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Harry Gosling Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school
Fairclough Street, London E1 1NT · harrygoslingprimary.co.uk · 020 7481 1650
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Feb 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 60%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Tower Hamlets 69%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 407
- Local authority
- Tower Hamlets
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 41.3%
- First language not English
- 58%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 34 families put the school first and 43 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 | 43 | 34 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 29 | 25 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 52 | 42 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 39 | 38 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 59 | 50 | 0.8 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 60% 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 | |||
| ●60% | 62% | ||
| ●7% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●106 | 106 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 9 February 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Harry Gosling Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 8 Feb 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Feb 2013
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Oct 2017Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Feb 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Jun 2010Requires 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
95% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (21 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 95%
- Replies
- 21
- 5% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 86% who raised concerns
based on the 43% who had a child bullied