Thomas Buxton Primary School

Term dates

Tower Hamlets council sets the term dates for this school. See all Tower Hamlets dates, taken from the council's own page.

• Term
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Admissions

Places for Reception and junior school are applied for through your home council, not the school.

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How places are given: there's no entrance test. When there are more applicants than places, places usually go by criteria such as siblings, distance or catchment area. Check the council's or school's admissions policy for the exact rules.

How many families applied: Reception

For September 2026, 66 families put this school as their first choice, and 59 places were offered. 59 of the families who put it first got a place (89%). More families put it first than there were places.

Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.

Before and after school

No club is registered with Ofsted at this school's address. Ask the school about breakfast or after-school care, or find clubs nearby.

Ofsted inspection

Short (ungraded) inspection, 29 March 2023: School remains Outstanding.

Read the Ofsted reports

From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.

About and location

Type

Community school

Phase

Primary

Ages

3–11

Pupils

404 (capacity 480)

Gender

Mixed

Phone

02072473816

Address

Buxton Street, Bethnal Green, London, E1 5AR

Website

thomasbuxton.towerhamlets.sch.uk

Official school record, including Ofsted reports