Thomas Buxton Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Mar 28 2023 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
- 100930
- Address
- Buxton Street, Bethnal Green, Thomas Buxton Primary School, E1 5AR
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 411 (79% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.8%
- Girls
- 46.2%
- First language not English
- 94.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 47.9%
- Persistent absence
- 14.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.1%
Bangladeshi 82.5%
Other 3.9%
African 3.4%
Mixed 3.3%
Other White 2.4%
Pakistani 1.9%
White British 0.7%
Indian 0.7%
Unclassified 0.5%
Other Asian 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage0.7
WritingAbove average2.5
MathsAbove average1.9
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 60%
Local authority average 68%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 2%
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 106
Local authority average 107
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Thomas Buxton Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 53
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 53
- 2nd preference
- 15
- 3rd preference
- 6
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 53
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 26.1 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 23.5 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 28 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 36 19 17 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 10 5 5 |
| Reception, Full-time | 46 25 21 |
| Year 1 | 47 25 22 |
| Year 2 | 48 25 23 |
| Year 3 | 52 23 29 |
| Year 4 | 58 33 25 |
| Year 5 | 57 34 23 |
| Year 6 | 57 32 25 |