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Olga Primary School

Community school · London · E3 5DN

Ages 3–11 · 490 pupils · Tower Hamlets

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Ofsted

Expected standard

KS2 expected (RWM)

61%

Overall absence

5.4%

Admissions demand

1.43 · Competitive

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Expected standard

Inspection date

2026-01-20

  • AchievementExpected standard
  • Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
  • InclusionExpected standard
  • Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
  • Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
  • Leadership and governanceExpected standard

Safeguarding standards: Met

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)61%
Higher standard (RWM)13%
Avg scaled score — reading
104.0
Avg scaled score — maths
104.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
104.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence5.4%
Persistent absence (10%+)15.5%
Unauthorised2.1%
Authorised absence
3.3%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.2%
Enrolments in measure
432

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

1.43 · Competitive

1st preferences

83

Places offered

58

1st-preference offers

58

Total preferences (any rank)
189
Preferred offers (top 3)
58
Applications from outside LA
8
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 fill92%

490 pupils · 530 places

Pupils on roll
490
Boys / girls
248 / 242
School capacity
530
Capacity fill
490 / 530 (92%)
Free school meals
32.7%
FSM pupils
160
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
Mrs Lisa Bradley-Jones

Location

Address
Lanfranc Road, Bow
Postcode
E3 5DN
Town
London
Local authority
Tower Hamlets
District
Tower Hamlets
Constituency
Stratford and Bow
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, 490 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 32.7%.

Open schools in London
1846
Primary schools in London
994
Academies among open schools in London
23% (427)
Open schools in E3
22
Primary in E3
10
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.

Compare with theseAll in LondonNear E3

  • Chisenhale Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    London · E3 5QY · Tower Hamlets

    Ages 3–11

    • KS265%
    • Absence5.7%
    • FSM19.7%
    • Demand0.84

    0.2 miles away

  • Malmesbury Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    London · E3 2AB · Tower Hamlets

    Ages 3–11

    • KS262%
    • Absence5.5%
    • FSM49.4%
    • Demand0.87

    0.4 miles away

  • Bonner Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    London · E2 0NF · Tower Hamlets

    Ages 4–11

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

    0.5 miles away

  • Lauriston School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    London · E9 7JS · Hackney

    Ages 3–11

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

    0.6 miles away

  • Wellington Primary School

    Ofsted: Outstanding

    Community school · Primary

    London · E3 4NE · Tower Hamlets

    Ages 3–11

    • KS265%
    • Absence5.0%
    • FSM43.7%
    • Demand0.96

    0.6 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Lisa Bradley-Jones
Telephone
02089817127
Website
www.olga.towerhamlets.sch.uk/

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