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Culloden Primary - A Paradigm Academy

Primary · London · E14 0PT

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Outstanding

SchoolFacts estimate: Ofsted awarded no overall grade at this inspection

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

Inspected 10 June 2025

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At a glance

623 pupils · 99% of 630 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
36.5% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
35.5% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
5.3% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
8.5% of pupils (2024/2025)
Nursery
Yes
Website
http://cullodenacademy.paradigmtrust.org/
URN
140064

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 52 families named it first for 57 Reception places, 0.91 first choices per place. Its last Reception place offered on distance for 2020 entry went to 449 m (≈0.28 mi), the only Reception round we hold for it. At its inspection on 10 June 2025 Ofsted awarded no overall grade; the lowest of the four areas it judged was Outstanding. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 6.3% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

0.91 first-choice applications per place

57 places offered · 52 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
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 449 m (≈0.28 mi) for 2020 entry.

Admissions cutoff distance: Reception

Last child offered a place under the distance criterion (2020 entry) lived within 449 m (≈0.28 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)

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

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
74%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
20%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
109
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
109
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 school74%
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 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
Hargate Primary SchoolWest Bromwich · 110 miles awayOutstanding66%
Greenpark AcademyKing's Lynn · 88 miles awayGood48%
Ben Jonson Primary SchoolLondon · 1 miles awayGood72%
Harris Primary Academy MertonMitcham · 9 miles awayOutstanding78%
Jubilee Primary SchoolLondon · 4 miles awayGood72%
East Ward Community Primary SchoolBury · 173 miles awayExpected standard62%
Monteagle Primary SchoolDagenham · 6 miles awayStrong standard76%
Gallions Primary SchoolLondon · 3 miles awayOutstanding67%
Quarry Hill AcademyGrays · 15 miles awayOutstanding88%
New Bradwell Primary SchoolMilton Keynes · 51 miles awayGood54%
Brimsdown Primary SchoolEnfield · 10 miles awayGood74%
Alma Park Primary SchoolManchester · 162 miles awayGood67%

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

Special educational needs

Needs this school records that it caters for, in the order it lists them.

Provision type: Resourced provision.

Resourced provision
25 of 30 places taken places may be available

Unit places come from the school census and describe the position when it was taken, not today. Confirm with the local authority before relying on them.

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

Asian Bangladeshi 66% (Tower Hamlets 61%, England 2%) · Black African 9% (Tower Hamlets 6%, England 5%) · Any other Mixed background 6% (Tower Hamlets 6%, England 3%) · Any other White background 4% (Tower Hamlets 5%, England 7%) · Any other ethnic group 4% (Tower Hamlets 3%, England 3%) · Asian Pakistani 4% (Tower Hamlets 1%, England 5%) · White British 2% (Tower Hamlets 8%, England 60%) · Asian Indian 1% (Tower Hamlets 1%, England 4%) · Any other Asian background 1% (Tower Hamlets 1%, England 2%) · 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)
6.3%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
20.6%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

2.72 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
19.5
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

93% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 7% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, primary academies: 0.3% vacant, 0.32% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

86.5% of teachers took sickness absence, 8.2 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 £62,626; 14.3% 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 (2024-25)

This school£9,469
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 72% (77%) · premises 6% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 7% (8%) · supplies and services 15% (9%) · educational supplies 4% (4%) · bought-in professional services 10% (2%) · catering 5% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £0; in-year balance +£486,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, 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 higher33.3%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications20.4%18.1%
In managerial or professional work25%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways28.3%18.1%
Residents in very good health54.6%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier29%62.3%
Social housing42.9%17.1%
Privately rented27.9%20.5%
Detached houses3.1%22.9%
Flats69.4%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms14.2%21.1%
Households with no car or van61.8%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01004243 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£450,000803 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£365,000–£563,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Terraced (26)£601,000
Flat (776)£445,000

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
22an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
219an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
26an 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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