Community school · Tower Hamlets

Wellington Primary School

3–11Ages
396Pupils
PrimaryPhase
100927URN

Wellington Way, Bow, London, E3 4NE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Dec 2023 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

close to Tower Hamlets median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Tower Hamlets

96 applications for 53 places · 37th of 58 in Tower Hamlets

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

71%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 · 7 December 2023Ofsted'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

7 December 2023
Graded inspection: Outstanding
12 October 2022
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

1.8applications per place, Reception

close to Tower Hamlets median (2.0) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

96 applications · 53 places offered · 53 named it first

2026 1.8; Tower Hamlets median median 2.0
2025 2.1; Tower Hamlets median median 2.0
2024 2.2; Tower Hamlets median median 2.2
2023 2.5; Tower Hamlets median median 2.1
2022 2.4; Tower Hamlets median median 2.1
2021 2.0; Tower Hamlets median median 2.0
2020 2.1; Tower Hamlets median median 2.2
2019 3.3; Tower Hamlets median median 2.4
2018 2.5; Tower Hamlets median median 2.5
2017 2.7; Tower Hamlets median median 2.5
2016 3.0; 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	53	96	1.8	53	1.00
Sep 2025	47	99	2.1	43	0.91
Sep 2024	48	107	2.2	45	0.94
Sep 2023	34	84	2.5	31	0.91
Sep 2022	41	100	2.4	42	1.02
Sep 2021	56	112	2.0	50	0.89
Sep 2020	59	121	2.1	37	0.63
Sep 2019	47	156	3.3	46	0.98
Sep 2018	56	141	2.5	44	0.79
Sep 2017	56	153	2.7	46	0.82
Sep 2016	59	175	3.0	58	0.98
Sep 2015	58	160	2.8	44	0.76
Sep 2014	59	185	3.1	45	0.76

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 75% · Writing 78% · Maths 76% → all three 71% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard71%30th of 60 in Tower Hamlets

Tower Hamlets 71% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard75%

Tower Hamlets 83% England 78%

Higher standard38%

Tower Hamlets 39% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard78%

Tower Hamlets 79% England 75%

Greater depth11%

Tower Hamlets 16% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard76%

Tower Hamlets 83% England 77%

Higher standard24%

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	71%	5%	106	105
2023/24	65%	10%	107	106
2022/23	73%	20%	107	106

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

Wellington Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Outstanding2023

1.8applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
St Agnes RC Primary School
0.4 km · Tower Hamlets

Outstanding2024

1.7applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Malmesbury Primary School
0.4 km · Tower Hamlets

Remains Good2023

2.0applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
The Clara Grant Primary School
0.5 km · Tower Hamlets

2026

1.6applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Old Palace Primary School
0.7 km · Tower Hamlets

Good2023

1.6applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Marner Primary School
0.9 km · Tower Hamlets

Remains Good2022

2.0applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
St Paul With St Luke CofE Primary Federation
0.9 km · Tower Hamlets

Standards maintained2025

1.8applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Stebon Primary School
1.0 km · Tower Hamlets

Outstanding2023

1.6applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Old Ford Primary - A Paradigm Academy
1.0 km · Tower Hamlets

Outstanding2022

1.2applications per place 65%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: 100927 · 211/2631
Capacity: 450 pupils · 396 on roll
Free school meals: 43.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Wellington Way, Bow, London, E3 4NE
Local authority: Tower Hamlets

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