Thomas Buxton Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · London, Tower Hamlets
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.69 miles
Published by London Borough of Tower Hamlets · offers on 16 April 2026
Unlock every school · £9.99 Open on the map →Thomas Buxton Primary School is a primary school in London, Tower Hamlets for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Outstanding, from the inspection on 29 March 2023. Tower Hamlets has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Thomas Buxton 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 2026 | 0.69 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Reception in 2026 there were 66 first-choice applications for 59 offers, which is 1.1 first choices per offer, the 6th highest of 63 Tower Hamlets primary schools.
- 59 Reception offers in 2026 went to first-choice families, and 7 first-choice families (11%) were not offered a place.
- The Reception 2026 last distance offered was 0.69 miles, the 4th longest of the 11 Tower Hamlets primary schools (this one included) with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- In 2024/25, 71% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%) and 14% 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
- Buxton Street, Bethnal Green, Thomas Buxton Primary School, London, E1 5AR
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Tower Hamlets
- Pupils on roll
- 404 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 49.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Outstanding Inspected 29 March 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils thrive in this welcoming and supportive school.”
- “Pupils are happy and say they feel safe here.”
- “Staff take time to get to know pupils and their families well.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 25 May 2023 (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) | 71% | 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: 66 first-preference applications, 59 offers in total, 59 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.
- Osmani Primary School 0.0 mi No Ofsted grade
- St Anne's and Guardian Angels Catholic Primary School 0.1 mi No Ofsted grade
- William Davis Primary School 0.2 mi Not judged
- Stewart Headlam Primary School 0.2 mi Outstanding
- Hague Primary School 0.3 mi School remains Good
- Christ Church CofE School 0.4 mi School remains Good
- Kobi Nazrul Primary School 0.4 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- Elizabeth Selby Infants' School 0.5 mi School remains Good