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William Davis Primary School

Primary · Community school · Mixed · Tower Hamlets

Wood Close, London, E2 6ET

Website 02077391511

79

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

Not judged

Graded 11/03/2025

Application demand

100%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

94.1%

12.4% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

151

Capacity used

Has space

63%

240 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

100%

1st preference success rate

15 of 15 families who put it first got an offer

16

Places offered

27

Total applications

1.7

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference1515● 100%
2nd preference40● 0%
3rd preference50● 0%
Later preferences (4th–6th)30● 0%
Total271556%

1st preference success by year

100%
2020
100%
2021
100%
2022
100%
2023
100%
2024
100%
2025

Tower Hamlets lets families list 6 preferences. 1 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.

Details

Type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Charlotte Barrington
Address
Wood Close, Cheshire Street, London, E2 6ET
Phone
02077391511
Local authority
Tower Hamlets
Ward / constituency
Weavers · Bethnal Green and Stepney
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
100943

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals48%——
English as additional language78%——
SEN support19%——
47% boys (71)53% girls (80)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

151 pupils · 240 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 25

    11 March 2025

    Full graded inspection

    Not judged overall effectiveness
    Early yearsOutstanding
    Personal developmentGood
    Quality of educationGood
    Safeguarding effectiveYes
    Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
    Leadership and managementGood
  2. 19

    27 November 2019

    Ungraded inspection

    School remains Good
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Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 137 pupils

Attendance

94.1%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

5.9%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

12.4%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

1.5%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

1.0%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

9%
20/21
24%
21/22
28%
22/23
15%
23/24
12%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results (Key Stage 2)

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths79%——
Higher standard11%——
Reading progress——0.0
Writing progress——0.0
Maths progress——0.0

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard83%
+21% vs England
Higher standard9%
+1% vs England

Reading

Expected standard91%
+16% vs England
Higher standard57%
+24% vs England
Average score111
+5 vs England

Writing

Expected standard87%
+15% vs England
Greater depth13%
+0% vs England

Maths

Expected standard91%
+17% vs England
Higher standard43%
+17% vs England
Average score109
+4 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard96%
+23% vs England
Higher standard39%
+9% vs England
Average score110
+5 vs England

Science

Expected standard96%
+14% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

752019772023792024832025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)83%61%
Higher standard9%8%

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Key application dates

National deadlines in England. Apply through Tower Hamlets council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 April (or next working day)

Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.