Old Ford Primary - A Paradigm Academy

State-Funded School

old-ford-primary-a-paradigm-academy-tower-hamlets-london

LondonRegion

Tower HamletsLocal Authority

Stratford and BowConstituency

E3 5LDPostcode

9.8

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Old Ford Primary - A Paradigm Academy is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Tower Hamlets, London.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 660 pupils. Old Ford Primary - A Paradigm Academy is part of PARADIGM TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Early yearsprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 77%
Higher standard: 21%
Reading score: 107
Maths score: 108

Ethnicity

White

Asian

74%

Black

10%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

660

Total Pupils

49%Boys

51%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

48%

England average

27%

First language not English

39%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 660
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: PARADIGM TRUST

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
20 Dec 2022	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding
25 Jun 2008	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.