Marion Richardson Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · London, Tower Hamlets
Last distance offered · Reception 2025
0.38 miles
Published by London Borough of Tower Hamlets · offers on 16 April 2025
Unlock every school · £9.99 Open on the map →Marion Richardson Primary School is a primary school in London, Tower Hamlets for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 12 March 2024. Tower Hamlets has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2025 entry.
Marion Richardson Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2025 | 0.38 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Ofsted rated it Outstanding on 12 March 2024; of the 8 nearest primary schools in Tower Hamlets, 7 are rated Good and 1 has no current grade.
- The Reception 2025 last distance offered was 0.38 miles, 2nd shortest of 8 Tower Hamlets primary schools with a published Reception 2025 last distance; the middle figure was 0.61 miles.
- Reception 2026 drew 54 first-choice applications for 58 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 4 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 64% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 5% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Tower Hamlets schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Senrab Street, London, E1 0QF
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Tower Hamlets
- Pupils on roll
- 465 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 38.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Outstanding Inspected 12 March 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud to be part of their school.”
- “Staff have the highest expectations for all pupils, including those who are disadvantaged or who have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).”
- “Pupils rise to meet these expectations in relation to academic work and conduct.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 8 May 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) | 64% | 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: 54 first-preference applications, 58 offers in total, 54 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.
- St Mary and St Michael Primary School 0.3 mi School remains Good
- Cayley Primary School 0.4 mi School remains Good
- Stepney Park Primary School 0.4 mi Good
- Blue Gate Fields Infants' School 0.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Blue Gate Fields Junior School 0.4 mi Good
- Halley Primary School 0.5 mi Good
- Sir William Burrough Primary School 0.5 mi Not judged
- Stepney Greencoat Church of England Primary School 0.6 mi Good