Side by side
Blue Gate Fields Infants' School and Blue Gate Fields Junior School
The published facts for both schools, each with its source. Where a school or the government has not published something, the cell says so. We do not name a winner.
What differs
- Blue Gate Fields Infants' School takes ages 3 to 7; Blue Gate Fields Junior School takes ages 7 to 11.
- We hold a dated 2027 deadline for Blue Gate Fields Infants' School (15 January 2027) but none for Blue Gate Fields Junior School.
- The two schools are under 0.1 miles apart in a straight line.
Facts side by side
| Fact | Blue Gate Fields Infants' School | Blue Gate Fields Junior School |
|---|---|---|
| The basics | ||
| Type | State-funded: Community school DfE register | State-funded: Community school DfE register |
| Ages | 3 to 7 DfE register | 7 to 11 DfE register |
| Gender | Mixed DfE register | Mixed DfE register |
| Pupils | 336 DfE register | 350 DfE register |
| Borough | Tower Hamlets DfE register | Tower Hamlets DfE register |
| Boarding | No DfE register | No DfE register |
| Admissions for 2027 | ||
| Next deadline to apply or register | 15 January 2027 (open) school or council page | Not published |
| Applications and places, last round | 81 first preferences for 85 places DfE, September 2026 entry | Not published |
| Cost | ||
| Published day fees | No tuition fees (state-funded) | No tuition fees (state-funded) |
| Inspection | ||
| Latest inspection | Ofsted ungraded inspection, 9 October 2024: Standards maintained Ofsted | Ofsted graded inspection, 28 March 2023: Good at that inspection Ofsted |
| Results | ||
| Key stage 2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths | Not published | 76% (2024/25) DfE |
| Pupils | ||
| Eligible for free school meals | 27.4% DfE register | 37.7% DfE register |
| English as an additional language | 97.6% school census 2024/25 | 99.4% school census 2024/25 |
| Receiving SEN support | 21.3% school census 2024/25 | 16.5% school census 2024/25 |
| Pupils per teacher | 26.4 DfE workforce census | 16.5 DfE workforce census |
| Overall absence | 6% DfE, 2024/25 | 4.9% DfE, 2024/25 |
DfE register: Get Information About Schools, daily extract as at 2026-10-07. Other sources are named in each cell; every figure links to its source on the school's own page.
Shaded cells differ between the two schools. A blank is not a weakness: it means the figure has not been published, or does not apply to that type of school. Fees and results are not comparable between state and independent schools.