Daffodil Preparatory School
under 0.1 miles28 pupils
Independent · Prep · Tower Hamlets
Buttercup Primary School
Independent school · Ages 3 to 11 · Mixed · 130 pupils
At a glance
- Type
- Independent school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 130 census January 2024
- Capacity
- 160
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Nursery classes
- Yes
- Head
- Mrs Rena Begum
- Address
- 181 Cannon Street Road, London, E1 2LX
- Borough
- Tower Hamlets
- Telephone
- 02037597408
- DfE reference (URN)
- 138564
- Website
- buttercupprimary.co.uk
Source: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools · daily extract as at 2026-10-07 · last checked 9 October 2026
Admissions
Independent schools run their own admissions. You register directly with the school, usually for a fee, and the school sets its own deadlines, assessments and offer dates, which are separate from the borough process.
Inspection
Ofsted graded inspection, 3 December 2024: overall effectiveness at that inspection was Requires improvement
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years provision
- Good
Independent School Standards, checked 3 December 2024: All standards Met
Source: Ofsted, Management information - non-association independent schools - as at 31 July 2026: most recent inspections data as at 31 July 2026 · most recent inspections as at 2026-07-31 · last checked 9 October 2026
Pupils and context
- Receiving SEN support
- 37.2%
- With an Education, Health and Care Plan
- 0%
- Girls / boys
- 39% / 61%
Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · school census 2024/25
Nearby schools
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0.2 miles227 pupils · KS2 expected standard 70% (2024/25)
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0.2 miles407 pupils · KS2 expected standard 60% (2024/25)
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