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Olga Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school
Lanfranc Road, Bow, London E3 5DN · olga.towerhamlets.sch.uk · 020 8981 7127
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Jan 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 62%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Tower Hamlets 69%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.61 mi
- 0.97 km · walking distance · Reception, September 2025 entry · Tie-break · Tower Hamlets Council
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 490
- 92% of 530 places
- Local authority
- Tower Hamlets
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 32.7%
- First language not English
- 29%
- 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 0.61 mi (974 m), walking distance from the school; in September 2024 it was 0.50 mi (801 m), walking distance. Source: Tower Hamlets Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 38 families put the school first and 46 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 | 46 | 38 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 60 | 75 | 1.3▲ | 76% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 58 | 83 | 1.4▲ | 70% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 58 | 87 | 1.5▲ | 67% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 84 | 1.4▲ | 71% |
Last distance offered
| Reception – Tie-break | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | 0.61 mi0.97 km | |
| September 2024 | 0.50 mi0.80 km | |
| September 2023 | 0.44 mi0.71 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, 62% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 7% 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 | |||
| ●62% | 62% | ||
| ●7% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●106 | 106 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Olga Primary School on 20 January 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Early years: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 20 Jan 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Nov 2021
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Nov 2021Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Dec 2016Good
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 Oct 2014Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement
What parents said
79% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (94 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 79%
- Positive
- 69%
- Replies
- 94
- 18% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 87% who raised concerns
based on 21 parents (22%) whose child was bullied
based on 28 parents (30%) with SEND