Old Ford Primary - A Paradigm Academy

Primary · Tower Hamlets · E3 5LD · URN 140096

Ofsted OutstandingLast inspected 2022-11-08Cohort 660

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.

2024-2025 results · cohort 85

4 of 4 headline figuresArea average from 64 schools in Tower Hamlets

Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
65%
Tower Hamlets 68.8%England 61%
3.8 percentage points below the area average of 68.8
Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths
16%
Tower Hamlets 11.9%England 8%
4.1 percentage points above the area average of 11.9
Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading
107
Tower Hamlets 106.85England 105
In line with the area average of 106.9
Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths
107
Tower Hamlets 106.82England 105
In line with the area average of 106.8
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
Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling
38%
Tower Hamlets 36.8%England 32%
1.2 percentage points above the area average of 36.8
Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading
80%
Tower Hamlets 79.5%
0.5 percentage points above the area average of 79.5
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing
75%
Tower Hamlets 76.7%
1.7 percentage points below 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
85
Tower Hamlets 49
36 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	65% Tower Hamlets 68.8%England 61%	3.8 percentage points below the area average of 68.8	4 percentage points above the national figure of 61	Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths	16% Tower Hamlets 11.9%England 8%	4.1 percentage points above the area average of 11.9	8 percentage points above the national figure of 8	Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading	107 Tower Hamlets 106.85England 105	In line with the area average of 106.9	2 above the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths	107 Tower Hamlets 106.82England 105	In line with the area average of 106.8	2 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	38% Tower Hamlets 36.8%England 32%	1.2 percentage points above the area average of 36.8	6 percentage points above the national figure of 32	Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading	80% Tower Hamlets 79.5%	0.5 percentage points above the area average of 79.5	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing	75% Tower Hamlets 76.7%	1.7 percentage points below 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	85 Tower Hamlets 49	36 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 benchmark

Tower 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 · 2025/26

Published figures

English as an additional language: 38.9% of pupils
Eligible for free school meals: 52.8% of pupils
Pupils on SEN support: 6.4% of pupils
Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants: 12.5pupils per adult
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling: 38% of pupils
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths: 16% of pupils
Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census): 19.6pupils per teacher
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths: 65% of pupils
Teachers who stayed the following year (3-year average): 92.3% of teachers

Data last refreshed 2026-10-12. Source: DfE and Ofsted open data, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Where it is

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What is the latest Ofsted judgement?: Ofsted rated Old Ford Primary - A Paradigm Academy Outstanding at its inspection on 08/11/2022.
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