Academy converter · Tower Hamlets

The Clara Grant Primary School

3–11Ages
389Pupils
PrimaryPhase
144699URN

Knapp Road, Bow, London, E3 4BU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jul 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

0.3 below Tower Hamlets median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Tower Hamlets

72 applications for 44 places · 43rd of 58 in Tower Hamlets

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

80%met the expected standard

Tower Hamlets 71% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 7 July 2026Published 28 September 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard
Inclusion	Exceptional
Curriculum and teaching	Exceptional
Achievement	Exceptional
Attendance and behaviour		Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing	Exceptional
Early years	Exceptional
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance	Exceptional

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

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Inspection history

7 July 2026
Report card · 6 Exceptional, 1 Strong standard
3 March 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good

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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

1.6applications per place, Reception

0.3 below Tower Hamlets median (2.0) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

72 applications · 44 places offered · 43 named it first

2026 1.6; Tower Hamlets median median 2.0
2025 2.1; Tower Hamlets median median 2.0
2024 1.8; Tower Hamlets median median 2.2
2023 1.9; Tower Hamlets median median 2.1
2022 1.8; Tower Hamlets median median 2.1
2021 2.1; Tower Hamlets median median 2.0
2020 2.0; Tower Hamlets median median 2.2
2019 2.2; Tower Hamlets median median 2.4
2018 2.3; Tower Hamlets median median 2.5
2017 2.3; Tower Hamlets median median 2.5; as the previous school
2016 3.0; Tower Hamlets median median 2.7; as the previous school
2015 3.2; Tower Hamlets median median 2.8; as the previous school
2014 4.1; Tower Hamlets median median 3.1; as the previous school

This school
Tower Hamlets median

Dashed bars: as The Clara Grant Primary School (URN 100901), 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	44	72	1.6	43	0.98
Sep 2025	39	80	2.1	39	1.00
Sep 2024	60	109	1.8	66	1.10
Sep 2023	55	106	1.9	53	0.96
Sep 2022	49	87	1.8	48	0.98
Sep 2021	58	123	2.1	66	1.14
Sep 2020	58	116	2.0	54	0.93
Sep 2019	58	128	2.2	62	1.07
Sep 2018	60	138	2.3	60	1.00
Sep 2017 *	58	131	2.3	52	0.90
Sep 2016 *	57	170	3.0	71	1.25
Sep 2015 *	58	183	3.2	68	1.17
Sep 2014 *	58	240	4.1	64	1.10

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 88% · Writing 86% · Maths 84% → all three 80% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard80%7th of 60 in Tower Hamlets

Tower Hamlets 71% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard88%

Tower Hamlets 83% England 78%

Higher standard38%

Tower Hamlets 39% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard86%

Tower Hamlets 79% England 75%

Greater depth23%

Tower Hamlets 16% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard84%

Tower Hamlets 83% England 77%

Higher standard52%

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	80%	16%	108	109
2023/24	68%	8%	106	106
2022/23	63%	17%	105	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

The Clara Grant Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

1.6applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Marner Primary School
0.5 km · Tower Hamlets

Remains Good2022

2.0applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Wellington Primary School
0.5 km · Tower Hamlets

Outstanding2023

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

Good2024

1.5applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
St Saviour's Church of England Primary School
0.6 km · Tower Hamlets

Standards maintained2025

2.4applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
St Agnes RC Primary School
0.6 km · Tower Hamlets

Outstanding2024

1.7applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Stebon Primary School
0.7 km · Tower Hamlets

Outstanding2023

1.6applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
St Paul With St Luke CofE Primary Federation
0.7 km · Tower Hamlets

Standards maintained2025

1.8applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Old Palace Primary School
0.8 km · Tower Hamlets

Good2023

1.6applications per place 75%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 144699 · 211/2159
Trust: The Boleyn Trust
Capacity: 467 pupils · 389 on roll
Free school meals: 49.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 March 2018
Replaced: The Clara Grant Primary School (URN 100901)
Address: Knapp Road, Bow, London, E3 4BU
Local authority: Tower Hamlets

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources