Lansbury Lawrence Primary School
Cordelia Street, Poplar, London, E14 6DZ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Owen O'regan
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Poplar and Limehouse
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 451
- URN
- 133574
- Local authority
- Tower Hamlets
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02079874589
About this school
Lansbury Lawrence Primary School is a community primary school in London. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 451 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
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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- 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 | 60 | 54 | 59 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 67% | 71% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 15% | 15% |
| Expected standard in reading | 77% | 74% | 81% |
| Expected standard in maths | 75% | 87% | 81% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 82% | 78% | 73% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 106.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 107.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | 0.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.30 | - | - |
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 Lansbury Lawrence 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 | 63% | 67.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 67% | 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 | 6.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 452 |
| 2023/24 | 447 |
| 2024/25 | 452 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Lansbury Lawrence Primary School compares
Lansbury Lawrence Primary School ranked 31st 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 35% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 71% | 6.3% | 53.2% | 451 | — |
| Bygrove Primary School | 79% | 4% | 49.5% | 247 | 0.1 miles |
| Mayflower Primary School | 80% | 4.7% | 45.8% | 400 | 0.2 miles |
| St Saviour's Church of England Primary School | 64% | 7.9% | 45.9% | 198 | 0.2 miles |
| Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School | 62% | 7.2% | 50.4% | 411 | 0.3 miles |
| Manorfield Primary School | 77% | 6.9% | 52.5% | 652 | 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.
Inspection history
- 7 February 2024
-
Ungraded inspection report19 October 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 53.22%
- English as an additional language
- 87.4%
- Overall absence
- 6.29%
- Persistent absence
- 18.44%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bygrove Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · London
-
Mayflower Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · London
-
St Saviour's Church of England Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · London
-
Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · London
-
Manorfield Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in London
Lansbury Lawrence Primary School ranks 537th of the 948 ranked primary schools in London.
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- Alderbrook Primary School Primary
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Common questions
- What year groups does Lansbury Lawrence Primary School teach?
- Lansbury Lawrence Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Lansbury Lawrence Primary School?
- The headteacher of Lansbury Lawrence Primary School is Mr Owen O'regan, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Lansbury Lawrence Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Lansbury Lawrence 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 big is Lansbury Lawrence Primary School?
- Lansbury Lawrence Primary School has 451 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Lansbury Lawrence Primary School full?
- Lansbury Lawrence Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 451 on roll (107%), 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 Lansbury Lawrence Primary School a faith school?
- No. Lansbury Lawrence Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Lansbury Lawrence Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Lansbury Lawrence Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Lansbury Lawrence Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 63% 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 Lansbury Lawrence Primary School rank locally?
- Lansbury Lawrence Primary School ranked 31st 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 35% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Lansbury Lawrence Primary School's absence rate?
- Lansbury Lawrence Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Lansbury Lawrence Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Lansbury Lawrence 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 1 July 2026.