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Cubitt Town Primary School

Primary · London · E14 3NE

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SchoolFacts estimate: Ofsted awarded no overall grade at this inspection

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Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: OutstandingPersonal development: OutstandingLeadership & management: OutstandingSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 11 February 2025

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At a glance

679 pupils · 97% of 700 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Community school
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
56.2% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
63.1% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
8.4% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
10.1% of pupils (2024/2025)
Nursery
Yes
Website
https://www.ctpschool.org/
URN
100898

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 78 families named it first for 80 Reception places, 0.97 first choices per place. Its last Reception place offered on distance for 2025 entry went to 1318 m (≈0.82 mi); distance decided places in 2 of the 2 years of Reception rounds we hold, 2020 to 2025. At its inspection on 11 February 2025 Ofsted awarded no overall grade; the lowest of the four areas it judged was Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 7.7% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

0.97 first-choice applications per place

80 places offered · 78 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. Places by distance, last offered at 1318 m (≈0.82 mi) for 2025 entry.

Admissions cutoff distance: Reception

Last child offered a place under the distance criterion (2025 entry) lived within 1318 m (≈0.82 mi)

measured by shortest walking route.

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Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

83 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
63%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
10%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
105
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
104
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school63%
Median of its 12 closest peers69.5%
Tower Hamlets average71.2%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is behind the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
Ashbury Meadow Primary SchoolManchester · 165 miles awayRequires improvement32%
Marion Richardson Primary SchoolLondon · 2 miles awayOutstanding64%
Globe Primary SchoolLondon · 3 miles awayOutstanding80%
Brimsdown Primary SchoolEnfield · 11 miles awayGood74%
East Ward Community Primary SchoolBury · 174 miles awayExpected standard62%
Manorfield Primary SchoolLondon · 2 miles awayGood77%
Saracens BroadfieldsEdgware · 15 miles awayNo current grade76%
Old Moat Primary SchoolManchester · 164 miles awayOutstanding64%
Coston Primary SchoolGreenford · 15 miles awayNo current grade58%
Cyril Jackson Primary SchoolLondon · 1 miles awayGood65%
North Beckton Primary SchoolLondon · 3 miles awayGood74%
Tollgate Primary SchoolLondon · 3 miles awayOutstanding91%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

Asian Bangladeshi 60% (Tower Hamlets 61%, England 2%) · White British 10% (Tower Hamlets 8%, England 60%) · Any other Mixed background 6% (Tower Hamlets 6%, England 3%) · Black African 5% (Tower Hamlets 6%, England 5%) · Any other ethnic group 4% (Tower Hamlets 3%, England 3%) · Any other White background 3% (Tower Hamlets 5%, England 7%) · Mixed White and Asian 2% (Tower Hamlets 2%, England 2%) · Any other Asian background 2% (Tower Hamlets 1%, England 2%) · Asian Pakistani 1% (Tower Hamlets 1%, England 5%) · Not recorded 1% (Tower Hamlets 1%, England 1%) · Asian Chinese 1% (Tower Hamlets 1%, England 1%) · Asian Indian 1% (Tower Hamlets 1%, England 4%) · Any other Black background 1% (Tower Hamlets 1%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 1% (Tower Hamlets 1%, England 2%) · other groups together 1%

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
7.7%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
24.6%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

0.29 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Tower Hamlets: 1.05 suspensions and 0.00 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
19.9
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

89% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 5% moved to another state school · 5% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, council-maintained primaries: 0.18% vacant, 0.36% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

76.9% of teachers took sickness absence, 6.4 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £58,568; 17.9% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2025-26)

This school£10,360
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 71% (76%) · premises 5% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 7% (8%) · supplies and services 16% (9%) · educational supplies 4% (4%) · bought-in professional services 11% (3%) · catering 5% (5%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve £546,778; in-year balance +£145,886

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: council-maintained school finance return, 2025-26, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
1/10among the most deprived tenth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
2/10among the most deprived fifth of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher43.9%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications20.9%18.1%
In managerial or professional work31.2%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways25.4%18.1%
Residents in very good health50.2%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier27.5%62.3%
Social housing39.2%17.1%
Privately rented33.3%20.5%
Detached houses1.4%22.9%
Flats76.9%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms11.1%21.1%
Households with no car or van57.2%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01035705 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£599,000993 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£425,000–£790,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Semi-detached (12)£830,000
Terraced (74)£675,000
Flat (907)£584,000

Homes around this school are among the dearest tenth of school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
2an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
7an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
50an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
7an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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