Cubitt Town Primary School

At a glance

Type

Community school (state-funded)

Phase

Primary

Ages

3 to 11

Gender

Mixed

Pupils

679 census January 2026

Capacity

700

Nursery classes

Yes

Headteacher

Ms Robyn Bruce

Address

Manchester Road, Isle of Dogs, London, E14 3NE

Borough

Tower Hamlets

Telephone

02079874362

DfE reference (URN)

100898

Website

ctpschool.org

Source: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools · daily extract as at 7 October 2026 · last checked 9 October 2026

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Key dates for 2027 entry

Reception (4+)

1. Application deadlineFriday 15 January 2027Open

   National closing date for Reception applications: Friday 15 January 2027. Apply through your home borough's coordinated scheme, not directly to the school.

   Source: Your borough's admissions page · checked 9 Oct 2026

2. National offer dayFriday 16 April 2027Upcoming

   Primary National Offer Day: Friday 16 April 2027. Offers are released by your home borough.

   Source: Your borough's admissions page · checked 9 Oct 2026

3. Accept your offerDate not statedDate not stated

   Accept the offer by the deadline given in your offer letter; your home borough sets the date.

   Source: GOV.UK · checked 9 Oct 2026

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A status ("Closes in 12 days") is shown only for a closing date we have checked, worked out from today's date, 11 October 2026. Other dates are printed as the school published them, with its own wording beside them. Dates given only as "early January" are shown as approximate and never counted down. Always confirm with the school or council.

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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.

78 first-preference applications and 157 applications naming it at any preference for 80 places offered (September 2026 entry, DfE)

These are counts of applications and offers on national offer day. They are not a chance of getting in: places are allocated by the school's published admissions criteria, such as siblings, distance or faith.

Source: Department for Education, Secondary and primary school applications and offers · entry years up to 2026/27 · last checked 9 October 2026

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 18 June 2026) · 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 31 August 2026 · 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: 57% · 2023/24: 64%
  63%This school69%Tower Hamlets62%England, state-funded
• % achieving the higher standard in reading, writing and maths2022/23: 7% · 2023/24: 7%
  10%This school12%Tower Hamlets8%England, state-funded
• Average scaled score in reading2022/23: 103 · 2023/24: 104
  105This school107Tower Hamlets106England, state-funded
• Average scaled score in maths2022/23: 103 · 2023/24: 104
  104This school107Tower Hamlets105England, state-funded

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · academic year 2024/25 · 83 pupils in the cohort

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Pupils and context

Eligible for free school meals

56.2% January 2026

English as an additional language

63.1%

Receiving SEN support

8.4%

With an Education, Health and Care Plan

10.1%

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

7.3% 2024/25

Persistently absent (missed 10% or more)

24.4%

Pupils per teacher

17.7 2025/26

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

Places

Places

700

Pupils on roll

611

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.

• Cubitt Town Primary School and Canary Wharf Primary, Glenworth0.4 miles apart
• Cubitt Town Primary School and St Luke's Church of England Primary School0.4 miles apart
• Cubitt Town Primary School and Canary Wharf Primary, East Ferry0.4 miles apart
• Cubitt Town Primary School and Mulberry Wood Wharf Primary School0.6 miles apart

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