Old Palace Primary School
Primary · Tower Hamlets · E3 3BT · URN 100892
Exam results, in full
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Key stage 2 results
Taken by pupils at the end of Year 6, so they describe a primary school.
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
75%
Tower Hamlets 68.8%England 61%6.2 percentage points above the area average of 68.8
Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths
25%
Tower Hamlets 11.9%England 8%13.1 percentage points above the area average of 11.9
Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading
109
Tower Hamlets 106.85England 1052.2 above the area average of 106.9
Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths
108
Tower Hamlets 106.82England 1051.2 above the area average of 106.8
Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling
108
Tower Hamlets 107.31England 1050.7 above the area average of 107.3
Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling
27%
Tower Hamlets 36.8%England 32%9.8 percentage points below the area average of 36.8
Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading
93%
Tower Hamlets 79.5%13.5 percentage points above the area average of 79.5
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing
86%
Tower Hamlets 76.7%9.3 percentage points above the area average of 76.7
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths
82%
Tower Hamlets 79.5%2.5 percentage points above the area average of 79.5
Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort
56
Tower Hamlets 497 above the area average of 49
Context only, not scored
| Measure | This school | Against Tower Hamlets | Against national | Feeds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 75% Tower Hamlets 68.8%England 61% | 6.2 percentage points above the area average of 68.8 | 14 percentage points above the national figure of 61 | Overall standards |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 25% Tower Hamlets 11.9%England 8% | 13.1 percentage points above the area average of 11.9 | 17 percentage points above the national figure of 8 | Academic stretch |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109 Tower Hamlets 106.85England 105 | 2.2 above the area average of 106.9 | 4 above the national figure of 105 | Overall standards |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108 Tower Hamlets 106.82England 105 | 1.2 above the area average of 106.8 | 3 above the national figure of 105 | Overall standards |
| Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 108 Tower Hamlets 107.31England 105 | 0.7 above the area average of 107.3 | 3 above the national figure of 105 | Overall standards |
| Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 27% Tower Hamlets 36.8%England 32% | 9.8 percentage points below the area average of 36.8 | 5 percentage points below the national figure of 32 | Academic stretch |
| Expected standard in reading | 93% Tower Hamlets 79.5% | 13.5 percentage points above the area average of 79.5 | No national comparison | Context only, not scored |
| Expected standard in writing | 86% Tower Hamlets 76.7% | 9.3 percentage points above the area average of 76.7 | No national comparison | Context only, not scored |
| Expected standard in maths | 82% Tower Hamlets 79.5% | 2.5 percentage points above the area average of 79.5 | No national comparison | Context only, not scored |
| Pupils in the results cohort | 56 Tower Hamlets 49 | 7 above the area average of 49 | No national comparison | Context only, not scored |
Withheld figures are suppressed at source to protect small cohorts. Figures marked not published are ones the department no longer publishes for any school. Source: DfE performance tables, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Local authority average class size
Area benchmarkTower Hamlets · State-funded schools · 2025/26
- Primary classes
- 25.1 pupils per class
This is the council-area average, not this school’s class size. It is not used in your scorecard ranking.
Source: DfE school census · 2025/26Published figures
- English as an additional language
- 83.2% of pupils
- Eligible for free school meals
- 30.1% of pupils
- Pupils on SEN support
- 8.8% of pupils
- Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants
- 9.8pupils per adult
- Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling
- 27% of pupils
- Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths
- 25% of pupils
- Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census)
- 15.9pupils per teacher
- Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
- 75% of pupils
- Teachers who stayed the following year (3-year average)
- 87.6% of teachers
Data last refreshed 2026-11-10. Source: DfE and Ofsted open data, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Where it is
Distances are straight-line from the centre of your outward postcode, not a walking or driving route, and never a catchment or admissions prediction.
Nearby primary schools
- Old Ford Primary - A Paradigm Academy0.9 miles awayOfsted Outstanding
- Culloden Primary - A Paradigm Academy1.0 miles awayOfsted not published
- Bygrove Primary School1.1 miles awayOfsted Outstanding
- Solebay Primary - A Paradigm Academy1.1 miles awayOfsted Outstanding
- Chisenhale Primary School1.1 miles awayOfsted Good
- Ben Jonson Primary School1.1 miles awayOfsted Good
Common questions about Old Palace Primary School
- What is the latest Ofsted judgement?
- Ofsted rated Old Palace Primary School Good at its inspection on 11/01/2023.
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- Old Palace Primary School is a primary school in Tower Hamlets, postcode E3 3BT (URN 100892).
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