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Solebay Primary - A Paradigm Academy, London

Outstanding
Primary
Free schools
Mixed
Ages 3–11

Solebay 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 May 2023. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 570th-highest of the 959 schools in London with published results, and 5,545th of 14,452 across England. It was 43% full in 2025.

SATs results
In line with England
Ofsted
Outstanding (2023)
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

Solebay Primary - A Paradigm Academy in detail

Solebay Primary - A Paradigm Academy in its own words

Coming up: an open day on Tuesday 3 November 2026, an open day on Wednesday 4 November 2026 at 9.30am, an open day on Wednesday 18 November 2026 at 4.10pm and an open day on Tuesday 1 December 2026 at 9.30am. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

All school open days in Tower Hamlets

Open days on the school's site (school website)

Source: The school's own website

Results

In 2025, 83% of Year 6 pupils at Solebay Primary - A Paradigm Academy 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 fell from 86% in reading and 100% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

Getting a place at Solebay Primary - A Paradigm Academy

For September 2026 entry, 10 families put Solebay Primary - A Paradigm Academy as their first choice and 30 named it as one of their preferences, for 11 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 Solebay Primary - A Paradigm Academy

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to Solebay Primary - A Paradigm Academy are Ben Jonson Primary School (0.1 miles, Good, 87% reading, 84% maths); Halley Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 75% reading, 86% maths); Cayley Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 78% reading, 85% maths); and Malmesbury Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 80% reading, 72% maths).

Solebay Primary - A Paradigm Academy's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

Ben Jonson Primary SchoolHalley Primary SchoolCayley Primary SchoolMalmesbury Primary School

The trust

Solebay 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

Who goes there

39.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 26.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (63%), Black (12%) and White British (8%).

In 2026, 19 pupils (11.2%) received SEN support and 12 (7.1%) 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.

Staffing

Solebay Primary - A Paradigm Academy had 12 teachers in 2026, one for every 13 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

Getting there

The nearest Underground station is Mile End Underground Station, about 420 metres away (roughly a 5-minute walk).

12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Queen Mary / University Of London, 90 metres away.

Suspensions and exclusions

Solebay Primary - A Paradigm Academy recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.

Secondary schools nearby

The secondary schools closest to Solebay Primary - A Paradigm Academy are Mulberry Stepney Green Mathematics and Computing College (0.4 miles), Morpeth School (0.5 miles), Stepney All Saints Church of England Secondary School (0.5 miles) and Central Foundation Girls' School (0.5 miles).

Mulberry Stepney Green Mathematics and Computing CollegeMorpeth SchoolStepney All Saints Church of England Secondary SchoolCentral Foundation Girls' School

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; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); 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:Ms Janet Baker
Pupils:170
LA:Tower Hamlets
Phone:02089802414
Address:11 Solebay Street, London, E1 4PW
Trust:PARADIGM TRUST (7 schools)
Status:open
Opened:3 September 2012

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 3 years ago
Outstanding

Overall

Outstanding

Quality of Education

Outstanding

Behaviour & Attitudes

Outstanding

Personal Development

Outstanding

Leadership & Management

Outstanding

Early Years

Inspected 10 May 2023View full report
URN:138276
UKPRN:10038720
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Bethnal Green and Stepney
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Outstanding at its May 2023 inspection.

Rated Outstanding for

Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management, Early years.

At a Glance

39.4%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2024/25

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading-3ppMaths-22ppWriting-7pp

Reading has remained stable at around 83% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 100% to 78% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 90% to 83% (2024 to 2025).

Class Sizes

24.3

Avg class size

21.0

Infant (KS1)

27.0

KS2

7

Total classes

1 class with more than 30 pupils

2025/26 academic year

How Does This School Compare?

Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools

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Before and after school care

Solebay Primary - A Paradigm Academy is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school. Source: Free breakfast clubs: schools on the programme, Department for Education Free breakfast clubs in Tower Hamlets

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

  • Knowledge County Childcare870m away · Not yet graded
  • Ideal Centre For Tuition970m away · Not yet graded
  • The Phonics Club970m away · Not yet graded
  • Bethnal Green After School Club980m away · Not yet graded

Term dates

Solebay Primary - A Paradigm Academy is a free school, 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

Mile End Underground Station
416m · 7 min walk
Mile End
437m · 7 min walk
Stepney Green Underground Station
589m · 10 min walk

Bus Stops

Queen Mary / University Of London (Stop E)
88m · 1 min walk
Ernest Street (Stop Q)
104m · 2 min walk
Regents Canal (Stop E)
201m · 3 min walk
Mile End (Stop B)
281m · 5 min walk
Ocean Estate (Stop F)
287m · 5 min walk

Free school transport

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You apply to the council where you live. Solebay Primary - A Paradigm Academy is in Tower Hamlets; for families living there:

Apply to Tower Hamlets for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.

Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
229
Fatal
0
Serious
48
Children hurt
15

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 229 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 48 serious and 181 slight.

15 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 6 on foot, 2 on a bicycle and 7 in a vehicle or otherwise.

38 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 Solebay Primary - A Paradigm Academy

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What the report includes for Solebay Primary - A Paradigm Academy:

  • The straight-line distance from your home to Solebay Primary - A Paradigm Academy.
  • Tower Hamlets publishes last distance offered figures, but none for Solebay Primary - A Paradigm Academy that we hold, so the report covers demand, alternatives and dates.
  • Applications, first choices and offers at Solebay Primary - A Paradigm Academy for 2014 to 2026 entry.
  • How many families in Tower Hamlets got their first choice, and how often appeals there succeed.
  • The nearest state schools to your home, with Ofsted rating, demand and last distance offered where published.
  • Key dates for September 2027 entry and how to apply.

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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

43%

Available places

152 pupils

350 places

198 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(5)

10 May 2023
OutstandingReport
Quality of EducationOutstanding
Behaviour & AttitudesOutstanding
Personal DevelopmentOutstanding
Leadership & ManagementOutstanding
Early YearsOutstanding
30 October 2019

Ungraded inspection: The school remains Good and may be improving; its next inspection will be a full graded one.

12 January 2016
Leadership & ManagementOutstanding

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

19

SEN Support

12

EHC Plans

18.2%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Speech, Language & Communication17
Moderate Learning Difficulty7
Autistic Spectrum Disorder5
Social, Emotional & Mental Health1
Other1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
8.2%
Asian
63.0%
Black
11.8%
Mixed
7.1%
Other
1.8%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals39.4%
English as Additional Language26.5%

170

Total Pupils

98

Boys

72

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

12

Teachers

14.2:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£63,708

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£8,090

Per pupil

£1413k

Total funding

£108k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£198,288
EAL funding£14,265
Lump sum£176,156

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

6.5%

Overall absence

20.7%

Persistent absence

145

Enrolments

Authorised4.1%
Unauthorised2.4%
Persistent (10%+)20.7%
Severe (50%+)0.0%

Absence trend

4.3%
18/19
3.1%
20/21
5.9%
21/22
5.5%
22/23
5.0%
23/24
6.5%
24/25
Overall absence rate

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

Questions parents ask about Solebay Primary - A Paradigm Academy

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

Of the pupils at Solebay Primary - A Paradigm Academy who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 83% reached the expected standard in reading and 78% did so in maths.

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

Solebay Primary - A Paradigm Academy was rated Outstanding at its most recent Ofsted inspection in May 2023. At its previous graded inspection in 2016 it was rated Good.

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

No fixed boundary. When Solebay 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 Solebay Primary - A Paradigm Academy?

Solebay Primary - A Paradigm Academy was not full in 2025: it ran at 43% of its 350 places.

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

Classes at Solebay Primary - A Paradigm Academy average 24.3 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 Solebay Primary - A Paradigm Academy?

Solebay Primary - A Paradigm Academy has around 170 pupils on roll. 39% are eligible for free school meals.

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

6.5% of sessions were missed at Solebay Primary - A Paradigm Academy in 2024/25. 20.7% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

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

Apply through Tower Hamlets's coordinated admissions process, naming Solebay 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 Solebay Primary - A Paradigm Academy have a breakfast club or after-school club?

Solebay Primary - A Paradigm Academy is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school. Ofsted's childcare register lists 4 out-of-school clubs within a kilometre of Solebay Primary - A Paradigm Academy: Knowledge County Childcare (870m away, registered, not yet graded), Ideal Centre For Tuition (970m away, registered, not yet graded) and The Phonics Club (970m away, registered, not yet graded).

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

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 229 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 48 serious and 181 slight. 15 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 6 on foot, 2 on a bicycle and 7 in a vehicle or otherwise. 38 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 Solebay Primary - A Paradigm Academy?

Solebay Primary - A Paradigm Academy is at 11 Solebay Street, London, E1 4PW.

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

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