Seven Mills Primary School
Malabar Street, Isle of Dogs, London, E14 8LY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Joanna Bates
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Poplar and Limehouse
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 227
- URN
- 100931
- Local authority
- Tower Hamlets
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02079872350
About this school
Seven Mills Primary School is a community primary school in London. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 227 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Seven Mills 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. 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 | 30 | 26 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 73% | 65% | 55% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 4% | 14% |
| Expected standard in reading | 87% | 77% | 72% |
| Expected standard in maths | 87% | 77% | 66% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 73% | 65% | 62% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.90 | - | - |
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 Seven Mills 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 | 73% | 67.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 65% | 68.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 55% | 68.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 233 |
| 2023/24 | 228 |
| 2024/25 | 228 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Seven Mills Primary School compares
Seven Mills Primary School ranked 61st of 61 primary schools in Tower Hamlets for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 30% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 33% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 55% | 6.4% | 54.3% | 227 | — |
| Arnhem Wharf Primary School | 60% | 6.9% | 46.8% | 476 | 0.2 miles |
| St Edmund's Catholic School | 69% | 6.2% | 23.4% | 206 | 0.5 miles |
| Redriff Primary, City of London Academy | 89% | 4.7% | 25.3% | 456 | 0.6 miles |
| Harbinger Primary School | 63% | 7.1% | 48.6% | 300 | 0.6 miles |
| Cubitt Town Primary School | 63% | 7.3% | 56.6% | 679 | 0.7 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)
- 54.31%
- English as an additional language
- 74.6%
- Overall absence
- 6.38%
- Persistent absence
- 18.44%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Arnhem Wharf Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · London
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St Edmund's Catholic School0.5 miles
Primary · London
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Redriff Primary, City of London Academy0.6 miles
Primary · London
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Harbinger Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · London
-
Cubitt Town Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in London
Seven Mills Primary School ranks 853rd of the 948 ranked primary schools in London.
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- Ainslie Wood Primary School Primary
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- Albion Primary School Primary
- Alderbrook Primary School Primary
- Aldersbrook Primary School Primary
- Alderwood Primary School Primary
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Common questions
- What ages does Seven Mills Primary School teach?
- Seven Mills Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Seven Mills Primary School?
- The headteacher of Seven Mills Primary School is Joanna Bates, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Seven Mills Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Seven Mills 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 Seven Mills Primary School?
- Seven Mills Primary School has 227 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Seven Mills Primary School full?
- Seven Mills Primary School has capacity for 240 pupils and 227 on roll (95%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Seven Mills Primary School a faith school?
- No. Seven Mills Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Seven Mills Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Seven Mills Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Seven Mills Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 73% in 2022/23 and 55% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Seven Mills Primary School compare with other schools in Tower Hamlets?
- Seven Mills Primary School ranked 61st of 61 primary schools in Tower Hamlets for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 30% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 33% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Seven Mills Primary School's absence rate?
- Seven Mills Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Seven Mills Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Seven Mills 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.