Columbia Primary School
Primary schoolColumbia Primary School is a primary school in Tower Hamlets, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 416 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), July 2023, before the school changed
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 3 July 2023
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 81% of pupils at Columbia Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 69% in Tower Hamlets and 62% in England.
19% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Tower Hamlets | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 81% | 69% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 19% | 12% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 111 | 107 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 109 | 107 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Mulberry Academy ShoreditchSecondary. Good (overall), September 2022. Attainment 8 of 46.5 (2025/26, provisional)210 m
- Columbia Market Nursery SchoolNursery. Standards maintained, November 2024300 m
- Haggerston SchoolSecondary. Good (overall), December 2022, before the school changed. Attainment 8 of 53.4 (2025/26, provisional)380 m
- Elizabeth Selby Infants' SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, March 2023470 m
- Virginia Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Outstanding, October 2021480 m
- City of London Academy, Shoreditch ParkSecondary. Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 50.9 (2025/26, provisional)530 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Tower Hamlets
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).