Community school · Tower Hamlets

Olga Primary School

3–11Ages
490Pupils
PrimaryPhase
100916URN

Lanfranc Road, Bow, London, E3 5DN · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jan 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.0per place

1.0 above Tower Hamlets median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Tower Hamlets

137 applications for 46 places · 7th of 58 in Tower Hamlets

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

62%met the expected standard

Tower Hamlets 71% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 20 January 2026Published 16 March 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching		Expected standard
Achievement		Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years		Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Expected standard

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

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

20 January 2026
Report card · 7 Expected standard
18 November 2021
Ungraded inspection: School remains 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

3.0applications per place, Reception

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

137 applications · 46 places offered · 38 named it first

2026 3.0; Tower Hamlets median median 2.0
2025 3.2; Tower Hamlets median median 2.0
2024 3.3; Tower Hamlets median median 2.2
2023 3.4; Tower Hamlets median median 2.1
2022 3.3; Tower Hamlets median median 2.1
2021 2.3; Tower Hamlets median median 2.0
2020 2.5; Tower Hamlets median median 2.2
2019 2.5; Tower Hamlets median median 2.4
2018 2.6; Tower Hamlets median median 2.5
2017 3.2; Tower Hamlets median median 2.5
2016 2.9; Tower Hamlets median median 2.7
2015 5.4; Tower Hamlets median median 2.8
2014 7.2; 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	46	137	3.0	38	0.83
Sep 2025	60	191	3.2	75	1.25
Sep 2024	58	189	3.3	83	1.43
Sep 2023	58	196	3.4	87	1.50
Sep 2022	60	198	3.3	84	1.40
Sep 2021	88	201	2.3	78	0.89
Sep 2020	89	223	2.5	102	1.15
Sep 2019	72	179	2.5	65	0.90
Sep 2018	64	166	2.6	56	0.88
Sep 2017	53	169	3.2	34	0.64
Sep 2016	59	172	2.9	33	0.56
Sep 2015	30	163	5.4	28	0.93
Sep 2014	29	208	7.2	35	1.21

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 77% · Writing 70% · Maths 74% → all three 62% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard62%52nd of 60 in Tower Hamlets

Tower Hamlets 71% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard77%

Tower Hamlets 83% England 78%

Higher standard46%

Tower Hamlets 39% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard70%

Tower Hamlets 79% England 75%

Greater depth8%

Tower Hamlets 16% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard74%

Tower Hamlets 83% England 77%

Higher standard28%

Tower Hamlets 34% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (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	62%	7%	106	105
2023/24	61%	13%	104	104
2022/23	52%	4%	103	101

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

Olga Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

3.0applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Chisenhale Primary School
0.3 km · Tower Hamlets

Good2024

2.8applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Old Ford Primary - A Paradigm Academy
0.4 km · Tower Hamlets

Outstanding2022

1.2applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Malmesbury Primary School
0.6 km · Tower Hamlets

Remains Good2023

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

Standards maintained2025

2.3applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Solebay Primary - A Paradigm Academy
0.9 km · Tower Hamlets

Outstanding2023

2.7applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Lauriston School
0.9 km · Hackney

Good2023

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

Outstanding2023

1.8applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
St Elizabeth Catholic Primary School
1.1 km · Tower Hamlets

Remains Good2022

1.9applications per place

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 100916 · 211/2446
Capacity: 530 pupils · 490 on roll
Free school meals: 32.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Lanfranc Road, Bow, London, E3 5DN
Local authority: Tower Hamlets

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