Thomas Buxton Primary School
Primary schoolThomas Buxton Primary School is a primary school in Tower Hamlets, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 404 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026School remains Outstanding, March 2023
- Latest ungraded inspection
- School remains Outstanding, 29 March 2023
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, 71% of pupils at Thomas Buxton Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 69% in Tower Hamlets and 62% in England.
14% 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 | 71% | 69% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 14% | 12% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105 | 107 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106 | 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- Osmani Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met. 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)70 m
- St Anne's and Guardian Angels Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, January 2020220 m
- William Davis Primary SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade. 83% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)320 m
- Swanlea SchoolSecondary. Outstanding (overall), April 2024. Attainment 8 of 58.7 (2025/26, provisional)350 m
- Stewart Headlam Primary SchoolPrimary. Outstanding (overall), July 2023. 83% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)390 m
- Al-Mizan SchoolIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file500 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).