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Mowlem Primary School

Community school · London · E2 9HE

Ages 3–11 · 222 pupils · Tower Hamlets

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Ofsted

School remains Outstanding

KS2 expected (RWM)

56%

Overall absence

6.0%

Admissions demand

1.14 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

School remains Outstanding

Inspection date

2024-03-13

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)56%
Higher standard (RWM)15%
Avg scaled score — reading
102.0
Avg scaled score — maths
104.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
102.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence6.0%
Persistent absence (10%+)20.3%
Unauthorised1.0%
Authorised absence
5.1%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.6%
Enrolments in measure
182

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

1.14 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

33

Places offered

29

1st-preference offers

29

Total preferences (any rank)
50
Preferred offers (top 3)
29
Applications from outside LA
3
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 fill106%

222 pupils · 210 places

Pupils on roll
222
Boys / girls
96 / 126
School capacity
210
Capacity fill
222 / 210 (106%)
Free school meals
45.1%
FSM pupils
93
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
Federation
MCubed Partnership
Headteacher
Ms Julia Burns

Location

Address
Mowlem Street, Bishops Way, Bethnal Green
Postcode
E2 9HE
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 3–11, in London, Tower Hamlets, 222 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 45.1%.

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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    Ages 2–11

    • KS289%
    • Absence4.7%
    • FSM36.9%
    • Demand1.39

    0.3 miles away

  • London Fields Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

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    London · E8 3RL · Hackney

    Ages 3–11

    • KS260%
    • Absence4.8%
    • FSM33.3%
    • Demand0.88

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  • Bonner Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

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    Ages 4–11

    • KS259%
    • Absence6.0%
    • FSM40.8%
    • Demand0.95

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  • Lauriston School

    Ofsted: Good

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    Ages 3–11

    • KS269%
    • Absence4.9%
    • FSM24.3%
    • Demand1.09

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  • Sebright School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

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    Ages 3–11

    • KS276%
    • Absence4.0%
    • FSM44.0%
    • Demand0.95

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  • Lawdale Junior School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

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    • KS285%
    • Absence5.0%
    • FSM56.6%

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Contact

Headteacher
Ms Julia Burns
Telephone
02082496880
Website
www.mowlem.towerhamlets.sch.uk

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