Bangabandhu Primary School
Wessex Street, Bethnal Green, London, E2 0LB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ms Marie Maxwell
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Bethnal Green and Stepney
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 270
- Pupils on roll
- 309
- URN
- 100937
- Local authority
- Tower Hamlets
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02089800580
About this school
Bangabandhu Primary School is a community primary school in London. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 309 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Bangabandhu 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
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
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 58 | 56 | 56 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 67% | 77% | 77% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 2% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 86% | 93% | 88% |
| Expected standard in maths | 84% | 93% | 89% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 83% | 93% | 88% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 110.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 110.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +4.10 | - | - |
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 Bangabandhu 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 | 67% | 67.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 77% | 68.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 77% | 68.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 400 |
| 2023/24 | 364 |
| 2024/25 | 335 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bangabandhu Primary School compares
Bangabandhu Primary School ranked 19th of 61 primary schools in Tower Hamlets for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 77% | 5.9% | 65.1% | 309 | — |
| Globe Primary School | 80% | 4.9% | 46.7% | 412 | 0.2 miles |
| John Scurr Primary School | 72% | 5.7% | 44.4% | 494 | 0.3 miles |
| Bonner Primary School | 65% | 6.6% | 43.3% | 640 | 0.3 miles |
| St John's Church of England Primary School | 64% | 9.8% | 67.1% | 176 | 0.3 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)
- 65.05%
- English as an additional language
- 88.1%
- Overall absence
- 5.94%
- Persistent absence
- 17.61%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Globe Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · London
-
John Scurr Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · London
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Bonner Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · London
-
St John's Church of England Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · London
-
Hague Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in London
Bangabandhu Primary School ranks 370th 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 Bangabandhu Primary School teach?
- Bangabandhu Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Bangabandhu Primary School?
- The headteacher of Bangabandhu Primary School is Ms Marie Maxwell, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Bangabandhu Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bangabandhu 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 Bangabandhu Primary School?
- Bangabandhu Primary School has 309 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Bangabandhu Primary School full?
- Bangabandhu Primary School has capacity for 270 pupils and 309 on roll (114%), so it is at or above 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 Bangabandhu Primary School a faith school?
- No. Bangabandhu Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Bangabandhu Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Bangabandhu Primary School as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Bangabandhu Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Bangabandhu Primary School's special educational needs provision as: OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Bangabandhu Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 67% in 2022/23 and 77% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Bangabandhu Primary School compare with other schools in Tower Hamlets?
- Bangabandhu Primary School ranked 19th of 61 primary schools in Tower Hamlets for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Bangabandhu Primary School's absence rate?
- Bangabandhu Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Bangabandhu Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bangabandhu 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.