Community school · Tower Hamlets

Mayflower Primary School

3–11Ages
400Pupils
PrimaryPhase
100913URN

Upper North Street, Poplar, London, E14 6DU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded OutstandingJan 2017

School remains OutstandingUngraded inspection · Dec 2022

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.2per place

1.3 above Tower Hamlets median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Tower Hamlets

168 applications for 52 places · 4th 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 OutstandingJan 2017

School remains OutstandingUngraded inspection · Dec 2022

Inspection history

7 December 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Outstanding
31 January 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

3.2applications per place, Reception

1.3 above Tower Hamlets median (2.0) 1.0 above England median (2.2)

168 applications · 52 places offered · 68 named it first

2026 3.2; Tower Hamlets median median 2.0
2025 4.1; Tower Hamlets median median 2.0
2024 5.4; Tower Hamlets median median 2.2
2023 5.5; Tower Hamlets median median 2.1
2022 5.4; Tower Hamlets median median 2.1
2021 5.5; Tower Hamlets median median 2.0
2020 5.1; Tower Hamlets median median 2.2
2019 4.0; Tower Hamlets median median 2.4
2018 4.4; Tower Hamlets median median 2.5
2017 4.0; Tower Hamlets median median 2.5
2016 4.1; Tower Hamlets median median 2.7
2015 4.6; Tower Hamlets median median 2.8
2014 5.0; Tower Hamlets median median 3.1

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

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	52	168	3.2	68	1.31
Sep 2025	52	215	4.1	72	1.38
Sep 2024	51	275	5.4	80	1.57
Sep 2023	51	281	5.5	98	1.92
Sep 2022	50	272	5.4	83	1.66
Sep 2021	50	275	5.5	95	1.90
Sep 2020	50	257	5.1	77	1.54
Sep 2019	50	200	4.0	48	0.96
Sep 2018	50	222	4.4	55	1.10
Sep 2017	50	199	4.0	40	0.80
Sep 2016	44	179	4.1	33	0.75
Sep 2015	44	203	4.6	43	0.98
Sep 2014	45	224	5.0	47	1.04

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 86% · Writing 82% · Maths 90% → 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 standard86%

Tower Hamlets 83% England 78%

Higher standard44%

Tower Hamlets 39% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard82%

Tower Hamlets 79% England 75%

Greater depth28%

Tower Hamlets 16% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard90%

Tower Hamlets 83% England 77%

Higher standard52%

Tower Hamlets 34% England 24%

Average scaled score 110 (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	80%	20%	109	110
2023/24	78%	8%	105	105
2022/23	86%	25%	109	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

Mayflower Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Outstanding2022

3.2applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Bygrove Primary School
0.1 km · Tower Hamlets

Outstanding2023

4.7applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School
0.2 km · Tower Hamlets

Remains Good2022

1.6applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Lansbury Lawrence Primary School
0.3 km · Tower Hamlets

Outstanding2024

2.3applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
St Saviour's Church of England Primary School
0.6 km · Tower Hamlets

Standards maintained2025

2.4applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Stebon Primary School
0.7 km · Tower Hamlets

Outstanding2023

1.6applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Cyril Jackson Primary School
0.7 km · Tower Hamlets

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Woolmore Primary School
0.8 km · Tower Hamlets

Outstanding2022

1.5applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Manorfield Primary School
0.9 km · Tower Hamlets

Good2024

1.5applications per place 77%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 100913 · 211/2406
Capacity: 390 pupils · 400 on roll
Free school meals: 39.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Upper North Street, Poplar, London, E14 6DU
Local authority: Tower Hamlets

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