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Culloden Primary - A Paradigm Academy, London

Outstanding
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Ages 3–11

Culloden Primary - A Paradigm Academy is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in London, part of Paradigm Trust. It was rated Outstanding at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in June 2015. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in June 2025 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 465th-highest of the 959 schools in London with published results, and 4,096th of 14,452 across England. It was 92% full in 2025.

SATs results
Above England average
Ofsted
Outstanding (2015)
Demand
Every first choice offered
Attendance
Below England average
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Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days

Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Tower Hamlets (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.

Data last updated 26 Oct 2026

Culloden Primary - A Paradigm Academy in detail

Culloden Primary - A Paradigm Academy in its own words

In its own words: "Find out more about Culloden Primary, the way we are run and what we do as a school. Every child is entitled to a good education, with equal access to knowledge, skills, opportunities, aspirations, life chances and dignity."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football and multi-sports.

The school runs a breakfast club from 8:00am and after-school care, from £5 per day.

Vision and values (school website)Clubs (school website)Wraparound care (school website)

Source: The school's own website

Results

In 2025, 83% of Year 6 pupils at Culloden Primary - A Paradigm Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 84% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 82% and 82% in Tower Hamlets and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 78% in reading and 81% in maths in 2024.

Getting a place at Culloden Primary - A Paradigm Academy

For September 2026 entry, 52 families put Culloden Primary - A Paradigm Academy as their first choice and 81 named it as one of their preferences, for 57 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

Admissions history and your chances at Culloden Primary - A Paradigm Academy

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to Culloden Primary - A Paradigm Academy are Woolmore Primary School (0.2 miles, Outstanding, 86% reading, 91% maths); Manorfield Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 84% reading, 87% maths); Lansbury Lawrence Primary School (0.4 miles, Outstanding, 81% reading, 81% maths); and St Saviour's Church of England Primary School (0.5 miles, Outstanding, 73% reading, 86% maths).

Culloden Primary - A Paradigm Academy's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

Woolmore Primary SchoolManorfield Primary SchoolLansbury Lawrence Primary SchoolSt Saviour's Church of England Primary School

The trust

Culloden Primary - A Paradigm Academy is one of 7 schools run by Paradigm Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 64% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

All 7 schools in Paradigm Trust

What parents say

20 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Culloden Primary - A Paradigm Academy (as of September 2025): 45% would recommend the school, 60% say their child is happy there and 30% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that they are kept well informed about progress (75%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (30%).

Who goes there

35.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 33.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (72%), Black (10%) and Mixed (7%).

In 2026, 49 pupils (7.9%) received SEN support and 53 (8.5%) 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 autism.

Culloden Primary - A Paradigm Academy has a resourced provision for hearing impairment: 30 places, 25 pupils on roll.

Getting there

The nearest tram or metro stop is All Saints, about 490 metres away (roughly a 6-minute walk).

11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Abbott Road, 160 metres away.

The area around the school

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Culloden Primary - A Paradigm Academy stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

Suspensions and exclusions

In 2024/25, Culloden Primary - A Paradigm Academy issued 17 suspensions, 2.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

Secondary schools nearby

The secondary schools closest to Culloden Primary - A Paradigm Academy are Langdon Park Community School (0.3 miles), Bow School (0.7 miles) and Harris Science Academy East London (0.9 miles).

Langdon Park Community SchoolBow SchoolHarris Science Academy East London

Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics

Location

Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mrs Tahreena Ward
Pupils:623
LA:Tower Hamlets
Phone:02073641010
Address:Dee Street, Poplar, London, E14 0PT
Trust:PARADIGM TRUST (7 schools)
Status:open
Opened:1 September 2013

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 1 year ago

This judgement is from June 2015, 11 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.

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Overall

Outstanding

Quality of Education

Outstanding

Behaviour & Attitudes

Outstanding

Personal Development

Outstanding

Leadership & Management

Outstanding

Early Years

Inspected 10 June 2025View full report
URN:140064
UKPRN:10043015
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Poplar and Limehouse
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

From Ofsted's June 2025 inspection report.

What This School Does Well

This school creates a warm, inclusive community where every child feels valued and supported to achieve their best. The teaching is excellent - particularly in reading and maths - with staff skilfully adapting lessons to meet individual needs. Pupils benefit from a rich range of experiences beyond the classroom that broaden their horizons and develop their confidence as well-rounded learners.

Key Strengths

  • Highly ambitious curriculum that builds knowledge exceptionally well from early years through to Year 6
  • Expert support for pupils with SEND and those in the deaf support base, helping them learn with confidence
  • Excellent phonics teaching with structured scheme and high-quality staff training
  • Impeccable pupil behaviour with clear expectations and strong teaching of social and emotional skills
  • Stimulating enrichment opportunities including social dining, leadership roles, and meaningful responsibilities

Safeguarding

Safeguarding arrangements are effective with leaders maintaining an open and positive culture that puts pupils' interests first.

Extracurricular Activities

Well-being ambassadors, pupil managers, school council, social dining experiences

Culloden Primary is a calm and joyous school where pupils enjoy learning and feel safe. It has been judged as outstanding across all key areas including quality of education, behaviour, personal development, and leadership.

At a Glance

35.8%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

Resourced provision: Hearing

SEN Provision

No

Special Measures

What Parents Think

20 responses
Would recommend45%
Child is happy60%
Child does well65%
High expectations60%
Feels safe65%
Well behaved60%
Bullying dealt with (of parents with a view)30%
Kept informed75%
Handles concerns (of parents who raised one)35%
Wider development45%

Source: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2024/25

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading+5ppMaths+3ppWriting+1pp

Reading has improved from 78% to 83% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 84% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 77% (2024 to 2025).

