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Columbia Primary School

Community school · London · E2 7RG

Ages 3–11 · 427 pupils · Tower Hamlets

KS2 expected (RWM)

90%

Overall absence

6.9%

Admissions demand

0.96 · Balanced demand

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)90%
Higher standard (RWM)15%
Avg scaled score — reading
112.0
Avg scaled score — maths
109.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
111.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence6.9%
Persistent absence (10%+)22.8%
Unauthorised1.8%
Authorised absence
5.2%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.6%
Enrolments in measure
347

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

0.96 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

49

Places offered

51

1st-preference offers

49

Total preferences (any rank)
111
Preferred offers (top 3)
51
Applications from outside LA
26
Offers to outside-LA applicants
5

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 (18 Jan 2024).

Capacity fill95%

427 pupils · 450 places

Pupils on roll
427
Boys / girls
201 / 226
School capacity
450
Capacity fill
427 / 450 (95%)
Free school meals
24%
FSM pupils
100
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 3–11

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
Mr Oliver Woodward

Location

Address
Columbia Road, Bethnal Green
Postcode
E2 7RG
Town
London
County
Avon
Local authority
Tower Hamlets
District
Tower Hamlets
Constituency
Bethnal Green and Stepney
Urban/rural
(England/Wales) Urban major conurbation

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 3–11, in London, Tower Hamlets, 427 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 24%.

Open schools in London
1846
Primary schools in London
994
Academies among open schools in London
23% (427)
Open schools in E2
22
Primary in E2
13
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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    • Absence7.9%
    • FSM39.5%
    • Demand1.02

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    • FSM56.6%

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    • Absence4.0%
    • FSM44.0%
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    Ofsted: Not judged

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    • Absence5.7%
    • FSM47.9%
    • Demand1.00

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    Ofsted: School remains Outstanding

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    • KS260%
    • Absence5.1%
    • FSM50.7%
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    • Absence4.8%
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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Oliver Woodward

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