Academy converter · Tower Hamlets

Bygrove Primary School

3–11Ages
247Pupils
PrimaryPhase
144236URN

Bygrove Street, Poplar, London, E14 6DN · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2023 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

4.7per place

2.7 above Tower Hamlets median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Tower Hamlets

131 applications for 28 places · 1st of 58 in Tower Hamlets

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

79%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 · 15 November 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

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

4.7applications per place, Reception

2.7 above Tower Hamlets median (2.0) 2.5 above England median (2.2)

131 applications · 28 places offered · 32 named it first

2026 4.7; Tower Hamlets median median 2.0
2025 4.8; Tower Hamlets median median 2.0
2024 5.1; Tower Hamlets median median 2.2
2023 4.7; Tower Hamlets median median 2.1
2022 5.8; Tower Hamlets median median 2.1
2021 5.9; Tower Hamlets median median 2.0
2020 6.4; Tower Hamlets median median 2.2
2019 5.9; Tower Hamlets median median 2.4
2018 7.9; Tower Hamlets median median 2.5
2017 10.3; Tower Hamlets median median 2.5
2016 9.7; Tower Hamlets median median 2.7; as the previous school
2015 9.6; Tower Hamlets median median 2.8; as the previous school
2014 11.6; Tower Hamlets median median 3.1; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Tower Hamlets median in 10 of 10 years.

This school
Tower Hamlets median

Dashed bars: as Bygrove Primary School (URN 100942), the previous school.

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	28	131	4.7	32	1.14
Sep 2025	29	140	4.8	39	1.34
Sep 2024	30	153	5.1	44	1.47
Sep 2023	30	142	4.7	42	1.40
Sep 2022	30	175	5.8	42	1.40
Sep 2021	28	165	5.9	40	1.43
Sep 2020	30	193	6.4	50	1.67
Sep 2019	29	170	5.9	47	1.62
Sep 2018	29	230	7.9	52	1.79
Sep 2017	25	257	10.3	53	2.12
Sep 2016 *	27	261	9.7	55	2.04
Sep 2015 *	30	287	9.6	73	2.43
Sep 2014 *	27	314	11.6	64	2.37

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 93% · Writing 83% · Maths 93% → all three 79% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard79%10th of 60 in Tower Hamlets

Tower Hamlets 71% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard93%

Tower Hamlets 83% England 78%

Higher standard28%

Tower Hamlets 39% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard83%

Tower Hamlets 79% England 75%

Greater depth28%

Tower Hamlets 16% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard93%

Tower Hamlets 83% England 77%

Higher standard34%

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	79%	7%	109	109
2023/24	73%	15%	107	108
2022/23	79%	10%	107	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

Bygrove Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Outstanding2023

4.7applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Mayflower Primary School
0.1 km · Tower Hamlets

Remains Outstanding2022

3.2applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Lansbury Lawrence Primary School
0.2 km · Tower Hamlets

Outstanding2024

2.3applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School
0.3 km · Tower Hamlets

Remains Good2022

1.6applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
St Saviour's Church of England Primary School
0.4 km · Tower Hamlets

Standards maintained2025

2.4applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Stebon Primary School
0.7 km · Tower Hamlets

Outstanding2023

1.6applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Woolmore Primary School
0.7 km · Tower Hamlets

Outstanding2022

1.5applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Manorfield Primary School
0.7 km · Tower Hamlets

Good2024

1.5applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Cyril Jackson Primary School
0.8 km · Tower Hamlets

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place 65%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 144236 · 211/2920
Trust: The Letta Trust
Capacity: 236 pupils · 247 on roll
Free school meals: 49.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 July 2017
Replaced: Bygrove Primary School (URN 100942)
Address: Bygrove Street, Poplar, London, E14 6DN
Local authority: Tower Hamlets

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