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OpenPrimaryOfsted: OutstandingURN 100927

Wellington Primary School

Community school · London · E3 4NE

Ages 3–11 · 396 pupils · Tower Hamlets

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Ofsted

Outstanding

KS2 expected (RWM)

65%

Overall absence

5.0%

Admissions demand

0.96 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Outstanding

Inspection date

2023-12-07

Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
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)10%
Avg scaled score — reading
107.0
Avg scaled score — maths
106.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
108.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence5.0%
Persistent absence (10%+)13.0%
Unauthorised1.8%
Authorised absence
3.2%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
338

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

45

Places offered

48

1st-preference offers

45

Total preferences (any rank)
107
Preferred offers (top 3)
47
Applications from outside LA
1
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 fill88%

396 pupils · 450 places

Pupils on roll
396
Boys / girls
208 / 188
School capacity
450
Capacity fill
396 / 450 (88%)
Free school meals
43.7%
FSM pupils
159
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 Martin Grant

Location

Address
Wellington Way, Bow
Postcode
E3 4NE
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, 396 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 43.7%.

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.

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  • St Agnes RC Primary School

    Ofsted: Outstanding

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    Ages 3–11

    • KS292%
    • Absence5.7%
    • FSM33.5%
    • Demand0.96

    0.3 miles away

  • Malmesbury Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

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

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  • The Clara Grant Primary School

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    • KS268%
    • Absence6.1%
    • FSM49.3%
    • Demand1.10

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  • Old Palace Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

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    Ages 4–11

    • KS281%
    • Absence6.1%
    • FSM30.1%
    • Demand0.98

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  • Marner Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

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    • KS277%
    • Absence7.4%
    • FSM52.9%
    • Demand1.05

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  • Stebon Primary School

    Ofsted: Outstanding

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    Ages 3–11

    • KS284%
    • Absence5.3%
    • FSM43.0%
    • Demand0.93

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Martin Grant
Telephone
02089802413
Website
www.wellington.towerhamlets.sch.uk

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