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Blue Gate Fields Infants' School

URN
100915
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Blue Gate Fields Infants' School
URN
100915
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3-7
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Strong

73 / 100

Strong

Academic Outcomes

—

Inspection

68

Admissions Value

—

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

85

School Compass rankings

Top 50% of primary schools in England

Top 50% nationally

#34 of 68 schools in Tower Hamlets

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

School Compass recommendation

Consider

This school has a mixed profile and may warrant further investigation.

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

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Target school
  • Admissions pressure: High competition
  • Admissions risk: High 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.

Question 1: Is it a good school?

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Your decision briefing for Blue Gate Fields Infants' School

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Question 2

Can we realistically get in?

  • Data confidence: Moderate confidence
  • Admissions pressure: Competitive
  • Personalised application strategy available
  • 8 alternative schools identified

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  • Last admitted distance
  • Catchment boundaries
  • Postcode-specific likelihood
  • Offer probability
  • Waiting list position
  • Priority rules
  • Grammar / selective cut-offs

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Ofsted inspections

Ungraded inspection
Latest publication date
12 November 2024
Inspection date
9 October 2024
Inspection type
-
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Outcome

    Standards maintained

    Graded 12 November 2024

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Inspection history

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

Admissions

High pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Reception in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

90

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

149

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

90

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

1.66×

Applications per place

Offer rate

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
www.bluegatefieldsinfant.co.uk/

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

Performance & outcomes

Performance information is not currently available for this school.

Location

E1 0EH - King David Lane, Stepney, London

Contact details

Address
King David Lane, Stepney, London
Postcode
E1 0EH
Phone
2077903611
Website
www.bluegatefieldsinfant.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
    12 November 20249 October 2024-Standards maintainedView report for inspection published 12 November 2024
    • Standards maintained

      Published
      12 November 2024
      Inspected
      9 October 2024
      Type
      -
      Report
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    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    60.4%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 83

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    Secondary schools

    26

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

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

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Blue Gate Fields Junior School0 mPrimaryOpen
    Green Gables Montessori Primary School329 mNot applicableClosed
    Islamic College London333 mNot applicableClosed
    St Mary and St Michael Primary School363 mPrimaryOpen
    St Mary's and St Michael's Infant School363 mPrimaryClosed
    St Mary and St Michael's Junior School363 mPrimaryClosed
    Jamiatul Ummah School378 mNot applicableOpen
    Bishop Challoner Catholic School380 mSecondaryOpen
    Bishop Challoner Catholic School380 mSecondaryClosed
    The Pier Head Preparatory Montessori School419 mNot applicableClosed
    • Blue Gate Fields Junior School
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • Green Gables Montessori Primary School
      Distance
      329 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Closed
    • Islamic College London
      Distance
      333 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Closed
    • St Mary and St Michael Primary School
      Distance
      363 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 Junior 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 Junior School
    St Mary's and St Michael's Infant School
    Distance
    363 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • St Mary and St Michael's Junior School
    Distance
    363 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Jamiatul Ummah School
    Distance
    378 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Open
  • Bishop Challoner Catholic School
    Distance
    380 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Open
  • Bishop Challoner Catholic School
    Distance
    380 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Closed
  • The Pier Head Preparatory Montessori School
    Distance
    419 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    E1 0EH
    Status
    Open