Solebay Primary - A Paradigm Academy
11 Solebay Street, London, E1 4PW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- PARADIGM TRUST
- Principal
- Ms Janet Baker
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Paradigm Trust
- Constituency
- Bethnal Green and Stepney
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 350
- Pupils on roll
- 170
- URN
- 138276
- Local authority
- Tower Hamlets
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02089802414
About this school
Solebay Primary - A Paradigm Academy is a primary academy in London. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 170 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 | 50 | 21 | 23 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 72% | 76% | 78% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 22% | 19% | 9% |
| Expected standard in reading | 78% | 86% | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 86% | 100% | 78% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 92% | 95% | 70% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 108.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 109.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.70 | - | - |
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 Solebay Primary - A Paradigm Academy 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 | 72% | 67.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 76% | 68.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 78% | 68.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 218 |
| 2023/24 | 187 |
| 2024/25 | 188 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Solebay Primary - A Paradigm Academy compares
Solebay Primary - A Paradigm Academy ranked 14th of 61 primary schools in Tower Hamlets for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 84% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 30% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 78% | 6.5% | 43.7% | 170 | — |
| Ben Jonson Primary School | 72% | 5.6% | 47.2% | 591 | 0.1 miles |
| Halley Primary School | 68% | 7.1% | 39.9% | 194 | 0.3 miles |
| Cayley Primary School | 70% | 7% | 59.5% | 388 | 0.5 miles |
| Malmesbury Primary School | 67% | 5.4% | 51.9% | 453 | 0.5 miles |
| St Paul With St Luke CofE Primary Federation | 57% | 7.3% | 55.7% | 180 | 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.
Inspection history
- 10 May 2023
-
Ungraded inspection report31 October 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 43.71%
- English as an additional language
- 25%
- Overall absence
- 6.51%
- Persistent absence
- 20.69%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Ben Jonson Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · London
-
Halley Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · London
-
Cayley Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · London
-
Malmesbury Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · London
-
St Paul With St Luke CofE Primary Federation0.5 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in London
Solebay Primary - A Paradigm Academy ranks 333rd of the 948 ranked primary schools in London.
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Common questions
- What year groups does Solebay Primary - A Paradigm Academy teach?
- Solebay Primary - A Paradigm Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the principal of Solebay Primary - A Paradigm Academy?
- The principal of Solebay Primary - A Paradigm Academy is Ms Janet Baker, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Solebay Primary - A Paradigm Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Solebay Primary - A Paradigm Academy, 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 Solebay Primary - A Paradigm Academy?
- Solebay Primary - A Paradigm Academy has 170 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Solebay Primary - A Paradigm Academy full?
- Solebay Primary - A Paradigm Academy has capacity for 350 pupils and 170 on roll (49%), 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 Solebay Primary - A Paradigm Academy a faith school?
- No. Solebay Primary - A Paradigm Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Solebay Primary - A Paradigm Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Solebay Primary - A Paradigm Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Solebay Primary - A Paradigm Academy?
- Solebay Primary - A Paradigm Academy is part of PARADIGM TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Solebay Primary - A Paradigm Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 72% in 2022/23 and 78% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Solebay Primary - A Paradigm Academy rank locally?
- Solebay Primary - A Paradigm Academy ranked 14th of 61 primary schools in Tower Hamlets for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 84% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 30% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Solebay Primary - A Paradigm Academy's absence rate?
- Solebay Primary - A Paradigm Academy's overall absence rate is 6.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Solebay Primary - A Paradigm Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Solebay Primary - A Paradigm Academy'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.