Blue Gate Fields Junior School

At a glance

Type

Community school (state-funded)

Phase

Primary

Ages

7 to 11

Gender

Mixed

Pupils

350 census January 2026

Capacity

360

Headteacher

Ms Sian Acreman

Address

King David Lane, Wapping, London, E1 0EH

Borough

Tower Hamlets

Telephone

02077903616

DfE reference (URN)

100895

Website

bluegatefields-jun.towerhamlets.sch.uk

Source: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools · daily extract as at 2026-10-07 · last checked 9 October 2026

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Admissions

You apply through the council where you live, not to the school, naming up to six schools in order on one form. Every applicant on time hears on the same national offer day.

Tower Hamlets: Reception offers, September 2026 entry

Across the borough, 92.6% of applicants were offered their first preference and 98.2% were offered one of their preferences (2,713 applications). These are borough-wide figures, not a forecast for any school or child.

Source: Department for Education, Secondary and primary schools applications and offers 2026 · entry years 2014/15 to 2026/27 (release published 2026-06-18) · last checked 9 October 2026

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Inspection

Source: Ofsted, Management information - state-funded schools - latest inspections as at 31 August 2026 · latest inspections as at 2026-08-31 · last checked 9 October 2026

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Results

Key stage 2 (end of primary), 2024/25

• % meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths2022/23: 88% · 2023/24: 81%
  76%This school69%Tower Hamlets62%England, state-funded
• % achieving the higher standard in reading, writing and maths2022/23: 32% · 2023/24: 27%
  26%This school12%Tower Hamlets8%England, state-funded
• Average scaled score in reading2022/23: 110 · 2023/24: 109
  108This school107Tower Hamlets106England, state-funded
• Average scaled score in maths2022/23: 109 · 2023/24: 108
  107This school107Tower Hamlets105England, state-funded

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · academic year 2024/25 · 90 pupils in the cohort

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Pupils and context

Eligible for free school meals

37.7% January 2026

English as an additional language

99.4%

Receiving SEN support

16.5%

With an Education, Health and Care Plan

4%

Girls / boys

49% / 51%

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · school census 2024/25

Attendance and staffing

Overall absence

4.9% 2024/25

Persistently absent (missed 10% or more)

10.2%

Pupils per teacher

16.5 2025/26

Source: Department for Education, Absence rates by school level · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026

Places

Places

360

Pupils on roll

353

Source: Department for Education, Capacity - school / Sixth form capacity - school · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · position at 1 May, 2024/25

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Nearby schools

Schools covering the same ages within about a mile, by straight-line distance (not walking or travel time).

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Compare with similar schools

Side-by-side comparisons with the nearest schools of the same type. Sourced facts only; no winner is declared.

• Blue Gate Fields Junior School and Blue Gate Fields Infants' Schoolunder 0.1 miles apart
• Blue Gate Fields Junior School and St Mary and St Michael Primary School0.2 miles apart
• Blue Gate Fields Junior School and Bigland Green Primary School0.3 miles apart
• Blue Gate Fields Junior School and St Peter's London Docks CofE Primary School0.3 miles apart

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