Free schools · Tower Hamlets

Solebay Primary - A Paradigm Academy

3–11Ages
170Pupils
PrimaryPhase
138276URN

11 Solebay Street, London, E1 4PW · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2023 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.7per place

0.8 above Tower Hamlets median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

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30 applications for 11 places

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

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 10 May 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

Inspection history

10 May 2023
Graded inspection: Outstanding
31 October 2019
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Improving)

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

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

30 applications · 11 places offered · 10 named it first

2026 2.7; Tower Hamlets median median 2.0
2025 4.3; Tower Hamlets median median 2.0
2024 4.0; Tower Hamlets median median 2.2
2023 3.9; Tower Hamlets median median 2.1
2022 2.7; Tower Hamlets median median 2.1
2021 2.7; Tower Hamlets median median 2.0
2020 1.5; Tower Hamlets median median 2.2
2019 2.7; Tower Hamlets median median 2.4
2018 3.4; Tower Hamlets median median 2.5
2017 3.0; Tower Hamlets median median 2.5
2016 2.7; Tower Hamlets median median 2.7
2015 2.6; Tower Hamlets median median 2.8
2014 2.6; 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	11	30	2.7	10	0.91
Sep 2025	11	47	4.3	10	0.91
Sep 2024	13	52	4.0	10	0.77
Sep 2023	12	47	3.9	12	1.00
Sep 2022	14	38	2.7	14	1.00
Sep 2021	23	61	2.7	21	0.91
Sep 2020	34	51	1.5	13	0.38
Sep 2019	17	46	2.7	16	0.94
Sep 2018	21	71	3.4	17	0.81
Sep 2017	30	89	3.0	22	0.73
Sep 2016	29	77	2.7	26	0.90
Sep 2015	18	47	2.6	14	0.78
Sep 2014	39	100	2.6	23	0.59

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 83% · Writing 83% · Maths 78% → 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 standard83%

Tower Hamlets 83% England 78%

Higher standard35%

Tower Hamlets 39% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard83%

Tower Hamlets 79% England 75%

Greater depth13%

Tower Hamlets 16% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard78%

Tower Hamlets 83% England 77%

Higher standard43%

Tower Hamlets 34% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (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%	9%	107	106
2023/24	76%	19%	108	109
2022/23	72%	22%	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

Solebay Primary - A Paradigm AcademyThis school
This school

Outstanding2023

2.7applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Ben Jonson Primary School
0.2 km · Tower Hamlets

Good2024

1.6applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Halley Primary School
0.5 km · Tower Hamlets

Good2023

2.4applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Cayley Primary School
0.7 km · Tower Hamlets

Remains Good2022

2.2applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Malmesbury Primary School
0.8 km · Tower Hamlets

Remains Good2023

2.0applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
St Paul With St Luke CofE Primary Federation
0.8 km · Tower Hamlets

Standards maintained2025

1.8applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Olga Primary School
0.9 km · Tower Hamlets

2026

3.0applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
John Scurr Primary School
1.0 km · Tower Hamlets

Good2023

1.6applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Stepney Park Primary School
1.0 km · Tower Hamlets

Good2023

1.3applications per place 77%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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School details

Type: Free schools
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 138276 · 211/2008
Trust: Paradigm Trust
Capacity: 350 pupils · 170 on roll
Free school meals: 39.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 3 September 2012
Address: 11 Solebay Street, London, E1 4PW
Local authority: Tower Hamlets

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