Kobi Nazrul Primary School

About Kobi Nazrul Primary School

Kobi Nazrul Primary School sits within Tower Hamlets, a London borough with 66 primary schools, where it ranks 24th overall. That places it comfortably in the top half of local primaries, though a little behind the three highest-scoring peers in the area: Canary Wharf College, Glenworth, St Agnes RC Primary School, and Globe Primary School. The school is a state-funded, mixed-gender primary for children aged 3 to 11, with no religious character. It has a nursery provision and is led by headteacher Belinda King. With 239 pupils on roll against a capacity of 240, it is effectively full. The most recent Ofsted inspection, an ungraded visit in 2025, found that the school had improved significantly since its previous graded inspection in 2016, when it was rated Good overall. The early years provision, leadership and management were all judged Good, and the school has clearly moved on from an earlier Inadequate rating back in 2014.

Academically, Kobi Nazrul performs well above the local average. At Key Stage 2 in the 2023/24 academic year, 76% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, compared with a Tower Hamlets average of 71%. The school’s score of 76 on the KS2 expected standard metric places it in the top 25% of schools nationally. In maths, 90% of pupils met the expected standard and 34% reached the higher standard, with an average score of 106. Reading saw 79% at expected and 28% at higher, also averaging 106. Writing was slightly lower, with 86% at expected and just 3% at the higher level. The school does not have published progress scores for reading, writing or maths, so it is not possible to compare how much value it adds relative to pupils’ starting points. Ofsted’s breakdown from the 2016 graded inspection rated behaviour and attitudes as Good, though no separate grade was given in the 2025 ungraded visit.

The school is oversubscribed: for 2025/26 entry, there were 54 applications for 30 places, with 31 first-preference applications and 30 offers made to first-preference families, giving an oversubscription ratio of 1.8. Facilities include an outdoor playground, ICT suite, library, playing fields, music rooms and a chapel. Sports on offer include gymnastics, cross country, dance, tennis, netball and athletics, while clubs range from book club and drama to science and art club. SEND provision covers specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia, speech, language and communication needs, social, emotional and mental health support, visual impairment, and autistic spectrum disorder. Parent View responses from 23 parents between September 2024 and September 2025 were overwhelmingly positive: 100% would recommend the school, and 87% strongly agreed that their child is happy and feels safe. This is a school that suits families in Tower Hamlets looking for a strong, well-regarded local primary with good academic outcomes and a broad range of activities, though those with very high expectations for the top local performers may want to look at the three higher-ranked peers nearby.

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