Class Sizes

24.6

Avg class size

15.5

Infant (KS1)

28.8

KS2

19

Total classes

1 class with more than 30 pupils

2025/26 academic year

How Does This School Compare?

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Before and after school care

Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Culloden Primary - A Paradigm Academy.

  • St Saviour's Extended Provision790m away · Not yet graded

Term dates

Culloden Primary - A Paradigm Academy is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Tower Hamlets's term dates for its community schools.

Getting There

Tube / Metro / Tram

All Saints
490m · 8 min walk
All Saints DLR Station
491m · 8 min walk
East India Station
525m · 9 min walk

Bus Stops

Abbott Road (Stop W)
160m · 3 min walk
Andrew Street (Stop Q)
167m · 3 min walk
Leven Road (Stop X)
191m · 3 min walk
Brunswick Road (E14) (Stop E)
193m · 3 min walk
Nutmeg Lane (Stop F)
253m · 4 min walk

Free school transport

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Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
223
Fatal
1
Serious
25
Children hurt
15

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 223 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 25 serious and 197 slight.

15 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 7 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 7 in a vehicle or otherwise.

27 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.

The typical figure for schools in Tower Hamlets is 231 (the median across 115 schools, same distance and years).

Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Your chances of a place at Culloden Primary - A Paradigm Academy

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  • Key dates for September 2027 entry and how to apply.

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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

92%

Near capacity

577 pupils

630 places

53 spare places in 2025

2025, DfE school capacity data

Area Demand Pressure - London

Low pressure
New homes approved:114,409
Projected new pupils:28,602

Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for London

Across Tower Hamlets council

Low demand council-wide0.81 applications per place

Places available

3,355

Applications

2,713

Got 1st preference

92.6%

Got preferred school

98.2%

All primary applications across Tower Hamlets council (2026/27), not just this school.

This school: Every first choice offered

Inspection History(2)

10 June 2025
Quality of EducationOutstanding
Behaviour & AttitudesOutstanding
Personal DevelopmentOutstanding
Leadership & ManagementOutstanding
Early YearsOutstanding
30 June 2015
OutstandingReport
Leadership & ManagementOutstanding

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

49

SEN Support

53

EHC Plans

16.4%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

Culloden Primary - A Paradigm Academy has a resourced provision for hearing impairment: 30 places, 25 pupils on roll.

Source: GIAS, Department for Education.

Pupils by Need Type

Autistic Spectrum Disorder34
Speech, Language & Communication23
Hearing Impairment19
Social, Emotional & Mental Health13
Specific Learning Difficulty6
Moderate Learning Difficulty3
Severe Learning Difficulty1
Profound & Multiple LD1
Physical Disability1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
2.4%
Asian
72.2%
Black
10.4%
Mixed
6.9%
Other
3.7%
Unclassified
0.2%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals35.8%
English as Additional Language33.9%

623

Total Pupils

304

Boys

319

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

35

Teachers

17.8:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£62,626

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£7,100

Per pupil

£4623k

Total funding

£351k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£719,799
EAL funding£78,486
Lump sum£176,156

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

6.3%

Overall absence

20.3%

Persistent absence

527

Enrolments

Authorised4.8%
Unauthorised1.4%
Persistent (10%+)20.3%
Severe (50%+)0.2%

Absence trend

3.8%
18/19
6.3%
20/21
5.7%
21/22
7.0%
22/23
6.5%
23/24
6.3%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

Secondary Schools Nearby

Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to

Questions parents ask about Culloden Primary - A Paradigm Academy

What are SATs results like at Culloden Primary - A Paradigm Academy?

Of the pupils at Culloden Primary - A Paradigm Academy who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 83% reached the expected standard in reading and 84% did so in maths.

What is Culloden Primary - A Paradigm Academy's Ofsted rating?

Culloden Primary - A Paradigm Academy's most recent Ofsted inspection, in June 2025, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in June 2015, it was rated Outstanding.

What is the catchment area for Culloden Primary - A Paradigm Academy?

No fixed boundary. When Culloden Primary - A Paradigm Academy is oversubscribed, Tower Hamlets allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.

Is it hard to get a place at Culloden Primary - A Paradigm Academy?

Culloden Primary - A Paradigm Academy was not full in 2025: it ran at 92% of its 630 places.

How big are the classes at Culloden Primary - A Paradigm Academy?

Classes at Culloden Primary - A Paradigm Academy average 24.6 pupils (2025/26). 1 class has more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.

How many pupils go to Culloden Primary - A Paradigm Academy?

Culloden Primary - A Paradigm Academy has around 623 pupils on roll. 36% are eligible for free school meals.

Does Culloden Primary - A Paradigm Academy have specialist SEN provision?

Culloden Primary - A Paradigm Academy has a resourced provision for hearing impairment: 30 places, 25 pupils on roll.

What is attendance like at Culloden Primary - A Paradigm Academy?

6.3% of sessions were missed at Culloden Primary - A Paradigm Academy in 2024/25. 20.3% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

How do I apply to Culloden Primary - A Paradigm Academy?

Apply through Tower Hamlets's coordinated admissions process, naming Culloden Primary - A Paradigm Academy on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.

Does Culloden Primary - A Paradigm Academy have a breakfast club or after-school club?

Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club within a kilometre of Culloden Primary - A Paradigm Academy: St Saviour's Extended Provision (790m away, registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.

How many road collisions happen near Culloden Primary - A Paradigm Academy?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 223 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 25 serious and 197 slight. 15 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 7 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 7 in a vehicle or otherwise. 27 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Tower Hamlets is 231 (the median across 115 schools, same distance and years).

Where is Culloden Primary - A Paradigm Academy?

Culloden Primary - A Paradigm Academy is at Dee Street, Poplar, London, E14 0PT.

Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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