Sir William Burrough Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- School rating
- Good Jul 2 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Not applicable
- Local authority
- Tower Hamlets
- Unique reference
- 137682
- Address
- Salmon Lane, Limehouse, E14 7PQ
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 326 (97% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.8%
- Girls
- 51.2%
- First language not English
- 90.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 31.3%
- Persistent absence
- 21.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 19.6%
Bangladeshi 79.8%
White British 6.1%
African 4.9%
Other White 3.7%
Mixed 1.8%
Chinese 0.9%
Other 0.9%
Indian 0.6%
Pakistani 0.6%
Other Asian 0.3%
Other Black 0.3%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAbove average2.5
WritingAverage1.1
MathsWell above average6.6
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 85%
Local authority average 68%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 13%
Local authority average 12%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 108
Local authority average 107
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 109
Local authority average 107
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Sir William Burrough Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 30
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 29
- 2nd preference
- 12
- 3rd preference
- 11
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 29
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 26.8 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 25.4 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 28 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 26 13 13 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 5 1 4 |
| Reception, Full-time | 45 30 15 |
| Year 1 | 42 24 18 |
| Year 2 | 40 20 20 |
| Year 3 | 42 14 28 |
| Year 4 | 42 20 22 |
| Year 5 | 40 20 20 |
| Year 6 | 44 17 27 |