Community school · Tower Hamlets

Kobi Nazrul Primary School

3–11Ages
227Pupils
PrimaryPhase
100940URN

Settles Street, Whitechapel, Kobi Nazrul Primary School, London, E1 1JP · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodFeb 2016

Improved significantlyUngraded inspection · May 2025

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.4per place

0.6 below Tower Hamlets median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Tower Hamlets

40 applications for 29 places · 56th of 58 in Tower Hamlets

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

70%met the expected standard

Tower Hamlets 71% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodFeb 2016

Improved significantlyUngraded inspection · May 2025

Inspection history

21 May 2025
Ungraded inspection: Improved significantly
3 February 2016
Graded inspection: 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

1.4applications per place, Reception

0.6 below Tower Hamlets median (2.0) 0.8 below England median (2.2)

40 applications · 29 places offered · 21 named it first

2026 1.4; Tower Hamlets median median 2.0
2025 1.8; Tower Hamlets median median 2.0
2024 2.3; Tower Hamlets median median 2.2
2023 1.9; Tower Hamlets median median 2.1
2022 1.9; Tower Hamlets median median 2.1
2021 1.6; Tower Hamlets median median 2.0
2020 1.9; Tower Hamlets median median 2.2
2019 1.8; Tower Hamlets median median 2.4
2018 2.2; Tower Hamlets median median 2.5
2017 2.2; Tower Hamlets median median 2.5
2016 2.4; Tower Hamlets median median 2.7
2015 1.7; Tower Hamlets median median 2.8
2014 2.8; Tower Hamlets median median 3.1

More applications per place than the Tower Hamlets median in 1 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	29	40	1.4	21	0.72
Sep 2025	30	54	1.8	31	1.03
Sep 2024	30	68	2.3	32	1.07
Sep 2023	29	56	1.9	26	0.90
Sep 2022	28	54	1.9	22	0.79
Sep 2021	30	49	1.6	24	0.80
Sep 2020	30	58	1.9	29	0.97
Sep 2019	30	54	1.8	25	0.83
Sep 2018	30	65	2.2	29	0.97
Sep 2017	30	65	2.2	27	0.90
Sep 2016	27	66	2.4	24	0.89
Sep 2015	30	52	1.7	10	0.33
Sep 2014	27	75	2.8	27	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 80% · Writing 73% · Maths 80% → all three 70% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard70%35th of 60 in Tower Hamlets

Tower Hamlets 71% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard80%

Tower Hamlets 83% England 78%

Higher standard33%

Tower Hamlets 39% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard73%

Tower Hamlets 79% England 75%

Greater depth3%

Tower Hamlets 16% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard80%

Tower Hamlets 83% England 77%

Higher standard37%

Tower Hamlets 34% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (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	70%	3%	105	107
2023/24	76%	3%	106	106
2022/23	83%	3%	108	109

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

Kobi Nazrul Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Improved significantly2025

1.4applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Harry Gosling Primary School
0.3 km · Tower Hamlets

Remains Good2023

1.5applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Bigland Green Primary School
0.5 km · Tower Hamlets

Remains Outstanding2024

3.1applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
Mulberry Canon Barnett Primary Academy
0.5 km · Tower Hamlets

2026

1.7applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Osmani Primary School
0.6 km · Tower Hamlets

2026

2.7applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Christ Church CofE School
0.6 km · Tower Hamlets

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
English Martyrs Roman Catholic Primary School
0.6 km · Tower Hamlets

2026

2.0applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
St Anne's and Guardian Angels Catholic Primary School
0.6 km · Tower Hamlets

Remains Good2020

3.0applications per place
Thomas Buxton Primary School
0.6 km · Tower Hamlets

Remains Outstanding2023

1.5applications per place 71%met the SATs standard

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: 100940 · 211/2918
Capacity: 240 pupils · 227 on roll
Free school meals: 45.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Settles Street, Whitechapel, Kobi Nazrul Primary School, London, E1 1JP
Local authority: Tower Hamlets

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