Ben Jonson Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · London, Tower Hamlets
Ben Jonson Primary School is a primary school in London, Tower Hamlets for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 20 February 2024.
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Catchment area for Ben Jonson Primary School
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school, on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier exam results, 2022/23 to 2023/24
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
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Key facts
- Address
- Harford Street, Stepney, London, E1 4PZ
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Tower Hamlets
- Pupils on roll
- 591 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 39.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 20 February 2024
Strengths
- “Leaders have developed an inclusive and welcoming culture.”
- “Working relationships between staff and pupils are extremely positive.”
- “Staff know all pupils very well which ensures that they are safe and well supported.”
To improve
- “Sometimes, teaching does not identify and clarify pupils’ misunderstandings systematically.”
- “This means that occasionally misconceptions are not addressed so that pupils are fully ready for new learning.”
- “Pupils’ results in national outcomes for phonics in Year 1 and reading at the end of Year 6 were low in 2023.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 25 April 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 72% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 49 first-preference applications, 51 offers in total, 49 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Tower Hamlets.
- Solebay Primary - A Paradigm Academy 0.1 mi Outstanding
- Halley Primary School 0.2 mi Good
- Cayley Primary School 0.3 mi School remains Good
- St Paul With St Luke CofE Primary Federation 0.5 mi Standards maintained
- Sir William Burrough Primary School 0.5 mi Not judged
- Stepney Greencoat Church of England Primary School 0.5 mi Good
- Stepney Park Primary School 0.6 mi Good
- Marion Richardson Primary School 0.6 mi Outstanding Last distance published