Blue Gate Fields Junior School

Community school·Primary school London, Tower Hamlets·E1 0EH
Composite score
79.7
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#777
National rank
#250
In London
#3
In Tower Hamlets
Top 5%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
76%
% achieving higher RWM
26%
Reading average scaled score
108.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
107.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes

School profile

Age range
7–11
Pupils on roll
352
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
41.5%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
99.4%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
16.5%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
4.0%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
5.3%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
12.5%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
17.2
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£8,497
Typical primary: £6,960

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About Blue Gate Fields Junior School

Blue Gate Fields Junior School is a primary school in London, Tower Hamlets, classified by the DfE as a community school. Around 352 pupils aged 7 to 11 attend the school. The school holds a 'Good' judgement from Ofsted. 76% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, well above the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has fallen by 5.0 percentage points compared with the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 5% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 108 in reading and 107 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 26% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Overall pupil absence was 5.3%. There are about 17.2 pupils per teacher. The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 41% of pupils have been eligible for free school meals in the last six years, compared with roughly 24% nationally — useful context when reading the results above. Given the recent dip in results, it may be worth asking the school what is behind the change and what is being done in response. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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