Community school · Tower Hamlets

Osmani Primary School

3–11Ages
409Pupils
PrimaryPhase
100934URN

Vallance Road, Whitechapel, London, E1 5AD · 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

2.7per place

0.7 above Tower Hamlets median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Tower Hamlets

70 applications for 26 places · 11th of 58 in Tower Hamlets

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

78%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 27 January 2026Published 15 March 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
Inclusion		Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching		Strong standard
Achievement		Strong standard
Attendance and behaviour			Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Strong standard
Early years			Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Strong 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

27 January 2026
Report card · 5 Strong standard, 2 Expected standard
12 January 2022
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

2.7applications per place, Reception

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

70 applications · 26 places offered · 24 named it first

2026 2.7; Tower Hamlets median median 2.0
2025 2.2; Tower Hamlets median median 2.0
2024 2.0; Tower Hamlets median median 2.2
2023 1.8; Tower Hamlets median median 2.1
2022 1.8; Tower Hamlets median median 2.1
2021 1.6; Tower Hamlets median median 2.0
2020 1.8; Tower Hamlets median median 2.2
2019 2.2; Tower Hamlets median median 2.4
2018 2.3; Tower Hamlets median median 2.5
2017 2.2; Tower Hamlets median median 2.5
2016 2.3; Tower Hamlets median median 2.7
2015 2.5; Tower Hamlets median median 2.8
2014 2.5; 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	26	70	2.7	24	0.92
Sep 2025	42	91	2.2	42	1.00
Sep 2024	44	86	2.0	39	0.89
Sep 2023	46	84	1.8	46	1.00
Sep 2022	45	79	1.8	45	1.00
Sep 2021	52	84	1.6	38	0.73
Sep 2020	56	98	1.8	53	0.95
Sep 2019	43	95	2.2	37	0.86
Sep 2018	42	97	2.3	41	0.98
Sep 2017	44	96	2.2	40	0.91
Sep 2016	60	140	2.3	57	0.95
Sep 2015	48	119	2.5	45	0.94
Sep 2014	54	134	2.5	53	0.98

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 85% · Writing 84% · Maths 84% → all three 78% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard78%13th of 60 in Tower Hamlets

Tower Hamlets 71% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard85%

Tower Hamlets 83% England 78%

Higher standard42%

Tower Hamlets 39% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard84%

Tower Hamlets 79% England 75%

Greater depth15%

Tower Hamlets 16% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard84%

Tower Hamlets 83% England 77%

Higher standard36%

Tower Hamlets 34% England 24%

Average scaled score 108 (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	78%	11%	107	108
2023/24	77%	4%	106	107
2022/23	77%	10%	106	108

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

Osmani Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

2.7applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Thomas Buxton Primary School
0.1 km · Tower Hamlets

Remains Outstanding2023

1.5applications per place 71%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
0.4 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
Christ Church CofE School
0.5 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
Hague Primary School
0.6 km · Tower Hamlets

Remains Good2022

2.0applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Mulberry Canon Barnett Primary Academy
0.7 km · Tower Hamlets

2026

1.7applications per place 59%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: 100934 · 211/2908
Capacity: 480 pupils · 409 on roll
Free school meals: 40.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Vallance Road, Whitechapel, London, E1 5AD
Local authority: Tower Hamlets

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