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Cubitt Town Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school
Manchester Road, Isle of Dogs, Manchester Road, London E14 3NE · ctpschool.org · 020 7987 4362
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Feb 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 63%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Tower Hamlets 69%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.82 mi
- 1.32 km · walking distance · Reception, September 2025 entry · Tie-break · Tower Hamlets Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 679
- 97% of 700 places
- Local authority
- Tower Hamlets
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 56.2%
- First language not English
- 60.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2025, the last place offered under “Tie-break” went to a home 0.82 mi (1.32 km), walking distance from the school. Source: Tower Hamlets Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 78 families put the school first and 80 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 80 | 78 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 87 | 92 | 1.1▲ | 95% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 85 | 83 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 81 | 78 | 1 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception – Tie-break | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | 0.82 mi1.32 km | |
How far from the school the last child offered a place lives.
These are walking distances. Your search point is measured in a straight line, so it is further on foot.
Results
In 2024/25, 63% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 10% 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 | |||
| ●63% | 62% | ||
| ●10% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●105 | 106 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Cubitt Town Primary School on 11 February 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 11 Feb 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years | Outstanding |
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, May 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
May 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective Jun 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Mar 2007Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
What parents said
90% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (52 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 90%
- Replies
- 52
- 7% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 75% who raised concerns
based on the 40% who had a child bullied
based on 17 parents (33%) with SEND