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Cyril Jackson Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Limehouse Causeway, London E14 8AQ · cyriljackson.towerhamlets.sch.uk · 020 7987 3737
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Jun 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 65%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Tower Hamlets 69%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.32 mi
- 0.52 km · walking distance · Reception, September 2024 entry · Tie-break · Tower Hamlets Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 448
- 93% of 480 places
- Local authority
- Tower Hamlets
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 35.6%
- First language not English
- 71.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2024, the last place offered under “Tie-break” went to a home 0.32 mi (518 m), walking distance from the school; in September 2023 it was 0.49 mi (795 m), walking distance. Source: Tower Hamlets Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 45 families put the school first and 50 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 | 50 | 45 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 56 | 49 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 55 | 64 | 1.2▲ | 81% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 59 | 64 | 1.1▲ | 89% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 76 | 1.3▲ | 76% |
Last distance offered
| Reception – Tie-break | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2024 | 0.32 mi0.52 km | |
| September 2023 | 0.49 mi0.80 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, 65% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 12% 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 | |||
| ▲65% | 62% | ||
| ▲12% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●105 | 106 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 100900)
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Cyril Jackson Primary School on 24 June 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 24 Jun 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Outstanding |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Jul 2015
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 100900), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Jul 2015Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 100900)
Mar 2010Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 100900)
What parents said
81% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (80 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 81%
- Replies
- 80
- 18% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 89% who raised concerns
based on the 49% who had a child bullied
based on 16 parents (20%) with SEND