Community school · Tower Hamlets

Woolmore Primary School

3–11Ages
652Pupils
PrimaryPhase
100928URN

Woolmore Street, Poplar, London, E14 0EW · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Sep 2022 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.5per place

0.4 below Tower Hamlets median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Tower Hamlets

127 applications for 83 places · 51st 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 · 28 September 2022Ofsted'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

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

1.5applications per place, Reception

0.4 below Tower Hamlets median (2.0) 0.7 below England median (2.2)

127 applications · 83 places offered · 69 named it first

2026 1.5; Tower Hamlets median median 2.0
2025 1.6; 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 1.3; Tower Hamlets median median 2.1
2021 1.5; Tower Hamlets median median 2.0
2020 1.5; Tower Hamlets median median 2.2
2019 1.6; Tower Hamlets median median 2.4
2018 1.6; Tower Hamlets median median 2.5
2017 1.5; Tower Hamlets median median 2.5
2016 1.9; Tower Hamlets median median 2.7
2015 1.8; Tower Hamlets median median 2.8
2014 2.7; Tower Hamlets median median 3.1

More applications per place than the Tower Hamlets median in 0 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	83	127	1.5	69	0.83
Sep 2025	73	114	1.6	61	0.84
Sep 2024	86	164	1.9	75	0.87
Sep 2023	81	143	1.8	71	0.88
Sep 2022	85	110	1.3	61	0.72
Sep 2021	74	108	1.5	61	0.82
Sep 2020	90	134	1.5	68	0.76
Sep 2019	79	128	1.6	55	0.70
Sep 2018	77	125	1.6	60	0.78
Sep 2017	90	134	1.5	58	0.64
Sep 2016	62	117	1.9	49	0.79
Sep 2015	67	118	1.8	33	0.49
Sep 2014	47	128	2.7	36	0.77

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 86% · Writing 78% · Maths 91% → 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 standard86%

Tower Hamlets 83% England 78%

Higher standard29%

Tower Hamlets 39% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard78%

Tower Hamlets 79% England 75%

Greater depth15%

Tower Hamlets 16% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard91%

Tower Hamlets 83% England 77%

Higher standard26%

Tower Hamlets 34% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (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%	13%	106	106
2023/24	70%	1%	106	106
2022/23	63%	4%	104	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

Woolmore Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Outstanding2022

1.5applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Culloden Primary - A Paradigm Academy
0.4 km · Tower Hamlets

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.4applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Lansbury Lawrence Primary School
0.7 km · Tower Hamlets

Outstanding2024

2.3applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Bygrove Primary School
0.7 km · Tower Hamlets

Outstanding2023

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

Remains Good2022

1.6applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Mayflower Primary School
0.8 km · Tower Hamlets

Remains Outstanding2022

3.2applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Mulberry Wood Wharf Primary School
0.9 km · Tower Hamlets

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.0applications per place
St Saviour's Church of England Primary School
0.9 km · Tower Hamlets

Standards maintained2025

2.4applications per place 64%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: 100928 · 211/2658
Capacity: 660 pupils · 652 on roll
Free school meals: 49.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Woolmore Street, Poplar, London, E14 0EW
Local authority: Tower Hamlets

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