Olga Primary School, London

Good
Primary
Community school
Mixed
Ages 311

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Very likely (~334m)Possible (~477m)Unlikely (~620m)Confidence: high

Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mrs Lisa Bradley-Jones
Pupils:490 / 530 capacity
LA:Tower Hamlets
Phone:02089817127
Address:Lanfranc Road, Bow, London, E3 5DN
Admissions:Not applicable
Status:open

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 8 months ago
-

Overall

Requires Improvement

Quality of Education

Requires Improvement

Behaviour & Attitudes

Requires Improvement

Personal Development

Requires Improvement

Leadership & Management

Requires Improvement

Early Years

Inspected 20 January 2026
URN:100916
UKPRN:10074589
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Stratford and Bow
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

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 2025/26

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading+16ppMaths+8ppWriting

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

Getting There

Tube / Metro / Tram

Mile End Underground Station
631m · 10 min walk
Mile End
645m · 10 min walk

Bus Stops

Medway Road (E3) (Stop C)
98m · 2 min walk
Roman Road / Grove Road (Stop H)
231m · 4 min walk
St Barnabas Church (E3) (Stop Y)
239m · 4 min walk
Ford Road (E3) (Stop K)
252m · 4 min walk
Arbery Road (Stop Q)
254m · 4 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

92%

Near capacity

490 pupils

530 capacity

40 spare places available

Area Demand Pressure - London

Low pressure
New homes approved:104,823
Projected new pupils:26,206

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for London

Admissions Demand - Tower Hamlets

Low demand0.84x oversubscription

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)

20 January 2026
-
Quality of EducationRequires Improvement
Behaviour & AttitudesRequires Improvement
Personal DevelopmentRequires Improvement
Leadership & ManagementRequires Improvement
Early YearsRequires Improvement
20 January 2026
17 November 2021

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Pupil Demographics

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Pupil Absence
2024/25

5.36617%

Overall absence

14.7541%

Persistent absence

427

Enrolments

Authorised4.23354%
Unauthorised1.13264%
Persistent (10%+)14.7541%
Severe (50%+)0.23419%

Absence trend

4.68659%
18/19
4.48914%
20/21
5.41337%
21/22
6.76326%
22/23
5.41815%
23/24
5.36617%
24/25
Overall absence rate

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

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