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Halley Primary School

URN
100938
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Halley Primary School
URN
100938
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3-11
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Good

67 / 100

Good

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

60

Inspection

80

Admissions Value

45

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

100

School Compass rankings

Below top 50% of primary schools in England

Below top 50% nationally

#41 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

Some performance indicators suggest families should review details carefully.

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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: Very high competition
  • Admissions risk: Very high risk

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  • Recommended application mix
  • Alternative schools
  • Admissions warnings

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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 Halley Primary 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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  • Competitiveness on published admissions data
  • Demand trends over recent admission cycles
  • Application portfolio balance across your shortlist
  • Accessible alternative schools in your area

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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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Can we realistically get in?

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Admissions strategy for Halley Primary School

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Ofsted inspections

Previous inspection framework
Latest publication date
26 May 2023
Inspection date
28 March 2023
Inspection type
S5 Inspection
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Overall effectiveness

    Good

    Graded 26 May 2023

  • Quality of education

    Good

    Graded 26 May 2023

  • Behaviour and attitudes

Admissions

Very 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)

10

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

50

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

10

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

5×

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.halley.towerhamlets.sch.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 %

75.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

86.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

86.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

68.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

E14 7SS - Halley Street, London

Contact details

Address
Halley Street, London
Postcode
E14 7SS
Phone
2072658061
Website
www.halley.towerhamlets.sch.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.
  • Good

    Graded 26 May 2023

  • Personal development

    Outstanding

    Graded 26 May 2023

  • Leadership and management

    Good

    Graded 26 May 2023

  • Early years

    Good

    Graded 26 May 2023

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    Inspection history

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

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    26 May 202328 March 2023S5 InspectionGoodView report for inspection published 26 May 2023
    • Good

      Published
      26 May 2023
      Inspected
      28 March 2023
      Type
      S5 Inspection
      Report
      View report

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

    Offer rate

    20.0%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 10

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

    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
    Cayley Primary School233 mPrimaryOpen
    Harry Roberts Nursery School344 mNurseryClosed
    Ben Jonson Primary School344 mPrimaryOpen
    Mulberry Stepney Green Mathematics and Computing College374 mSecondaryOpen
    Stepney Green Mathematics and Computing College374 mSecondaryClosed
    Stepney All Saints Church of England Secondary School492 mSecondaryOpen
    Solebay Primary - A Paradigm Academy519 mPrimaryOpen
    Sir William Burrough Primary School520 mPrimaryOpen
    Sir William Burrough Primary School520 mPrimaryClosed
    Stephen Hawking School541 mNot applicableOpen
    • Cayley Primary School
      Distance
      233 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • Harry Roberts Nursery School
      Distance
      344 m
      Phase
      Nursery
      Status
      Closed
    • Ben Jonson Primary School
      Distance
      344 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • Mulberry Stepney Green Mathematics and Computing College
      Distance
      374 m
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Open

    Similar schools

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

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    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
    Stepney Green Mathematics and Computing College
    Distance
    374 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Closed
  • Stepney All Saints Church of England Secondary School
    Distance
    492 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Open
  • Solebay Primary - A Paradigm Academy
    Distance
    519 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Sir William Burrough Primary School
    Distance
    520 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Sir William Burrough Primary School
    Distance
    520 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Stephen Hawking School
    Distance
    541 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Open
  • Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    E1 0EH
    Status
    Open