71% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Thomas Buxton Primary School compare with other schools in Tower Hamlets?
- Thomas Buxton Primary School ranked 32nd of 61 primary schools in Tower Hamlets for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Thomas Buxton Primary School's absence rate?
- Thomas Buxton Primary School's overall absence rate is 6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Thomas Buxton Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Thomas Buxton 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.