Community school · Tower Hamlets

Cayley Primary School

3–11Ages
388Pupils
PrimaryPhase
100894URN

Aston Street, Stepney, London, E14 7NG · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodJun 2012

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Nov 2022

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.2per place

0.2 above Tower Hamlets median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Tower Hamlets

78 applications for 36 places · 23rd of 58 in Tower Hamlets

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

70%met the expected standard

Tower Hamlets 71% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodJun 2012

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Nov 2022

Inspection history

10 November 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
13 June 2012
Graded inspection: 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

2.2applications per place, Reception

0.2 above Tower Hamlets median (2.0) close to England median (2.2)

78 applications · 36 places offered · 35 named it first

2026 2.2; Tower Hamlets median median 2.0
2025 2.4; Tower Hamlets median median 2.0
2024 2.4; Tower Hamlets median median 2.2
2023 2.0; Tower Hamlets median median 2.1
2022 2.1; Tower Hamlets median median 2.1
2021 2.3; Tower Hamlets median median 2.0
2020 2.2; Tower Hamlets median median 2.2
2019 2.6; Tower Hamlets median median 2.4
2018 2.2; Tower Hamlets median median 2.5
2017 2.8; Tower Hamlets median median 2.5
2016 2.2; Tower Hamlets median median 2.7
2015 2.4; Tower Hamlets median median 2.8
2014 2.9; Tower Hamlets median median 3.1

This school
Tower Hamlets 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	36	78	2.2	35	0.97
Sep 2025	45	106	2.4	40	0.89
Sep 2024	59	144	2.4	64	1.08
Sep 2023	59	119	2.0	52	0.88
Sep 2022	52	111	2.1	35	0.67
Sep 2021	60	137	2.3	56	0.93
Sep 2020	57	127	2.2	41	0.72
Sep 2019	50	128	2.6	40	0.80
Sep 2018	72	156	2.2	55	0.76
Sep 2017	61	170	2.8	54	0.89
Sep 2016	89	198	2.2	59	0.66
Sep 2015	72	174	2.4	56	0.78
Sep 2014	63	181	2.9	50	0.79

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 78% · Writing 76% · Maths 85% → all three 70% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard70%35th of 60 in Tower Hamlets

Tower Hamlets 71% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard78%

Tower Hamlets 83% England 78%

Higher standard36%

Tower Hamlets 39% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard76%

Tower Hamlets 79% England 75%

Greater depth11%

Tower Hamlets 16% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard85%

Tower Hamlets 83% England 77%

Higher standard34%

Tower Hamlets 34% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Tower Hamlets median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	70%	7%	105	107
2023/24	76%	10%	105	107
2022/23	82%	20%	108	109

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

Cayley Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2022

2.2applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Halley Primary School
0.2 km · Tower Hamlets

Good2023

2.4applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Sir William Burrough Primary School
0.4 km · Tower Hamlets

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.1applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Stepney Greencoat Church of England Primary School
0.5 km · Tower Hamlets

Good2023

2.1applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Ben Jonson Primary School
0.6 km · Tower Hamlets

Good2024

1.6applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Marion Richardson Primary School
0.6 km · Tower Hamlets

Outstanding2024

1.7applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
St Paul With St Luke CofE Primary Federation
0.7 km · Tower Hamlets

Standards maintained2025

1.8applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Solebay Primary - A Paradigm Academy
0.7 km · Tower Hamlets

Outstanding2023

2.7applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Cyril Jackson Primary School
0.9 km · Tower Hamlets

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place 65%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 100894 · 211/2097
Capacity: 492 pupils · 388 on roll
Free school meals: 55.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Aston Street, Stepney, London, E14 7NG
Local authority: Tower Hamlets

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