Community school · Tower Hamlets

Globe Primary School

2–11Ages
412Pupils
PrimaryPhase
100902URN

Gawber Street, Bethnal Green, London, E2 0JH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded OutstandingNov 2017

School remains OutstandingUngraded inspection · Feb 2024

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.7per place

0.7 above Tower Hamlets median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Tower Hamlets

113 applications for 42 places · 11th of 58 in Tower Hamlets

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

80%met the expected standard

Tower Hamlets 71% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded OutstandingNov 2017

School remains OutstandingUngraded inspection · Feb 2024

Inspection history

7 February 2024
Ungraded inspection: School remains Outstanding
8 November 2017
Graded inspection: Outstanding

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

2.7applications per place, Reception

0.7 above Tower Hamlets median (2.0) 0.5 above England median (2.2)

113 applications · 42 places offered · 37 named it first

2026 2.7; Tower Hamlets median median 2.0
2025 3.6; Tower Hamlets median median 2.0
2024 2.7; Tower Hamlets median median 2.2
2023 3.2; Tower Hamlets median median 2.1
2022 3.4; Tower Hamlets median median 2.1
2021 3.2; Tower Hamlets median median 2.0
2020 3.7; Tower Hamlets median median 2.2
2019 3.9; Tower Hamlets median median 2.4
2018 3.6; Tower Hamlets median median 2.5
2017 3.7; Tower Hamlets median median 2.5
2016 4.0; Tower Hamlets median median 2.7
2015 3.9; Tower Hamlets median median 2.8
2014 4.9; 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	42	113	2.7	37	0.88
Sep 2025	42	150	3.6	56	1.33
Sep 2024	44	120	2.7	61	1.39
Sep 2023	44	141	3.2	53	1.20
Sep 2022	45	151	3.4	64	1.42
Sep 2021	43	138	3.2	39	0.91
Sep 2020	43	157	3.7	57	1.33
Sep 2019	43	168	3.9	58	1.35
Sep 2018	45	162	3.6	59	1.31
Sep 2017	43	159	3.7	53	1.23
Sep 2016	45	182	4.0	41	0.91
Sep 2015	44	172	3.9	52	1.18
Sep 2014	45	221	4.9	49	1.09

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 96% · Writing 82% · Maths 93% → all three 80% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard80%7th of 60 in Tower Hamlets

Tower Hamlets 71% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard96%

Tower Hamlets 83% England 78%

Higher standard42%

Tower Hamlets 39% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard82%

Tower Hamlets 79% England 75%

Greater depth7%

Tower Hamlets 16% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard93%

Tower Hamlets 83% England 77%

Higher standard29%

Tower Hamlets 34% England 24%

Average scaled score 108 (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	80%	7%	109	108
2023/24	89%	11%	110	108
2022/23	78%	12%	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

Globe Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Outstanding2024

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

Standards maintained2025

2.3applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
St John's Church of England Primary School
0.2 km · Tower Hamlets

2026

1.7applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Bangabandhu Primary School
0.3 km · Tower Hamlets

Good2023

2.3applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
St Elizabeth Catholic Primary School
0.4 km · Tower Hamlets

Remains Good2022

1.9applications per place
Mowlem Primary School
0.6 km · Tower Hamlets

Remains Outstanding2024

1.8applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Hague Primary School
0.7 km · Tower Hamlets

Remains Good2022

2.0applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
John Scurr Primary School
0.8 km · Tower Hamlets

Good2023

1.6applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Lawdale Junior School
0.8 km · Tower Hamlets

Remains Good2023

70%met the SATs standard

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

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School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 100902 · 211/2254
Capacity: 430 pupils · 412 on roll
Free school meals: 36.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Replaced: Rachel Keeling Nursery School (URN 100886)
Address: Gawber Street, Bethnal Green, London, E2 0JH
Local authority: Tower Hamlets

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