Columbia Primary School is a primary school located in London. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 03/12/2014. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are above average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.3%, which is 0.3 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Columbia Road, London

School Information

Address: Columbia Road, London, E2 7RG
Website: www.columbiaprimaryschool.org
Telephone: 02077393835
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Tower Hamlets
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Oliver Woodward
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 100897

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 03/12/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 450
Number of Pupils: 446
Number of Boys: 227
Number of Girls: 219

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 5.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Above Average: 2.1 Confidence interval 0.5 to 3.7
Writing
Above Average: 2.4 Confidence interval 0.8 to 3.9
Maths
Above Average: 2 Confidence interval 0.6 to 3.4

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:89%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:16%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:108
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:108
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Columbia Market Nursery School
Columbia Road , Bethnal Green E2 7PG 		4out of 4 333 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Comet Nursery School and Children's Centre
20 Halcomb Street , Hoxton N1 5RF 		4out of 4 1,150 yd Local authority nursery school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Rachel Keeling Nursery School
Bullards Place , Morpeth Street E2 0PS 		4out of 4 1,745 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Alice Model Nursery School
14 Beaumont Grove , Stepney E1 4NQ 		4out of 4 2,026 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Old Church Nursery School
Walter Terrace , Stepney E1 0RJ 		4out of 4 2,519 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Columbia Primary School
Columbia Road , Bethnal Green E2 7RG 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Elizabeth Selby Infants' School
Old Bethnal Green Road , Bethnal Green E2 6PP 		3out of 4 503 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Virginia Primary School
Virginia Road , Bethnal Green E2 7NQ 		4out of 4 526 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Lawdale Junior School
Mansford Street , Bethnal Green E2 6LS 		3out of 4 584 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Randal Cremer Primary School
Ormsby Street , Shoreditch E2 8JG 		3out of 4 606 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Mulberry Academy Shoreditch
Gosset Street , Bethnal Green E2 6NW 		4out of 4 228 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Haggerston School
Weymouth Terrace , Hackney E2 8LS 		3out of 4 415 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
City of London Academy, Shoreditch Park
Hyde Road , N1 5JU 		- not rated 579 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Oaklands School
Old Bethnal Green Road , Bethnal Green E2 6PR 		3out of 4 630 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
The Bridge Academy
Laburnum Street , Hackney E2 8BA 		3out of 4 800 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Workers' Educational Association
4 Luke Street , EC2A 4XW 		- not rated 1,029 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The school at Hackney city farm
1A , Goldsmith E2 8QA 		- not rated 424 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Darul Hadis Latifiah
1 Cornwall Avenue , E2 0HW 		- not rated 1,277 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
The Lyceum
59-65 Worship Street , Shoreditch EC2A 2DU 		- not rated 1,367 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
The Complete Works
3rd Floor, Universal House , 88-94 Wentworth St E1 7SA 		- not rated 1,479 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
London East Academy
46 Whitechapel Road , Whitechapel E1 1JX 		- not rated 1,482 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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