Community school · Tower Hamlets

Thomas Buxton Primary School

3–11Ages
404Pupils
PrimaryPhase
100930URN

Buxton Street, Bethnal Green, Thomas Buxton Primary School, London, E1 5AR · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded OutstandingJan 2017

School remains OutstandingUngraded inspection · Mar 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.5per place

0.5 below Tower Hamlets median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Tower Hamlets

88 applications for 59 places · 52nd 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

Graded OutstandingJan 2017

School remains OutstandingUngraded inspection · Mar 2023

Inspection history

29 March 2023
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

1.5applications per place, Reception

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

88 applications · 59 places offered · 66 named it first

2026 1.5; Tower Hamlets median median 2.0
2025 1.6; Tower Hamlets median median 2.0
2024 1.7; Tower Hamlets median median 2.2
2023 1.9; Tower Hamlets median median 2.1
2022 1.7; Tower Hamlets median median 2.1
2021 1.9; Tower Hamlets median median 2.0
2020 1.6; Tower Hamlets median median 2.2
2019 1.7; Tower Hamlets median median 2.4
2018 2.0; Tower Hamlets median median 2.5
2017 1.8; Tower Hamlets median median 2.5
2016 2.3; Tower Hamlets median median 2.7
2015 2.4; Tower Hamlets median median 2.8
2014 2.5; Tower Hamlets median median 3.1

More applications per place than the Tower Hamlets median in 0 of 13 years.

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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	59	88	1.5	66	1.12
Sep 2025	53	83	1.6	53	1.00
Sep 2024	45	77	1.7	44	0.98
Sep 2023	44	84	1.9	42	0.95
Sep 2022	50	87	1.7	48	0.96
Sep 2021	47	89	1.9	43	0.91
Sep 2020	58	91	1.6	56	0.97
Sep 2019	60	102	1.7	57	0.95
Sep 2018	46	94	2.0	42	0.91
Sep 2017	53	95	1.8	53	1.00
Sep 2016	57	130	2.3	56	0.98
Sep 2015	59	139	2.4	60	1.02
Sep 2014	47	118	2.5	45	0.96

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 73% · Writing 84% · Maths 80% → 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 standard73%

Tower Hamlets 83% England 78%

Higher standard34%

Tower Hamlets 39% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard84%

Tower Hamlets 79% England 75%

Greater depth21%

Tower Hamlets 16% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard80%

Tower Hamlets 83% England 77%

Higher standard23%

Tower Hamlets 34% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (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	71%	14%	105	106
2023/24	60%	2%	106	106
2022/23	61%	10%	104	105

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

Thomas Buxton Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Outstanding2023

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

2026

2.7applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
St Anne's and Guardian Angels Catholic Primary School
0.2 km · Tower Hamlets

Remains Good2020

3.0applications per place
William Davis Primary School
0.3 km · Tower Hamlets

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.1applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Stewart Headlam Primary School
0.4 km · Tower Hamlets

Outstanding2023

1.9applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Hague Primary School
0.5 km · Tower Hamlets

Remains Good2022

2.0applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Christ Church CofE School
0.6 km · Tower Hamlets

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Kobi Nazrul Primary School
0.6 km · Tower Hamlets

Improved significantly2025

1.4applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Elizabeth Selby Infants' School
0.7 km · Tower Hamlets

Remains Good2023

1.4applications per place

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

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School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 100930 · 211/2828
Capacity: 480 pupils · 404 on roll
Free school meals: 50.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Replaced: Thomas Buxton Junior School (URN 100918)
Address: Buxton Street, Bethnal Green, Thomas Buxton Primary School, London, E1 5AR
Local authority: Tower Hamlets

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