Primary school

Thomas Buxton Primary School

  • Community School
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Tower Hamlets
  • E1 5AR

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 4,653 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 31%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 20%20%2016/17: top 46%2017/18: top 79%2018/19: top 29%2022/23: top 51%2023/24: top 58%2024/25: top 31%No exams

Against LondonArrows: London rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM71% · London 72%5/10 Middle−13.3 pts
Higher standard, RWM14% · London 12%6/10 Middle+5.3 pts
Reading score105 · London 1072/10 Well below London−33.7 pts
Maths score106 · London 1074/10 Below
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 70% · 54 pupils · London 61%2016/17: 65% · 54 pupils · London 69%2017/18: 54% · 56 pupils · London 72%2018/19: 75% · 56 pupils · London 73%2022/23: 61% · 59 pupils · London 68%2023/24: 60% · 57 pupils · London 70%2024/25: 71% · 56 pupils · London 72%75%54%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 7% · 54 pupils · London 7%2016/17: 9% · 54 pupils · London 10%2017/18: 4% · 56 pupils · London 12%2018/19: 14% · 56 pupils · London 13%2022/23: 10% · 59 pupils · London 11%2023/24: 2% · 57 pupils · London 11%2024/25: 14% · 56 pupils · London 12%14%2%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 103 · 54 pupils · London 1032016/17: 104 · 54 pupils · London 1052017/18: 103 · 56 pupils · London 1062018/19: 106 · 56 pupils · London 1062022/23: 104 · 59 pupils · London 1062023/24: 106 · 57 pupils · London 1072024/25: 105 · 56 pupils · London 107106103No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 105 · 54 pupils · London 1042016/17: 106 · 54 pupils · London 1062017/18: 102 · 56 pupils · London 1062018/19: 106 · 56 pupils · London 1072022/23: 105 · 59 pupils · London 1062023/24: 106 · 57 pupils · London 1062024/25: 106 · 56 pupils · London 107106102No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in89.4%
59 of 66 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 89.4%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st6659
2nd120
3rd60
Last distance offered
  • 2026/271.1 km

Inspections · 2005–2023

  1. 2005Good
  2. 2007Satisfactoryas predecessor
  3. 2008Good
  4. 2010Satisfactoryas predecessor
  5. 2012Good
  6. 2017Outstanding
  7. 2023Remains Outstanding

5 strong areas

  • Outcomes for pupils
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management
  • Personal development, behaviour and welfare
  • Quality of teaching, learning and assessment

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · 1 point to improve

Read what Ofsted said (3)

From Ofsted report, inspected Mar 2023

Strengths

  • “Pupils thrive in this welcoming and supportive school.”
  • “Pupils are happy and say they feel safe here.”
  • “Staff take time to get to know pupils and their families well.”

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

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026404
Free school meals (past 6 years)48.8%
First language not English94.4%
SEN support14.1%
EHC plan9.3%
Absence (sessions missed)6.0%
Persistently absent pupils15.0%

Girls 46.2%Boys 53.8%

84.2% full · 480 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher19.8
Pupils per adult9.4
  • Classroom teachers 16.4
  • Leadership 3
  • Teaching assistants 20.7
  • Other support 9.4

Teachers 19.4 FTE · Whole workforce 49.5 · 78 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£10,838
Spend per pupil£10,974
Staff spend per pupil£7,567
Reserve per pupil£734
  • +£282,944revenue reserve
  • −£52,654in-year balance

Grants £10,646 · self-generated £192 · premises £1,306 per pupil