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Lawdale Junior School

URN
100907
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Lawdale Junior School
URN
100907
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
7-11
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Good

65 / 100

Good

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

64

Inspection

55

Admissions Value

—

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

90

School Compass rankings

Below top 50% of primary schools in England

Below top 50% nationally

#45 of 68 schools in Tower Hamlets

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Proceed With Caution

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Not recommended
  • Admissions pressure: Competition not available
  • Admissions risk: Moderate risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Higher Risk
  • National comparison: Higher crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

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Ofsted inspections

Ungraded inspection
Latest publication date
7 March 2023
Inspection date
25 January 2023
Inspection type
-
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Outcome

    School remains Good

    Graded 7 March 2023

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Inspection history

Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.

Admissions

Admissions information is not currently available for this school.

Where to apply

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Local authority
Tower Hamlets
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a primary school place (Tower Hamlets)
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)
School website
https://lawdalejuniorschool.co.uk/

If the portal link opens GOV.UK, select Tower Hamlets to reach your council's application system.

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 2 (primary)

Key stage 2 (primary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 2 attainment for academic year 2024/25.

Reading expected standard

Reading expected %

80.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

76.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

83.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

70.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

E2 6LS - Mansford Street, Bethnal Green, London

Contact details

Address
Mansford Street, Bethnal Green, London
Postcode
E2 6LS
Phone
2077396258
Website
https://lawdalejuniorschool.co.uk/
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Tower Hamlets
Local authority code
211

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 187 schools in Tower Hamlets.

Authority statistics

Total schools

187

Open schools

115

Closed schools

72

Primary schools

100

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    7 March 202325 January 2023-School remains GoodView report for inspection published 7 March 2023
    • School remains Good

      Published
      7 March 2023
      Inspected
      25 January 2023
      Type
      -
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Writing progress

    Not published

    Maths progress

    Maths progress

    Not published

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    26

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary100 (55.6%)
    • Secondary26 (14.4%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other54 (30.0%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Elizabeth Selby Infants' School75 mPrimaryOpen
    Oaklands School105 mSecondaryOpen
    Raine's Foundation School337 mSecondaryClosed
    Hague Primary School449 mPrimaryOpen
    Weavers' Senior School494 mNot applicableClosed
    The school at Hackney city farm496 mNot applicableClosed
    Mulberry Academy Shoreditch509 mSecondaryOpen
    Bethnal Green Technology College509 mSecondaryClosed
    St Bernard's School509 mSecondaryClosed
    Columbia Primary School534 mPrimaryClosed
    • Elizabeth Selby Infants' School
      Distance
      75 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • Oaklands School
      Distance
      105 m
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Open
    • Raine's Foundation School
      Distance
      337 m
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Closed
    • Hague Primary School
      Distance
      449 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Primary) and local authority (Tower Hamlets)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Arnhem Wharf Primary SchoolPrimaryE14 3RPOpen
    Bangabandhu Primary SchoolPrimaryE2 0LBOpen
    Ben Jonson Primary SchoolPrimaryE1 4PZOpen
    Bigland Green Primary SchoolPrimaryE1 2NDOpen
    Blue Gate Fields Infants' SchoolPrimaryE1 0EHOpen
    • Arnhem Wharf Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      E14 3RP
      Status
      Open
    • Bangabandhu Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      E2 0LB
      Status
      Open
    • Ben Jonson Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      E1 4PZ
      Status
      Open
    • Bigland Green Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      E1 2ND
      Status
      Open
    • Blue Gate Fields Infants' School
    Weavers' Senior School
    Distance
    494 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • The school at Hackney city farm
    Distance
    496 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • Mulberry Academy Shoreditch
    Distance
    509 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Open
  • Bethnal Green Technology College
    Distance
    509 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Closed
  • St Bernard's School
    Distance
    509 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Closed
  • Columbia Primary School
    Distance
    534 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    E1 0EH
    Status
    Open