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Harbinger Primary School

Community school · London · E14 3QP

Ages 3–11 · 300 pupils · Tower Hamlets

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

50%

Overall absence

7.1%

Admissions demand

0.94 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2023-11-23

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

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

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)50%
Higher standard (RWM)8%
Avg scaled score — reading
104.0
Avg scaled score — maths
103.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
105.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence7.1%
Persistent absence (10%+)25.4%
Unauthorised2.1%
Authorised absence
5.0%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.4%
Enrolments in measure
232

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

0.94 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

32

Places offered

34

1st-preference offers

32

Total preferences (any rank)
82
Preferred offers (top 3)
34
Applications from outside LA
1
Offers to outside-LA applicants
1

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 fill83%

300 pupils · 360 places

Pupils on roll
300
Boys / girls
148 / 152
School capacity
360
Capacity fill
300 / 360 (83%)
Free school meals
46.5%
FSM pupils
128
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

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

School characteristics

Special classes
Has Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Ms Nimesha Nagahawatte

Location

Address
Cahir Street
Postcode
E14 3QP
Town
London
Local authority
Tower Hamlets
District
Tower Hamlets
Constituency
Poplar and Limehouse
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 3–11, in London, Tower Hamlets, 300 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, special school. Free school meals: 46.5%.

Open schools in London
1846
Primary schools in London
994
Academies among open schools in London
23% (427)
Open schools in E14
44
Primary in E14
23
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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  • St Edmund's Catholic School

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    Ages 3–11

    • KS268%
    • Absence7.1%
    • FSM20.1%
    • Demand1.50

    0.2 miles away

  • Canary Wharf College, East Ferry

    Ofsted: Good

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    • KS286%
    • Absence4.1%
    • FSM9.1%
    • Demand1.07

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  • Arnhem Wharf Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

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    • KS263%
    • Absence6.6%
    • FSM47.7%
    • Demand0.87

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  • Cubitt Town Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

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    Ages 3–11

    • KS264%
    • Absence7.1%
    • FSM56.2%
    • Demand0.98

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  • Seven Mills Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

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    Ages 3–11

    • KS265%
    • Absence6.2%
    • FSM48.3%
    • Demand1.24

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  • Canary Wharf College, Glenworth

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Free schools · Primary

    London · E14 3EB · Tower Hamlets

    Ages 4–11

    • KS293%
    • Absence4.4%
    • FSM10.7%
    • Demand0.93

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Contact

Headteacher
Ms Nimesha Nagahawatte
Telephone
02079871924
Website
https://www.harbinger.org.uk

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