The Clara Grant Primary School

About The Clara Grant Primary School

If you're a parent in Tower Hamlets looking at The Clara Grant Primary School, the first thing you'll notice is that it's a popular choice. For the 2025/26 intake, the school received 80 applications for just 39 places, giving it an oversubscription ratio of 2.05. That means more than two families applied for every available spot, and all 39 first-preference applicants were offered a place. This level of demand is a strong signal that local parents rate the school highly, and it's consistent with the school's overall Good rating from Ofsted, which it has held since its most recent graded inspection in 2014. The school's most recent ungraded inspection, in 2022, confirmed it 'remains Good'. It's worth noting that the school's previous inspection, back in 2008, rated it Outstanding, so the current Good rating represents a change from that earlier high mark.

Academically, The Clara Grant Primary School performs around the middle of the pack in Tower Hamlets. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 results, 68% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined. That's slightly below the local authority average of 71%, but the school's individual subject scores are more encouraging: 83% of pupils met the expected standard in reading and 83% in maths, with 78% in writing. Where the school really stands out is in maths at the higher standard, with 36% of pupils achieving that level, compared to 27% in reading and 17% in writing. The average scaled scores in reading and maths are both 106, which is above the national average of 100. Nationally, the school ranks in the 35th percentile for combined expected standard, and within Tower Hamlets it sits 33rd out of 58 primary schools.

The school is a mixed, non-religious state primary for children aged 3 to 11, with nursery provision on site. It's currently home to 427 pupils against a capacity of 467, so there is a little room to grow. The proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals is high at 53.3%, reflecting the local demographic. Facilities include a library, playing fields, a sports hall, a forest school and a chapel. Sports on offer include gymnastics, dance, athletics, netball, cricket and football, and there are clubs such as chess, coding, eco club, gardening and book club. The school has a broad range of SEND provisions, including support for specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, hearing impairment and autistic spectrum disorder. This is a school that suits families who want a well-resourced local primary with strong community demand and a solid, if not top-tier, academic record.

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