Sir William Burrough Primary School
Salmon Lane, Limehouse, London, E14 7PQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- UNIVERSITY SCHOOLS TRUST, EAST LONDON
- Headteacher
- Mrs Siobhan Fehim
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- University Schools Trust
- Constituency
- Poplar and Limehouse
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 360
- Pupils on roll
- 294
- URN
- 137682
- Local authority
- Tower Hamlets
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02079872147
About this school
Sir William Burrough Primary School is a primary academy in London. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 294 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Sir William Burrough 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Good
- 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 | 41 | 46 | 43 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 80% | 85% | 74% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 13% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 93% | 91% | 84% |
| Expected standard in maths | 98% | 98% | 74% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 98% | 91% | 86% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 108.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 111.0 | 109.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +6.60 | - | - |
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 Sir William Burrough 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 | 80% | 67.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 85% | 68.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 74% | 68.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 341 |
| 2023/24 | 344 |
| 2024/25 | 326 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Sir William Burrough Primary School compares
Sir William Burrough Primary School ranked 24th of 61 primary schools in Tower Hamlets for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 76% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 27% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 74% | 6.8% | 34.9% | 294 | — |
| Stepney Greencoat Church of England Primary School | 61% | 6.5% | 35.7% | 189 | 0.1 miles |
| Cayley Primary School | 70% | 7% | 59.5% | 388 | 0.2 miles |
| Cyril Jackson Primary School | 65% | 4.3% | 37.5% | 448 | 0.3 miles |
| Halley Primary School | 68% | 7.1% | 39.9% | 194 | 0.3 miles |
| St Paul With St Luke CofE Primary Federation | 57% | 7.3% | 55.7% | 180 | 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 34.92%
- English as an additional language
- 90.8%
- Overall absence
- 6.84%
- Persistent absence
- 21.46%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Stepney Greencoat Church of England Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · London
-
Cayley Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · London
-
Cyril Jackson Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · London
-
Halley Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · London
-
St Paul With St Luke CofE Primary Federation0.4 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in London
Sir William Burrough Primary School ranks 455th of the 948 ranked primary schools in London.
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Common questions
- What ages does Sir William Burrough Primary School teach?
- Sir William Burrough Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Sir William Burrough Primary School?
- The headteacher of Sir William Burrough Primary School is Mrs Siobhan Fehim, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Sir William Burrough Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Sir William Burrough 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 Sir William Burrough Primary School?
- Sir William Burrough Primary School has 294 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Sir William Burrough Primary School full?
- Sir William Burrough Primary School has capacity for 360 pupils and 294 on roll (82%), 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 Sir William Burrough Primary School a faith school?
- No. Sir William Burrough Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Sir William Burrough Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Sir William Burrough Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Sir William Burrough Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Sir William Burrough Primary School is part of UNIVERSITY SCHOOLS TRUST, EAST LONDON. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Sir William Burrough Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 80% in 2022/23 and 74% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Sir William Burrough Primary School compare with other schools in Tower Hamlets?
- Sir William Burrough Primary School ranked 24th of 61 primary schools in Tower Hamlets for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 76% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 27% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Sir William Burrough Primary School's absence rate?
- Sir William Burrough Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Sir William Burrough Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Sir William Burrough 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.