Community school · Tower Hamlets

Malmesbury Primary School

3–11Ages
453Pupils
PrimaryPhase
134160URN

Coborn Street, Bow, London, E3 2AB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodMar 2014

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jun 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.0per place

close to Tower Hamlets median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Tower Hamlets

107 applications for 54 places · 27th of 58 in Tower Hamlets

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

67%met the expected standard

Tower Hamlets 71% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodMar 2014

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jun 2023

Inspection history

7 June 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
27 March 2014
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

2.0applications per place, Reception

close to Tower Hamlets median (2.0) 0.2 below England median (2.2)

107 applications · 54 places offered · 53 named it first

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

2026 2.0; Tower Hamlets median median 2.0
2025 2.3; Tower Hamlets median median 2.0
2024 2.4; Tower Hamlets median median 2.2
2023 2.5; Tower Hamlets median median 2.1
2022 2.4; Tower Hamlets median median 2.1
2021 2.9; Tower Hamlets median median 2.0
2020 2.3; Tower Hamlets median median 2.2
2019 2.8; Tower Hamlets median median 2.4
2018 2.9; Tower Hamlets median median 2.5
2017 2.9; Tower Hamlets median median 2.5
2016 2.6; Tower Hamlets median median 2.7
2015 2.9; 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	54	107	2.0	53	0.98
Sep 2025	58	131	2.3	52	0.90
Sep 2024	45	109	2.4	39	0.87
Sep 2023	53	132	2.5	43	0.81
Sep 2022	57	138	2.4	50	0.88
Sep 2021	59	169	2.9	76	1.29
Sep 2020	73	171	2.3	65	0.89
Sep 2019	50	142	2.8	47	0.94
Sep 2018	53	156	2.9	47	0.89
Sep 2017	54	159	2.9	50	0.93
Sep 2016	74	194	2.6	63	0.85
Sep 2015	63	181	2.9	53	0.84
Sep 2014	75	187	2.5	62	0.83

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 80% · Writing 77% · Maths 72% → all three 67% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard67%41st of 60 in Tower Hamlets

Tower Hamlets 71% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard80%

Tower Hamlets 83% England 78%

Higher standard24%

Tower Hamlets 39% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard77%

Tower Hamlets 79% England 75%

Greater depth21%

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	67%	6%	105	105
2023/24	62%	13%	104	105
2022/23	70%	21%	108	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

Malmesbury Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

2.0applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Wellington Primary School
0.4 km · Tower Hamlets

Outstanding2023

1.8applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Olga Primary School
0.6 km · Tower Hamlets

2026

3.0applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Old Ford Primary - A Paradigm Academy
0.6 km · Tower Hamlets

Outstanding2022

1.2applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
St Agnes RC Primary School
0.8 km · Tower Hamlets

Outstanding2024

1.7applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Solebay Primary - A Paradigm Academy
0.8 km · Tower Hamlets

Outstanding2023

2.7applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Chisenhale Primary School
0.9 km · Tower Hamlets

Good2024

2.8applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
The Clara Grant Primary School
1.0 km · Tower Hamlets

2026

1.6applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Ben Jonson Primary School
1.0 km · Tower Hamlets

Good2024

1.6applications per place 72%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: 134160 · 211/2005
Capacity: 525 pupils · 453 on roll
Free school meals: 49.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2003
Address: Coborn Street, Bow, London, E3 2AB
Local authority: Tower Hamlets

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