Bigland Green Primary School, London
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 3 years agoOverall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
The school excels at creating a safe, harmonious environment where pupils behave well and enjoy learning. It provides excellent support for disadvantaged and English language learner pupils. The school also offers a broad, balanced curriculum including specialist teaching in art, music and physical education, with strong spiritual, moral, social and cultural education that inspires pupils' ambitions.
Key Strengths
- Pupils' behaviour is good - they concentrate in lessons, enjoy learning, and conduct themselves in a harmonious and safe manner
- Early years provision is good with pupils making strong progress and developing positive attitudes to learning
- Excellent progress made by pupils who arrive mid-year with no English language knowledge
- Strong safeguarding procedures that are rigorously implemented and regularly reviewed
- Improved governance with governors better positioned to hold leaders accountable
Areas for Improvement
- Inconsistent application of agreed teaching and assessment policies across the school
- Too many pupils, especially the most able, are not given sufficiently challenging work
- Standards remain too low at the end of Key Stage 2
- Phonics teaching has not yet led to sustained improvements in Year 1 reading standards
- Disadvantaged pupils, while catching up with peers in school, still do not attain as well as other pupils nationally
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective - school leaders ensure procedures are understood by all staff, rigorously implemented, kept under regular review, and pupils feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Sports clubs, university visits, Ancient Greek culture lectures, charity fundraising, energy conservation activities
Bigland Green Primary School requires improvement overall. While the school has strengths in pupil behaviour, early years provision, and safeguarding, leaders have not ensured standards are rising quickly enough and teaching quality remains inconsistent.
At a Glance
35.2%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
24 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 92% to 88%. Maths has declined from 95% to 90%. Writing has declined from 93% to 88%.
Class Sizes
29.2
Avg class size
29.0
Infant (KS1)
6
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
99%
Near capacity
477 pupils
480 capacity
3 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - London
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for London
Admissions Demand - Tower Hamlets
Places available
3,480
Applications
2,918
Got 1st preference
92.3%
Got preferred school
97.9%
Primary admissions across Tower Hamlets (2025/26)
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SEN Provision
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
3.97142%
Overall absence
8.86427%
Persistent absence
361
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Bigland Green Primary School
Jamiatul Ummah School
Mulberry School for Girls
Wapping High School
Madani Secondary Girls' School
OMG Education
London Enterprise Academy
London Islamic School
Bishop Challoner Catholic School
London East Academy
Mulberry Academy London Dock
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