Columbia Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Mixed · Tower Hamlets
Columbia Road, London, E2 7RG
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 03/07/2023
Application demand
98%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
92.9%
22.6% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
416
Capacity used
Nearly full92%
450 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
98%
1st preference success rate
53 of 54 families who put it first got an offer
60
Places offered
127
Total applications
2.1
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 54 | 53 | ● 98% |
| 2nd preference | 37 | 5 | ● 14% |
| 3rd preference | 12 | 2 | ● 17% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 24 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 127 | 60 | 47% |
Tower Hamlets lets families list 6 preferences. 28 applications came from outside the council area (3 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
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Oliver Woodward
- Address
- Columbia Road, Bethnal Green, London, E2 7RG
- Phone
- 02077393835
- Local authority
- Tower Hamlets
- Ward / constituency
- Weavers · Bethnal Green and Stepney
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 150662
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 25% | — | — |
| English as additional language | — | — | — |
| SEN support | — | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE LETTA TRUST
416 pupils · 450 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
03 July 2023
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessEarly years Good Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 349 pupils
Attendance
92.9%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
7.1%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
22.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
1.1%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.4%
Absences the school didn't approve
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 by subject (SATs)
Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England
Reading, writing & maths combined
Reading
Writing
Maths
Grammar, punctuation & spelling
Science
England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).
Primary results over time
Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Expected standard (RWM) | 81% | 61% |
| Higher standard | 19% | 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.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 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.