Marion Richardson Primary School, London

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From the headteacher's welcome: "This is a happy, safe and successful place of learning and we want to build a long and rewarding relationship with you. We believe we can only do our very best when we all work together in genuine partnership with you and the wider community."

The school runs a breakfast club from 8:00am and after-school care.

In 2025, 76% of Year 6 pupils at Marion Richardson Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 78% 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, 82% in maths).

For September 2026 entry, 54 families put Marion Richardson Primary School as their first choice and 96 named it as one of their preferences, for 58 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 Marion Richardson Primary School are St Mary and St Michael Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 83% reading, 93% maths); Cayley Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 78% reading, 85% maths); Stepney Park Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 83% reading, 85% maths); and Blue Gate Fields Infants' School (0.4 miles, Good).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Marion Richardson Primary School.

38.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 63.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 74 pupils (15.9%) received SEN support and 40 (8.6%) 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.

Marion Richardson Primary School had 27 teachers in 2026, one for every 15 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Limehouse, about 360 metres away (roughly a 4-minute walk).

11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Marion Richardson School, 80 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Marion Richardson 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 2024/25, Marion Richardson Primary School issued 1 suspension, 0.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Marion Richardson Primary School are Stepney All Saints Church of England Secondary School (0.2 miles), Bishop Challoner Catholic School (0.2 miles), Mulberry Stepney Green Mathematics and Computing College (0.3 miles) and Bacon's College (0.8 miles).