Community school · Tower Hamlets

Marion Richardson Primary School

3–11Ages
465Pupils
PrimaryPhase
100911URN

Senrab Street, London, E1 0QF · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2024 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

0.3 below Tower Hamlets median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Tower Hamlets

96 applications for 58 places · 42nd of 58 in Tower Hamlets

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

64%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: Outstanding · 12 March 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

Inspection history

12 March 2024
Graded inspection: Outstanding
18 January 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Improving)

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

1.7applications per place, Reception

0.3 below Tower Hamlets median (2.0) 0.5 below England median (2.2)

96 applications · 58 places offered · 54 named it first

2026 1.7; Tower Hamlets median median 2.0
2025 2.1; Tower Hamlets median median 2.0
2024 1.9; Tower Hamlets median median 2.2
2023 1.8; Tower Hamlets median median 2.1
2022 1.7; Tower Hamlets median median 2.1
2021 1.7; Tower Hamlets median median 2.0
2020 1.7; Tower Hamlets median median 2.2
2019 1.9; Tower Hamlets median median 2.4
2018 2.0; Tower Hamlets median median 2.5
2017 2.3; Tower Hamlets median median 2.5
2016 2.8; Tower Hamlets median median 2.7
2015 2.8; Tower Hamlets median median 2.8
2014 3.1; 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	58	96	1.7	54	0.93
Sep 2025	58	120	2.1	60	1.03
Sep 2024	47	90	1.9	45	0.96
Sep 2023	60	109	1.8	67	1.12
Sep 2022	59	100	1.7	62	1.05
Sep 2021	59	98	1.7	57	0.97
Sep 2020	60	100	1.7	55	0.92
Sep 2019	60	111	1.9	55	0.92
Sep 2018	58	113	2.0	58	1.00
Sep 2017	59	138	2.3	58	0.98
Sep 2016	59	164	2.8	69	1.17
Sep 2015	58	160	2.8	73	1.26
Sep 2014	59	180	3.1	68	1.15

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 76% · Writing 71% · Maths 78% → all three 64% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard64%45th of 60 in Tower Hamlets

Tower Hamlets 71% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard76%

Tower Hamlets 83% England 78%

Higher standard31%

Tower Hamlets 39% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard71%

Tower Hamlets 79% England 75%

Greater depth9%

Tower Hamlets 16% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard78%

Tower Hamlets 83% England 77%

Higher standard36%

Tower Hamlets 34% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (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	64%	5%	105	105
2023/24	70%	7%	104	105
2022/23	53%	14%	102	102

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

Marion Richardson Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Outstanding2024

1.7applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
St Mary and St Michael Primary School
0.5 km · Tower Hamlets

Remains Good2023

1.6applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Cayley Primary School
0.6 km · Tower Hamlets

Remains Good2022

2.2applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Stepney Park Primary School
0.7 km · Tower Hamlets

Good2023

1.3applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Blue Gate Fields Junior School
0.7 km · Tower Hamlets

Good2023

76%met the SATs standard
Blue Gate Fields Infants' School
0.7 km · Tower Hamlets

Standards maintained2024

1.7applications per place
Halley Primary School
0.8 km · Tower Hamlets

Good2023

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

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.1applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Peter Hills with St Mary's and St Paul's CofE Primary School
0.9 km · Southwark

Good2022

3.8applications per place 60%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 100911 · 211/2397
Capacity: 510 pupils · 465 on roll
Free school meals: 40.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Replaced: Old Church Nursery School (URN 100885)
Address: Senrab Street, London, E1 0QF
Local authority: Tower Hamlets

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