Old Ford Primary - A Paradigm Academy
Wrights Road, Bow, London, E3 5LD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- PARADIGM TRUST
- Principal
- Mr Kevin Jones
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Paradigm Trust
- Constituency
- Stratford and Bow
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 630
- Pupils on roll
- 660
- URN
- 140096
- Local authority
- Tower Hamlets
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02089801503
About this school
Old Ford Primary - A Paradigm Academy is a primary academy in London. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 660 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 | 87 | 90 | 85 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 69% | 77% | 65% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 23% | 21% | 16% |
| Expected standard in reading | 78% | 83% | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 84% | 90% | 82% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 77% | 86% | 87% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 108.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.80 | - | - |
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 Old Ford 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 | 69% | 67.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 77% | 68.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 65% | 68.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 666 |
| 2023/24 | 679 |
| 2024/25 | 647 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Old Ford Primary - A Paradigm Academy compares
Old Ford Primary - A Paradigm Academy ranked 43rd of 61 primary schools in Tower Hamlets for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 53% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 65% | 6% | 57.5% | 660 | — |
| Olga Primary School | 62% | 5.4% | 37.2% | 490 | 0.3 miles |
| Chisenhale Primary School | 61% | 5.8% | 25.6% | 322 | 0.3 miles |
| Malmesbury Primary School | 67% | 5.4% | 51.9% | 453 | 0.4 miles |
| Wellington Primary School | 71% | 5.3% | 46.8% | 396 | 0.6 miles |
| Lauriston School | 75% | 4.2% | 25.3% | 440 | 0.6 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)
- 57.49%
- English as an additional language
- 42.5%
- Overall absence
- 6.02%
- Persistent absence
- 18.97%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Olga Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · London
-
Chisenhale Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · London
-
Malmesbury Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
-
Wellington Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · London
-
Lauriston School0.6 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in London
Old Ford Primary - A Paradigm Academy ranks 680th of the 948 ranked primary schools in London.
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Common questions
- What year groups does Old Ford Primary - A Paradigm Academy teach?
- Old Ford Primary - A Paradigm Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the principal of Old Ford Primary - A Paradigm Academy?
- The principal of Old Ford Primary - A Paradigm Academy is Mr Kevin Jones, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Old Ford Primary - A Paradigm Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Old Ford 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 Old Ford Primary - A Paradigm Academy?
- Old Ford Primary - A Paradigm Academy has 660 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Old Ford Primary - A Paradigm Academy full?
- Old Ford Primary - A Paradigm Academy has capacity for 630 pupils and 660 on roll (105%), 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 Old Ford Primary - A Paradigm Academy a faith school?
- No. Old Ford Primary - A Paradigm Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Old Ford Primary - A Paradigm Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Old Ford Primary - A Paradigm Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Old Ford Primary - A Paradigm Academy?
- Old Ford 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 Old Ford Primary - A Paradigm Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 69% in 2022/23 and 65% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Old Ford Primary - A Paradigm Academy rank locally?
- Old Ford Primary - A Paradigm Academy ranked 43rd of 61 primary schools in Tower Hamlets for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 53% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Old Ford Primary - A Paradigm Academy's absence rate?
- Old Ford Primary - A Paradigm Academy's overall absence rate is 6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Old Ford Primary - A Paradigm Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Old Ford 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.