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Sir William Burrough Primary School

Tower Hamlets, E14 7PQPrimaryAges 3–11MixedState
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted inspected
5 Good
Jul 2025
KS2 Results
85%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.0×
Not oversubscribed
29 1st-choice / 30 places
Ranking
🏆Top 10%
#763 of 13,686 nationally

About Sir William Burrough Primary School

Sir William Burrough Primary School has been rated Good in its most recent Ofsted inspection, a significant improvement from its previous Requires Improvement rating. The inspection, carried out in July 2025, found behaviour and attitudes to be Outstanding, early years provision Outstanding, and both the quality of education and leadership and management Good. On the most telling academic metric, 85% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2 in the 2023/24 academic year. That is well above the Tower Hamlets local authority average of 71% and places the school 7th out of 58 primary schools in the borough, comfortably inside the top 10. In London, it ranks 188th out of 1,592 primary schools, and nationally it sits in the 763rd spot out of 13,686, putting it in the top 6% of all primary schools in England.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range3 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressSalmon Lane, London, Tower Hamlets, E14 7PQ
HeadteacherSiobhan Fehim
Local AuthorityTower Hamlets
Number of Pupils326
Free School Meals (FSM)33.7%
School Capacity326 / 360 (91% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

2 Jul 2025
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Quality of Education
Good
Behaviour & Attitudes
Outstanding
Personal Development
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Outstanding

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer assigns a single overall grade in inspections of state-funded schools.

Source: Ofsted, 14 Sept 2025. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

6
Art StudiosICT SuiteDining HallPlaying FieldsForest SchoolChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

11

Sports

GymnasticsNetballTennisDanceAthletics

Clubs & Activities

Film ClubChessBook ClubCodingEco ClubScience Club

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

AutismMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingLearning Difficulty

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:45 – 15:30

Breakfast club

08:00-08:30

After-school care

15:30-17:30

Source: sirwilliamburrough.info. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Frequently Asked Questions About Sir William Burrough Primary School

Sir William Burrough Primary School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.