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Blue Gate Fields Infants' School

Community school · London · E1 0EH

Ages 3–7 · 336 pupils · Tower Hamlets

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Ofsted

Standards maintained

Overall absence

5.6%

Admissions demand

0.89 · Often has places

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Standards maintained

Inspection date

2024-11-12

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence5.6%
Persistent absence (10%+)17.6%
Unauthorised1.0%
Authorised absence
4.6%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.1%
Enrolments in measure
187

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.89 · Often has places

1st preferences

80

Places offered

90

1st-preference offers

80

Total preferences (any rank)
144
Preferred offers (top 3)
90
Applications from outside LA
1
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill120%

336 pupils · 270 places

Pupils on roll
336
Boys / girls
179 / 157
School capacity
270
Capacity fill
336 / 270 (124%)
Free school meals
27.4%
FSM pupils
90
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 3–7

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Miss Catherine Jones

Location

Address
King David Lane, Stepney
Postcode
E1 0EH
Town
London
Local authority
Tower Hamlets
District
Tower Hamlets
Constituency
Bethnal Green and Stepney
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 3–7, in London, Tower Hamlets, 336 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 27.4%.

Open schools in London
1846
Primary schools in London
994
Academies among open schools in London
23% (427)
Open schools in E1
41
Primary in E1
19
Open schools in Tower Hamlets LA
115
Primary in Tower Hamlets LA
66

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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  • Blue Gate Fields Junior School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    London · E1 0EH · Tower Hamlets

    Ages 7–11

    • KS281%
    • Absence5.3%
    • FSM37.7%

    0.0 miles away

  • St Mary and St Michael Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    London · E1 0BD · Tower Hamlets

    Ages 3–11

    • KS271%
    • Absence7.0%
    • FSM41.6%
    • Demand0.93

    0.2 miles away

  • Bigland Green Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Outstanding

    Community school · Primary

    London · E1 2ND · Tower Hamlets

    Ages 3–11

    • KS288%
    • Absence4.0%
    • FSM35.2%
    • Demand1.47

    0.3 miles away

  • Marion Richardson Primary School

    Ofsted: Outstanding

    Community school · Primary

    London · E1 0QF · Tower Hamlets

    Ages 3–11

    • KS270%
    • Absence6.0%
    • FSM40.6%
    • Demand0.98

    0.4 miles away

  • Harry Gosling Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    London · E1 1NT · Tower Hamlets

    Ages 3–11

    • KS284%
    • Absence5.5%
    • FSM41.3%
    • Demand0.88

    0.5 miles away

  • Stepney Park Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    London · E1 3BW · Tower Hamlets

    Ages 3–11

    • KS281%
    • Absence4.9%
    • FSM48.2%
    • Demand0.98

    0.6 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Miss Catherine Jones
Telephone
02077903611
Website
www.bluegatefieldsinfant.co.uk/

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