Community school · Tower Hamlets

William Davis Primary School

3–11Ages
151Pupils
PrimaryPhase
100943URN

Wood Close, Cheshire Street, London, E2 6ET · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.1per place

close to Tower Hamlets median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Tower Hamlets

25 applications for 12 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

83%met the expected standard

Tower Hamlets 71% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 11 March 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision	Outstanding

Inspection history

11 March 2025
Graded inspection, no overall grade
27 November 2019
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

2.1applications per place, Reception

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

25 applications · 12 places offered · 11 named it first

2026 2.1; Tower Hamlets median median 2.0
2025 1.7; Tower Hamlets median median 2.0
2024 2.1; Tower Hamlets median median 2.2
2023 2.0; 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 2.0; Tower Hamlets median median 2.2
2019 2.5; Tower Hamlets median median 2.4
2018 2.2; Tower Hamlets median median 2.5
2017 2.5; Tower Hamlets median median 2.5
2016 2.9; Tower Hamlets median median 2.7
2015 3.3; Tower Hamlets median median 2.8
2014 3.4; 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	12	25	2.1	11	0.92
Sep 2025	16	27	1.7	15	0.94
Sep 2024	18	37	2.1	18	1.00
Sep 2023	15	30	2.0	15	1.00
Sep 2022	18	34	1.9	18	1.00
Sep 2021	24	38	1.6	16	0.67
Sep 2020	18	36	2.0	17	0.94
Sep 2019	13	33	2.5	13	1.00
Sep 2018	17	38	2.2	17	1.00
Sep 2017	22	54	2.5	21	0.95
Sep 2016	26	74	2.9	21	0.81
Sep 2015	22	73	3.3	21	0.95
Sep 2014	27	92	3.4	25	0.93

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 91% · Writing 87% · Maths 91% → all three 83% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard83%3rd of 60 in Tower Hamlets

Tower Hamlets 71% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard91%

Tower Hamlets 83% England 78%

Higher standard57%

Tower Hamlets 39% England 33%

Average scaled score 111 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard87%

Tower Hamlets 79% England 75%

Greater depth13%

Tower Hamlets 16% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard91%

Tower Hamlets 83% England 77%

Higher standard43%

Tower Hamlets 34% England 24%

Average scaled score 109 (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	83%	9%	111	109
2023/24	79%	11%	110	109
2022/23	77%	10%	105	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

William Davis Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.1applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Thomas Buxton Primary School
0.3 km · Tower Hamlets

Remains Outstanding2023

1.5applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
St Anne's and Guardian Angels Catholic Primary School
0.3 km · Tower Hamlets

Remains Good2020

3.0applications per place
Osmani Primary School
0.4 km · Tower Hamlets

2026

2.7applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Elizabeth Selby Infants' School
0.5 km · Tower Hamlets

Remains Good2023

1.4applications per place
Stewart Headlam Primary School
0.5 km · Tower Hamlets

Outstanding2023

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

Remains Good2022

2.0applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Lawdale Junior School
0.6 km · Tower Hamlets

Remains Good2023

70%met the SATs standard
Columbia Primary School
0.6 km · Tower Hamlets

Good2023

1.9applications per place 81%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: 100943 · 211/2921
Capacity: 240 pupils · 151 on roll
Free school meals: 47.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Wood Close, Cheshire Street, London, E2 6ET
Local authority: Tower Hamlets

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