Sir William Burrough Primary School

State-Funded School

sir-william-burrough-primary-school-tower-hamlets-london

LondonRegion

Tower HamletsLocal Authority

Poplar and LimehouseConstituency

E14 7PQPostcode

8.9

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

Sir William Burrough Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Tower Hamlets, London.

It currently serves 294 pupils. Sir William Burrough Primary School is part of University Schools Trust, East London.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Early yearsprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 85%
Higher standard: 13%
Reading score: 108
Maths score: 109

Ethnicity

White

Asian

84%

Black

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

Pupils

294

Total Pupils

52%Boys

48%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

29%

England average

27%

First language not English

88%

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: 294
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: University Schools Trust, East London

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
14 Sept 2025	Good	Good	Good	Outstanding	Not judged
23 Jan 2023	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Good	Outstanding	Requires improvement
27 Mar 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.