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Seven Mills Primary School

Community school · London · E14 8LY

Ages 3–11 · 227 pupils · Tower Hamlets

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

65%

Overall absence

6.2%

Admissions demand

1.24 · Competitive

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2023-07-11

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)65%
Higher standard (RWM)4%
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 absence6.2%
Persistent absence (10%+)18.6%
Unauthorised1.6%
Authorised absence
4.6%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
183

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

1.24 · Competitive

1st preferences

36

Places offered

29

1st-preference offers

29

Total preferences (any rank)
71
Preferred offers (top 3)
29
Applications from outside LA
0
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 fill95%

227 pupils · 240 places

Pupils on roll
227
Boys / girls
120 / 107
School capacity
240
Capacity fill
227 / 240 (95%)
Free school meals
48.3%
FSM pupils
98
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
Joanna Bates

Location

Address
Malabar Street, Isle of Dogs
Postcode
E14 8LY
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, 227 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 48.3%.

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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  • Arnhem Wharf Primary School

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    Community school · Primary

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    Ages 3–11

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

    0.2 miles away

  • St Edmund's Catholic School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

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    London · E14 3RS · Tower Hamlets

    Ages 3–11

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

    0.5 miles away

  • Harbinger Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

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    Ages 3–11

    • KS250%
    • Absence7.1%
    • FSM46.5%
    • Demand0.94

    0.6 miles away

  • Cubitt Town Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

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    Ages 3–11

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

    0.7 miles away

  • Mulberry Wood Wharf Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Free schools · Primary

    London · E14 9ZR · Tower Hamlets

    Ages 4–11

    • Absence7.3%
    • FSM17.7%
    • Demand0.93

    0.7 miles away

  • Canary Wharf College, East Ferry

    Ofsted: Good

    Free schools · Primary

    London · E14 3BA · Tower Hamlets

    Ages 4–11

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

    0.8 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Joanna Bates
Telephone
02079872350
Website
www.sevenmills.towerhamlets.sch.uk/

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