Ben Jonson Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 21 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
- 642 (93% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.6%
- Girls
- 46.4%
- First language not English
- 42.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 28.2%
- Persistent absence
- 23.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.5%
Bangladeshi 85%
Mixed 4.4%
African 2.8%
Other 2.6%
Other White 2%
White British 0.9%
Pakistani 0.9%
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 56%
Local authority average 70%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 11%
Local authority average 11%
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
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Ben Jonson Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 86
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 83
- 2nd preference
- 27
- 3rd preference
- 14
- From another Local Authority
- 3
Offers
- 1st preference
- 83
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 27.9 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 27.8 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 26.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 2 1 1 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 47 21 26 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 24 10 14 |
| Reception, Full-time | 76 41 35 |
| Year 1 | 88 47 41 |
| Year 2 | 86 52 34 |
| Year 3 | 84 43 41 |
| Year 4 | 69 41 28 |
| Year 5 | 85 42 43 |
| Year 6 | 81 46 35 |