Malmesbury Primary School
Coborn Street, Bow, London, E3 2AB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ms Claire Stewart
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Stratford and Bow
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 525
- Pupils on roll
- 453
- URN
- 134160
- Local authority
- Tower Hamlets
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02089804299
About this school
Malmesbury Primary School is a community primary school in London. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 453 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Malmesbury 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 7 June 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. 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 | 70 | 55 | 50 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 70% | 62% | 67% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 21% | 13% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 80% | 67% | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 77% | 75% | 72% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 84% | 73% | 72% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +4.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.60 | - | - |
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 Malmesbury 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 | 70% | 67.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 62% | 68.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 67% | 68.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 481 |
| 2023/24 | 461 |
| 2024/25 | 442 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Malmesbury Primary School compares
Malmesbury Primary School ranked 41st of 61 primary schools in Tower Hamlets for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 67% | 5.4% | 51.9% | 453 | — |
| Wellington Primary School | 71% | 5.3% | 46.8% | 396 | 0.3 miles |
| Olga Primary School | 62% | 5.4% | 37.2% | 490 | 0.4 miles |
| Old Ford Primary - A Paradigm Academy | 65% | 6% | 57.5% | 660 | 0.4 miles |
| St Agnes RC Primary School | 73% | 7.2% | 39.8% | 214 | 0.5 miles |
| Solebay Primary - A Paradigm Academy | 78% | 6.5% | 43.7% | 170 | 0.5 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)
- 51.9%
- English as an additional language
- 43.7%
- Overall absence
- 5.43%
- Persistent absence
- 13.21%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Wellington Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · London
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Olga Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
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Old Ford Primary - A Paradigm Academy0.4 miles
Primary · London
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St Agnes RC Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · London
-
Solebay Primary - A Paradigm Academy0.5 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in London
Malmesbury Primary School ranks 658th 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 Malmesbury Primary School teach?
- Malmesbury Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Malmesbury Primary School?
- The headteacher of Malmesbury Primary School is Ms Claire Stewart, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Malmesbury Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Malmesbury 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 Malmesbury Primary School?
- Malmesbury Primary School has 453 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Malmesbury Primary School full?
- Malmesbury Primary School has capacity for 525 pupils and 453 on roll (86%), 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 Malmesbury Primary School a faith school?
- No. Malmesbury Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Malmesbury Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Malmesbury Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Malmesbury Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 70% in 2022/23 and 67% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Malmesbury Primary School compare with other schools in Tower Hamlets?
- Malmesbury Primary School ranked 41st of 61 primary schools in Tower Hamlets for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Malmesbury Primary School's absence rate?
- Malmesbury 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 Malmesbury Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Malmesbury 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.