Harry Gosling Primary School

About Harry Gosling Primary School

Harry Gosling Primary School in Tower Hamlets was rated Good by Ofsted following its most recent ungraded inspection in February 2023, a significant improvement from its previous graded inspection in 2010 when it was judged to require improvement overall. The school has clearly built on that earlier rating, with leadership and management now also rated Good. But the most telling academic metric comes from the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 results: 84% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined. That figure towers above the Tower Hamlets local authority average of 71%, placing Harry Gosling 9th out of 58 primary schools in the borough and inside the top 10% regionally. For a school where 43.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, these outcomes are striking and suggest a school that is delivering strong academic progress for its community.

Digging into the individual subject scores, the picture is consistently strong. In reading, 85% of pupils reached the expected standard and 40% achieved the higher standard, with an average scaled score of 108. Maths saw 89% at the expected level and 31% at the higher level, with an average score of 106. Writing was slightly lower, with 87% at expected and 13% at the higher level. The combined higher standard across all three subjects was 7%, which is modest but reflects the school's focus on securing the basics for the majority. Nationally, Harry Gosling ranks 818th out of 13,686 primaries, placing it in the top 6% of schools across England. The school has no published progress scores for reading, writing or maths, so it is not possible to measure how much value it adds relative to pupils' starting points, but the raw attainment data is clearly well above the local norm.

The school is oversubscribed: for 2025/26 entry, it received 54 applications for 29 places, with all 25 first-preference applicants offered a spot. That gives an oversubscription ratio of 1.86, reflecting its popularity among local families. Facilities include a forest school, ICT suite, dining hall, outdoor playground and a chapel, while sports provision covers swimming, netball, gymnastics, rounders and cross country. Clubs range from film and chess to gardening, coding, choir and book club. The school supports pupils with moderate learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, and hearing impairment. With nursery provision on site, it suits families looking for a strong, well-regarded state primary that delivers above-average results in a diverse, inner-London community.

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