Ben Jonson Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Nov 1 2017 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
666 (93% of total capacity)
Boys
54.2%
Girls
45.8%
First language not English
51.4%
Free school meals (FSM)
30.5%
Persistent absence
29.2%
Special education needs (SEN)
9.5%
Pupil ethnicities
Bangladeshi 83.9%
Mixed 4.6%
African 3.3%
Other 2.6%
Other White 2.1%
White British 1.5%
Pakistani 0.8%
Indian 0.6%
Other Asian 0.3%
Other Black 0.3%
Caribbean 0.2%
Capacity %, Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2022-2023

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-1
WritingAverage1.2
MathsAverage0.8
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 56%
Local authority average 68%
England average 60%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 11%
Local authority average 12%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 104
Local authority average 106
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 105
Local authority average 106
England average 104
Year 2022-2023

Admissions

Ben Jonson Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
68
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
66
2nd preference
20
3rd preference
16
From another Local Authority
2
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
66
2nd preference
1
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
2
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2023-2024

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes28.4
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher29.1
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher27
Year 2022-2023

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
16
6
10
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
4
1
3
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
32
16
16
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
26
15
11
Reception, Full-time
89
50
39
Year 1
85
51
34
Year 2
89
47
42
Year 3
69
40
29
Year 4
89
43
46
Year 5
82
47
35
Year 6
85
45
40
Year 2022-2023
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