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Bygrove Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Bygrove Street, Poplar, London E14 6DN · bygrove.towerhamlets.sch.uk · 020 7538 4925
Overview
- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- 2019 framework · inspected Nov 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 79%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Tower Hamlets 69%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.36 mi
- 0.57 km · walking distance · Reception, September 2026 entry · Tie-break · Tower Hamlets Council
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 247
- 11 over 236 places · 105%
- Local authority
- Tower Hamlets
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 49.8%
- First language not English
- 81.4%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- The Letta Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered under “Tie-break” went to a home 0.36 mi (572 m), walking distance from the school; in September 2025 it was 0.35 mi (566 m), walking distance. Source: Tower Hamlets Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 32 families put the school first and 28 places were offered; 75% 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 | 28 | 32 | 1.1▲ | 75% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 29 | 39 | 1.3▲ | 74% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 30 | 44 | 1.5▲ | 66% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 30 | 42 | 1.4▲ | 64% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 30 | 42 | 1.4▲ | 69% |
Last distance offered
| Reception – Tie-break | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.36 mi0.57 km | |
| September 2025 | 0.35 mi0.57 km | |
| September 2024 | 0.32 mi0.52 km | |
| September 2023 | 0.32 mi0.52 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, 79% 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 | |||
| ▲79% | 62% | ||
| ●7% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲109 | 106 | ||
| ▲109 | 105 | ||
| ▲109 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 100942)
Ofsted
Bygrove Primary School was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 15 November 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Outstanding
- Inspected
- 15 Nov 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years | Outstanding |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Jan 2012
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jan 2012Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Dec 2006Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Requires improvement
What parents said
94% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (51 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 94%
- Replies
- 51
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 82% who raised concerns
based on the 33% who had a child bullied
based on 16 parents (31%) with SEND