Voluntary aided school · City of London

The Aldgate School

3–11Ages
229Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
100000URN

St James's Passage, Duke's Place, London, EC3A 5DE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2024 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.4per place

close to City of London median (2.4)

73 applications for 30 places · 1st of 1 in City of London

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

77%met the expected standard

City of London 77% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 12 June 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.4applications per place, Reception

close to City of London median (2.4) 0.2 above England median (2.2)

73 applications · 30 places offered · 37 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.4; City of London median median 2.4
2025 3.2; City of London median median 3.2
2024 2.2; City of London median median 2.2
2023 2.6; City of London median median 2.6
2022 2.7; City of London median median 2.7
2021 2.7; City of London median median 2.7
2020 3.1; City of London median median 3.1
2019 3.5; City of London median median 3.5
2018 3.1; City of London median median 3.1
2017 3.8; City of London median median 3.8
2016 2.1; City of London median median 2.1
2015 3.0; City of London median median 3.0
2014 3.9; City of London median median 3.9

More applications per place than the City of London median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
City of London median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	30	73	2.4	37	1.23
Sep 2025	30	95	3.2	48	1.60
Sep 2024	30	66	2.2	30	1.00
Sep 2023	30	78	2.6	39	1.30
Sep 2022	30	81	2.7	42	1.40
Sep 2021	30	81	2.7	37	1.23
Sep 2020	30	93	3.1	45	1.50
Sep 2019	30	106	3.5	61	2.03
Sep 2018	30	92	3.1	47	1.57
Sep 2017	29	111	3.8	51	1.76
Sep 2016	54	112	2.1	46	0.85
Sep 2015	30	89	3.0	49	1.63
Sep 2014	30	116	3.9	56	1.87

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 93% · Writing 80% · Maths 93% → all three 77% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard77%1st of 1 in City of London

City of London 77% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard93%

City of London 93% England 78%

Higher standard47%

City of London 47% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard80%

City of London 80% England 75%

Greater depth13%

City of London 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard93%

City of London 93% England 77%

Higher standard37%

City of London 37% England 24%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

This school
City of London median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	77%	10%	108	108
2023/24	79%	14%	108	109
2022/23	76%	16%	108	107

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

The Aldgate SchoolThis school
This school

Outstanding2024

2.4applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
English Martyrs Roman Catholic Primary School
0.4 km · Tower Hamlets

2026

2.0applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Mulberry Canon Barnett Primary Academy
0.5 km · Tower Hamlets

2026

1.7applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Christ Church CofE School
0.7 km · Tower Hamlets

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Harry Gosling Primary School
0.8 km · Tower Hamlets

Remains Good2023

1.5applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Kobi Nazrul Primary School
0.9 km · Tower Hamlets

Improved significantly2025

1.4applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
St Paul's Whitechapel Church of England Primary School
0.9 km · Tower Hamlets

Good2024

2.1applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
St Anne's and Guardian Angels Catholic Primary School
1.0 km · Tower Hamlets

Remains Good2020

3.0applications per place
Osmani Primary School
1.2 km · Tower Hamlets

2026

2.7applications per place 78%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 100000 · 201/3614
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 245 pupils · 229 on roll
Free school meals: 22.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: St James's Passage, Duke's Place, London, EC3A 5DE
Local authority: City of London

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources