Ben Jonson Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 20 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Tower Hamlets
- Unique reference
- 100890
- Address
- Harford Street, Stepney, E1 4PZ
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 631 (92% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.8%
- Girls
- 48.2%
- First language not English
- 34.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 43.6%
- Persistent absence
- 18.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.3%
Bangladeshi 84.8%
Mixed 4.7%
African 2.9%
Other 2.7%
Other White 1.4%
White British 1.3%
Pakistani 1.1%
Indian 0.6%
Other Asian 0.3%
Caribbean 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-1
WritingAverage1.2
MathsAverage0.8
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 75%
Local authority average 68%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 16%
Local authority average 12%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 106
Local authority average 107
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 108
Local authority average 107
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Ben Jonson Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 79
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 76
- 2nd preference
- 26
- 3rd preference
- 18
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 76
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 26.9 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 28.6 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 26.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 36 17 19 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 23 8 15 |
| Reception, Full-time | 89 41 48 |
| Year 1 | 79 43 36 |
| Year 2 | 87 46 41 |
| Year 3 | 85 51 34 |
| Year 4 | 81 43 38 |
| Year 5 | 66 38 28 |
| Year 6 | 85 40 45 |