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Kobi Nazrul Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school
Settles Street, Whitechapel, London E1 1JP · kobinazrul.towerhamlets.sch.uk · 020 7375 3626
Overview
- Ofsted
- Improved significantly
- Ungraded inspection · May 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 70%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Tower Hamlets 69%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.50 mi
- 0.80 km · walking distance · Reception, September 2025 entry · Tie-break · Tower Hamlets Council
- Demand for places
- 0.7
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 227
- 95% of 240 places
- Local authority
- Tower Hamlets
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 45.8%
- First language not English
- 100%
- 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 0.50 mi (800 m), walking distance from the school; in September 2024 it was 0.20 mi (325 m), walking distance. Source: Tower Hamlets Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 21 families put the school first and 29 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 | 29 | 21 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 30 | 31 | 1▲ | 97% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 30 | 32 | 1.1▲ | 84% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 29 | 26 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 28 | 22 | 0.8 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception – Tie-break | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | 0.50 mi0.80 km | |
| September 2024 | 0.20 mi0.33 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, 70% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 3% 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 | |||
| ▲70% | 62% | ||
| ▼3% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●105 | 106 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
| ▲110 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 21 May 2025, Ofsted’s outcome for Kobi Nazrul Primary School was: Improved significantly.
- Outcome
- Improved significantly
- Inspected
- 20 May 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Nov 2019
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Nov 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Feb 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 Jun 2014Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate
What parents said
100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (23 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 100%
- Replies
- 23
- 10% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 74% who raised concerns
based on the 30% who had a child bullied