Olga Primary School, London
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 8 months agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
The school provides good support for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities who make solid progress. Pupils feel safe and happy at school, with positive relationships between peers. The school offers a rich curriculum with plenty of enrichment activities including sports, music, visits and visitors.
Key Strengths
- New headteacher has quickly improved systems to monitor teaching and pupils' progress
- Disabled pupils and those with special educational needs receive good support and make progress
- Key Stage 2 pupils are making improving progress due to better quality teaching
- Pupils feel safe, get on well together, and parents are positive about the school
- School offers a broad curriculum with good enrichment through visits, visitors, sports and music
Areas for Improvement
- Pupil achievement is not good enough, particularly in Key Stage 1 and early years reading, writing and maths
- Teachers do not have high enough expectations and work is not sufficiently challenging for the most able learners
- Teaching assistants are not used effectively enough to support pupil progress
- Marking does not consistently help pupils improve
- Leaders have not monitored progress of different groups well enough, especially the most able and those receiving additional funding
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are in place, though the report was cut off before completing this section.
Extracurricular Activities
Inter-school sports tournaments, swimming, visits and visitors, music, school assemblies
Olga Primary School requires improvement after previously being judged as good. The school has weak pupil achievement across the curriculum, inconsistent teaching quality, and leadership that has not effectively monitored progress or identified areas needing improvement.
At a Glance
32.7%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 61% to 77%. Maths has improved from 66% to 74%. Writing has remained stable at around 70%.
Class Sizes
28.3
Avg class size
29.8
Infant (KS1)
26.4
KS2
16
Total classes
4 classes with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
92%
Near capacity
490 pupils
530 capacity
40 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)
Inspection History(11)
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SEN Provision
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Pupil Demographics
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Teachers & Staff
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
5.36617%
Overall absence
14.7541%
Persistent absence
427
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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