Osmani 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 Oluremi Atoyebi
Pupils:409 / 480 capacity
LA:Tower Hamlets
Phone:02072478909
Address:Vallance Road, Whitechapel, London, E1 5AD
Admissions:Not applicable
Status:open

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 8 months ago
-

Overall

Good

Quality of Education

Requires Improvement

Behaviour & Attitudes

Good

Personal Development

Good

Leadership & Management

Requires Improvement

Early Years

Inspected 27 January 2026
URN:100934
UKPRN:10071339
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Bethnal Green and Stepney
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

What This School Does Well

Osmani Primary is a caring school where pupils thrive through excellent relationships with staff and each other. The outstanding leadership team has created a positive, ambitious environment where disadvantaged pupils make good progress. Children are inspired to learn through engaging lessons and enriching school trips that link to their studies.

Key Strengths

  • Outstanding behaviour and personal development - pupils are mature, engaged and respectful
  • Excellent teamwork between teachers and teaching assistants who work together to support pupil progress
  • Outstanding early years provision with highly effective teaching
  • Strong leadership that maintains teaching quality despite staff turnover
  • Pupils develop literacy and numeracy skills across subjects through enriching school trips

Areas for Improvement

  • Most able pupils, including disadvantaged high-achievers, are not sufficiently challenged in all subjects and year groups
  • Some most able pupils do not read challenging texts often enough to make rapid reading progress
  • Interventions to improve outcomes for high-achieving pupils are at an early stage and need more time to show results

Safeguarding

Safeguarding arrangements are effective with all staff trained, alert to risks such as female genital mutilation and radicalisation, and thorough record-keeping on staff suitability checks.

Extracurricular Activities

Sports clubs, homework club at lunchtime, school trips linked to topics

Osmani Primary School is a good school with outstanding leadership and early years provision. The headteacher has maintained high quality education and developed strong, sustainable leadership across the school despite staff changes.

At a Glance

40.6%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

What Parents Think

23 responses
Would recommend91%
Child is happy96%
Well taught91%
Good progress91%
Feels safe91%
Well behaved91%
Bullying dealt with17%
Kept informed91%
Handles concerns44%
Wider development91%

Source: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2025/26

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
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Reading has remained stable at around 85%. Maths has declined from 92% to 84%. Writing has declined from 88% to 84%.

Class Sizes

27.9

Avg class size

26.8

Infant (KS1)

27.4

KS2

15

Total classes

1 class with more than 30 pupils

2024/25 academic year

Getting There

Train Stations

Whitechapel Station (Entrance)
381m · 6 min walk
Whitechapel Rail Station
404m · 7 min walk
Bethnal Green Rail Station
488m · 8 min walk

Tube / Metro / Tram

Whitechapel Underground Station
341m · 6 min walk
Aldgate East
664m · 11 min walk
Aldgate East Underground Station
761m · 12 min walk

Bus Stops

Underwood Road (Stop T)
68m · 1 min walk
Old Montague Street (Stop U)
151m · 2 min walk
Fakruddin Street (Stop V)
163m · 3 min walk
The East London Mosque (Stop J)
325m · 5 min walk
Whitechapel Station / Royal London Hospital (Stop A)
398m · 6 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

85%

Available places

409 pupils

480 capacity

71 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(9)

27 January 2026
-
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesRequires Improvement
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
Early YearsRequires Improvement
27 January 2026
11 January 2022

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Pupil Absence
2024/25

4.72961%

Overall absence

11.9883%

Persistent absence

342

Enrolments

Authorised3.54081%
Unauthorised1.18879%
Persistent (10%+)11.9883%
Severe (50%+)0.2924%

Absence trend

3.98678%
18/19
3.19893%
20/21
5.72%
21/22
6.20273%
22/23
4.84163%
23/24
4.72961%
24/25
Overall absence rate

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

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