Old Palace Primary School

State-Funded School

old-palace-primary-school-tower-hamlets-london

LondonRegion

Tower HamletsLocal Authority

Stratford and BowConstituency

E3 3BTPostcode

8.7

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Old Palace Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–11, located in Tower Hamlets, London.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 386 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Early yearsprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 81%
Higher standard: 26%
Reading score: 108
Maths score: 107

Ethnicity

White

Asian

82%

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

386

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

30%

England average

27%

First language not English

83%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 4 – 11
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 386
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
21 May 2023	Good	Good	Outstanding	Outstanding	Good
3 Sept 2009	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.