Community school · Tower Hamlets

Chisenhale Primary School

3–11Ages
322Pupils
PrimaryPhase
100896URN

Chisenhale Road, Bow, Chisenhale Rd, London, E3 5QY · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.8per place

0.8 above Tower Hamlets median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Tower Hamlets

122 applications for 44 places · 10th of 58 in Tower Hamlets

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

61%met the expected standard

Tower Hamlets 71% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 18 June 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
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

2.8applications per place, Reception

0.8 above Tower Hamlets median (2.0) 0.6 above England median (2.2)

122 applications · 44 places offered · 32 named it first

2026 2.8; Tower Hamlets median median 2.0
2025 3.6; Tower Hamlets median median 2.0
2024 3.0; Tower Hamlets median median 2.2
2023 3.3; Tower Hamlets median median 2.1
2022 3.0; Tower Hamlets median median 2.1
2021 3.5; Tower Hamlets median median 2.0
2020 4.0; Tower Hamlets median median 2.2
2019 3.5; Tower Hamlets median median 2.4
2018 3.7; Tower Hamlets median median 2.5
2017 3.9; Tower Hamlets median median 2.5
2016 4.5; Tower Hamlets median median 2.7
2015 3.7; Tower Hamlets median median 2.8
2014 4.5; Tower Hamlets median median 3.1

More applications per place than the Tower Hamlets median in 13 of 13 years.

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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	44	122	2.8	32	0.73
Sep 2025	35	125	3.6	26	0.74
Sep 2024	49	147	3.0	41	0.84
Sep 2023	42	140	3.3	31	0.74
Sep 2022	45	134	3.0	38	0.84
Sep 2021	45	157	3.5	53	1.18
Sep 2020	43	171	4.0	55	1.28
Sep 2019	45	159	3.5	44	0.98
Sep 2018	44	161	3.7	48	1.09
Sep 2017	45	175	3.9	58	1.29
Sep 2016	45	203	4.5	69	1.53
Sep 2015	45	167	3.7	48	1.07
Sep 2014	45	202	4.5	68	1.51

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 80% · Writing 71% · Maths 85% → all three 61% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard61%54th of 60 in Tower Hamlets

Tower Hamlets 71% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard80%

Tower Hamlets 83% England 78%

Higher standard39%

Tower Hamlets 39% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard71%

Tower Hamlets 79% England 75%

Greater depth12%

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)

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Tower Hamlets median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	61%	10%	107	107
2023/24	65%	12%	107	107
2022/23	57%	7%	106	105

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

Chisenhale Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

2.8applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Olga Primary School
0.3 km · Tower Hamlets

2026

3.0applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Old Ford Primary - A Paradigm Academy
0.5 km · Tower Hamlets

Outstanding2022

1.2applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Lauriston School
0.6 km · Hackney

Good2023

3.1applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Bonner Primary School
0.8 km · Tower Hamlets

Standards maintained2025

2.3applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
St Elizabeth Catholic Primary School
0.8 km · Tower Hamlets

Remains Good2022

1.9applications per place
Malmesbury Primary School
0.9 km · Tower Hamlets

Remains Good2023

2.0applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Globe Primary School
1.0 km · Tower Hamlets

Remains Outstanding2024

2.7applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Mowlem Primary School
1.1 km · Tower Hamlets

Remains Outstanding2024

1.8applications per place 72%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: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 100896 · 211/2110
Capacity: 351 pupils · 322 on roll
Free school meals: 19.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Chisenhale Road, Bow, Chisenhale Rd, London, E3 5QY
Local authority: Tower Hamlets

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