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Ben Jonson Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school
Harford Street, Stepney, London E1 4PZ · benjonson.towerhamlets.sch.uk · 020 7790 4110
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Feb 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 72%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Tower Hamlets 69%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 591
- 85% of 697 places
- Local authority
- Tower Hamlets
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 40.8%
- First language not English
- 34.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 49 families put the school first and 51 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 51 | 49 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 79 | 76 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 86 | 83 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 68 | 66 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 90 | 86 | 1 | 99% |
Results
In 2024/25, 72% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 18% the higher standard. Across Tower Hamlets it was 69%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲72% | 62% | ||
| ▲18% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●108 | 106 | ||
| ▲109 | 105 | ||
| ▲110 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Ben Jonson Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 20 February 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 20 Feb 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Nov 2017
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Nov 2017Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Nov 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding
What parents said
72% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (53 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 72%
- Replies
- 53
- 8% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 81% who raised concerns
based on the 53% who had a child bullied
based on 14 parents (26%) with SEND