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Lawdale Junior School

Primary · London · E2 6LS

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Good

Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection

Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.

Inspected 25 January 2023

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At a glance

205 pupils · 85% of 240 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Community school
Age range
7–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
56.6% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
91.8% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
11.1% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
7.2% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
https://lawdalejuniorschool.co.uk/
URN
100907

In figures

An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 25 January 2023 confirmed its earlier grade, Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 5.3% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

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

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
70%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
2%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
107
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
107
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 school70%
Median of its 12 closest peers64%
Tower Hamlets average71.2%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is ahead of 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
St Augustines Federated Schools: CofE Primary SchoolLondon · 6 miles awayGood52%
Edward Wilson Primary SchoolLondon · 5 miles awayGood76%
Harlesden Primary SchoolLondon · 8 miles awayExpected standard62%
St Augustine's CofE SchoolHalifax · 170 miles awayGood36%
The Clara Grant Primary SchoolLondon · 2 miles awayExceptional80%
Bygrove Primary SchoolLondon · 2 miles awayOutstanding79%
St George's CofE Primary SchoolHyde · 157 miles awayGood52%
Kilburn Grange SchoolLondon · 6 miles awayGood65%
Haslam Park Primary SchoolBolton · 173 miles awayGood74%
Fleecefield Primary SchoolLondon · 6 miles awayGood63%
Alexandra Junior SchoolStoke-on-Trent · 133 miles awayNeeds attention43%
St James' Church of England Primary SchoolAshton-under-Lyne · 160 miles awayNo current grade68%

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

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

Asian Bangladeshi 83% (Tower Hamlets 61%, England 2%) · Black African 5% (Tower Hamlets 6%, England 5%) · Any other Asian background 3% (Tower Hamlets 1%, England 2%) · Any other ethnic group 2% (Tower Hamlets 3%, England 3%) · White British 2% (Tower Hamlets 8%, England 60%) · Asian Indian 1% (Tower Hamlets 1%, England 4%) · Asian Pakistani 1% (Tower Hamlets 1%, England 5%) · Black Caribbean 1% (Tower Hamlets 1%, England 1%) · other groups together 2%

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)
5.3%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
15.3%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

0.00 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
18
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

85% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 15% 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)

92.9% of teachers took sickness absence, 6.8 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 £63,945; 20% 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£10,541
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 75% (76%) · premises 7% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 8% (8%) · supplies and services 9% (9%) · educational supplies 3% (4%) · bought-in professional services 5% (3%) · catering 5% (5%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve £96,882; in-year balance +£8,525

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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 higher42.6%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications22.5%18.1%
In managerial or professional work31.3%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways28.4%18.1%
Residents in very good health45.9%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier21.4%62.3%
Social housing56.6%17.1%
Privately rented22%20.5%
Detached houses1.1%22.9%
Flats94.4%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms6.8%21.1%
Households with no car or van67.2%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01004204 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£505,000938 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£404,000–£664,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Terraced (116)£920,000
Flat (817)£480,000

Homes around this school are dearer than three quarters 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
7an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
42an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
297an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
44an 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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