Community school · Tower Hamlets

Harry Gosling Primary School

3–11Ages
407Pupils
PrimaryPhase
131737URN

Fairclough Street, London, E1 1NT · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodJan 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Feb 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

63 applications for 43 places · 53rd of 58 in Tower Hamlets

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

60%met the expected standard

Tower Hamlets 71% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodJan 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Feb 2023

Inspection history

9 February 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
31 January 2013
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

1.5applications per place, Reception

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

63 applications · 43 places offered · 34 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 1.5; Tower Hamlets median median 2.0
2025 1.9; Tower Hamlets median median 2.0
2024 1.7; Tower Hamlets median median 2.2
2023 2.2; Tower Hamlets median median 2.1
2022 1.6; Tower Hamlets median median 2.1
2021 1.4; Tower Hamlets median median 2.0
2020 1.9; Tower Hamlets median median 2.2
2019 2.2; 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 2.5; Tower Hamlets median median 2.7
2015 2.8; Tower Hamlets median median 2.8
2014 2.4; 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	43	63	1.5	34	0.79
Sep 2025	29	54	1.9	25	0.86
Sep 2024	52	86	1.7	42	0.81
Sep 2023	39	84	2.2	38	0.97
Sep 2022	59	97	1.6	50	0.85
Sep 2021	60	84	1.4	47	0.78
Sep 2020	58	109	1.9	51	0.88
Sep 2019	46	100	2.2	43	0.93
Sep 2018	50	108	2.2	46	0.92
Sep 2017	44	110	2.5	42	0.95
Sep 2016	48	121	2.5	46	0.96
Sep 2015	37	103	2.8	35	0.95
Sep 2014	47	114	2.4	47	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 81% · Writing 74% · Maths 72% → all three 60% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard60%56th of 60 in Tower Hamlets

Tower Hamlets 71% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard81%

Tower Hamlets 83% England 78%

Higher standard37%

Tower Hamlets 39% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard74%

Tower Hamlets 79% England 75%

Greater depth7%

Tower Hamlets 16% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard72%

Tower Hamlets 83% England 77%

Higher standard28%

Tower Hamlets 34% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (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	60%	7%	106	105
2023/24	84%	7%	108	106
2022/23	73%	10%	106	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

Harry Gosling Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

1.5applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Kobi Nazrul Primary School
0.3 km · Tower Hamlets

Improved significantly2025

1.4applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
St Paul's Whitechapel Church of England Primary School
0.4 km · Tower Hamlets

Good2024

2.1applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
English Martyrs Roman Catholic Primary School
0.4 km · Tower Hamlets

2026

2.0applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Bigland Green Primary School
0.4 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
Christ Church CofE School
0.7 km · Tower Hamlets

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
The Aldgate School
0.8 km · City of London

Outstanding2024

2.4applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Osmani Primary School
0.8 km · Tower Hamlets

2026

2.7applications per place 78%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: 131737 · 211/2999
Free school meals: 41.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 1998
Address: Fairclough Street, London, E1 1NT
Local authority: Tower Hamlets

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