Cyril Jackson Primary School
Limehouse Causeway, London, E14 8AQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- UNIVERSITY SCHOOLS TRUST, EAST LONDON
- Headteacher
- Mrs Hodo Dirir
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- University Schools Trust
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
- Constituency
- Poplar and Limehouse
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 480
- Pupils on roll
- 448
- URN
- 148681
- Local authority
- Tower Hamlets
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02079873737
About this school
Cyril Jackson Primary School is a primary academy in London. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 448 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Cyril Jackson 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
- Outstanding
- 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 | 60 | 57 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 75% | 65% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 15% | 16% | 12% |
| Expected standard in reading | 75% | 75% | 77% |
| Expected standard in maths | 77% | 84% | 70% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 72% | 86% | 78% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 107.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.90 | - | - |
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 Cyril Jackson 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 | 75% | 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 | 6.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 461 |
| 2023/24 | 456 |
| 2024/25 | 448 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Cyril Jackson Primary School compares
Cyril Jackson Primary School ranked 44th 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 79% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 65% | 4.3% | 37.5% | 448 | — |
| Stepney Greencoat Church of England Primary School | 61% | 6.5% | 35.7% | 189 | 0.3 miles |
| Sir William Burrough Primary School | 74% | 6.8% | 34.9% | 294 | 0.3 miles |
| Mayflower Primary School | 80% | 4.7% | 45.8% | 400 | 0.4 miles |
| Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School | 62% | 7.2% | 50.4% | 411 | 0.4 miles |
| Stebon Primary School | 77% | 5.3% | 48.1% | 695 | 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)
- 37.53%
- English as an additional language
- 66.5%
- Overall absence
- 4.27%
- Persistent absence
- 9.01%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Stepney Greencoat Church of England Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · London
-
Sir William Burrough Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · London
-
Mayflower Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
-
Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
-
Stebon Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in London
Cyril Jackson Primary School ranks 687th of the 948 ranked primary schools in London.
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- Ainslie Wood Primary School Primary
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- 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 Cyril Jackson Primary School teach?
- Cyril Jackson Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Cyril Jackson Primary School?
- The headteacher of Cyril Jackson Primary School is Mrs Hodo Dirir, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Cyril Jackson Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Cyril Jackson 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 Cyril Jackson Primary School?
- Cyril Jackson Primary School has 448 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Cyril Jackson Primary School full?
- Cyril Jackson Primary School has capacity for 480 pupils and 448 on roll (93%), 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 Cyril Jackson Primary School a faith school?
- No. Cyril Jackson Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Cyril Jackson Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Cyril Jackson Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Cyril Jackson Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Cyril Jackson 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.
- What SEN provision does Cyril Jackson Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Cyril Jackson Primary School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Cyril Jackson 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 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 Cyril Jackson Primary School compare with other schools in Tower Hamlets?
- Cyril Jackson Primary School ranked 44th 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 79% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Cyril Jackson Primary School's absence rate?
- Cyril Jackson Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Cyril Jackson Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Cyril Jackson 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 10 July 2026.