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Lawdale Junior School

  • Community School
  • ages 7–11
  • Mixed
  • Tower Hamlets
  • E2 6LS

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 5,353 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 36%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 49%49%2016/17: top 48%2017/18: top 58%2018/19: top 34%2022/23: top 40%2023/24: top 6%6% · 2023/242024/25: top 36%No exams

Against LondonArrows: London rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM70% · London 72%5/10 Middle−9.1 pts
Higher standard, RWM2% · London 12%1/10 Well below London−33.1 pts
Reading score107 · London 1075/10 Middle+6.3 pts
Maths score107 · London 1075/10 Middle
Show KS2 results by year

No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 56% · 57 pupils · London 61%2016/17: 64% · 75 pupils · London 69%2017/18: 64% · 69 pupils · London 72%2018/19: 73% · 70 pupils · London 73%2022/23: 66% · 59 pupils · London 68%2023/24: 85% · 53 pupils · London 70%2024/25: 70% · 54 pupils · London 72%85%56%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 57 pupils · London 7%2016/17: 11% · 75 pupils · London 10%2017/18: 6% · 69 pupils · London 12%2018/19: 11% · 70 pupils · London 13%2022/23: 5% · 59 pupils · London 11%2023/24: 13% · 53 pupils · London 11%2024/25: 2% · 54 pupils · London 12%13%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 102 · 57 pupils · London 1032016/17: 103 · 75 pupils · London 1052017/18: 103 · 69 pupils · London 1062018/19: 105 · 70 pupils · London 1062022/23: 105 · 59 pupils · London 1062023/24: 108 · 53 pupils · London 1072024/25: 107 · 54 pupils · London 107108102No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 104 · 57 pupils · London 1042016/17: 105 · 75 pupils · London 1062017/18: 104 · 69 pupils · London 1062018/19: 107 · 70 pupils · London 1072022/23: 106 · 59 pupils · London 1062023/24: 109 · 53 pupils · London 1062024/25: 107 · 54 pupils · London 107109104No exams

Getting in

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0.6 km from Brick Lane North · approx.: from the area's centre, not your door

Inspections · 2006–2023

  1. 2006Satisfactory
  2. 2009Satisfactory
  3. 2012Good
  4. 2017Ungraded visit
  5. 2023Remains Good

4 strong areas

  • Quality of teaching
  • Achievement of pupils
  • Leadership and management
  • Behaviour and safety of pupils

0 weak areas

4 areas graded · 4 points to improve

Read what Ofsted said (5)

From Ofsted report, inspected Jan 2023

Strengths

  • “Pupils are happy and enthusiastic about their learning here.”
  • “This is reflected in the school’s values that guide pupils to be safe, caring and responsible.”
  • “Pupils are proud of what they have learned and keen to do their best.”

To improve

  • “In a few foundation subjects, curriculum thinking is not as detailed as it is in other subjects.”
  • “Where this is the case, curriculum delivery is not equally strong across all subjects.”

Ofsted inspection report extracts, Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026205
Free school meals (past 6 years)61.8%
First language not English91.8%
SEN support11.1%
EHC plan7.3%
Absence (sessions missed)5.7%
Persistently absent pupils17.1%

Girls 48.3%Boys 51.7%

85.4% full · 240 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher16.5
Pupils per adult9.3
  • Classroom teachers 10.4
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 9.5
  • Other support 6.4

Teachers 12.4 FTE · Whole workforce 28.3 · 48 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£10,583
Spend per pupil£10,541
Staff spend per pupil£7,935
Reserve per pupil£473
  • +£96,882revenue reserve
  • +£8,525in-year balance

Grants £10,488 · self-generated £95 · premises £732 per pupil