Cubitt Town Primary School, London

In its own words: "This assessment was introduced by the Government in 2021-22, and is designed to check if pupils can recall their times tables fluently. This online test requires Year 4 children to answer 25 multiplication questions. The children have 6 seconds to answer each question."

From the headteacher's welcome: "It is a great honour and privilege for me to be the Head teacher of such a wonderful school. It was obvious to me from the moment I first taught at Cubitt Town Primary School that this was a very special community that had at its heart a deeply caring ethos."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, cricket, gymnastics, dance, choir, coding and Lego.

The school runs a breakfast club, from £1 per day.

In 2025, 78% of Year 6 pupils at Cubitt Town Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 72% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 82% and 82% in Tower Hamlets and 77% and 75% across England.

Results were similar in 2024 (77% in reading, 78% in maths).

For September 2026 entry, 78 families put Cubitt Town Primary School as their first choice and 157 named it as one of their preferences, for 80 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Cubitt Town Primary School are Panaga School (0.3 miles), Pdo Oman School (0.3 miles), Rumukoroshe School (0.3 miles) and Tabangao School (0.3 miles).

52 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Cubitt Town Primary School (as of September 2025): 90% would recommend the school, 96% say their child is happy there and 86% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (98%); the weakest, that the school supports their child's wider development (83%).

52.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 60.8% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (64%), White British (10%) and Mixed (10%).

In 2026, 61 pupils (9%) received SEN support and 81 (11.9%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

Cubitt Town Primary School had 39 teachers in 2026, one for every 16 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest tram or metro stop is Crossharbour, about 330 metres away (roughly a 4-minute walk).

11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Cubitt Town School, 60 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Cubitt Town Primary School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 1015 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Tower Hamlets (1908).

In 2024/25, Cubitt Town Primary School issued 2 suspensions, 0.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Cubitt Town Primary School are Canary Wharf Secondary (0.2 miles) and George Green's School (0.5 miles).