Cyril Jackson Primary School

  • Primary
  • Academy
  • Ages 3 to 11
Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding

Limehouse Causeway, London, E14 8AQOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)

Cyril Jackson Primary School is a primary school in Tower Hamlets for ages 3 to 11. It is one of the 109 schools in Tower Hamlets. It ranks 39th of 60 primary schools in Tower Hamlets. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in June 2025, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.

Ofsted inspection

Inspected 24 June 2025, report published 9 September 2025

This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.

Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Good
Early years provision
Outstanding
Safeguarding
Met

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 24 June 2025

Everyone at Cyril Jackson fully embraces the diverse local community and the range of languages spoken. Pupils who start school at different points during the year are welcomed with warmth, sensitivity and kindness. Staff support pupils to understand and follow the school's high expectations. Pupils are rightly proud of their school. They love learning and typically achieve well, including in national assessments. Pupils benefit from the rich and purposeful personal development offer available to them. They readily engage in a wide variety of opportunities that help to prepare them to be respectful, resilient and active citizens. Activities such as ballet, dance and community work help to foster pupils' talents, interests and sense of responsibility. Pupils feel safe and are kept safe at school. They are confident to share any concerns they may have and trust staff to resolve them swiftly. Pupils play an active role in contributing to the positive and respectful culture. For example, they have helped to develop the school's child-friendly safeguarding guide. Pupils' behaviour in lessons and around the school is exceptional. They understand and rise to the high expectations staff have of them. On the rare occasions pupils' behaviour falls below the school's expectations, staff hold effective restorative conversations to help pupils understand right from wrong.

What the school should improve

  • In a few foundation subjects, the curriculum is not implemented consistently well. In these instances, pupils do not get sufficient opportunities to practise and apply their learning. As a result, some pupils do not develop the depth of knowledge they need to achieve highly and be fully prepared for the next stage of their education. The school should ensure oversight of these subjects is used to check the tasks and activities chosen consistently to match the ambition of the intended curriculum, so that pupils learn and remember more in these subjects.

Exam results

SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25

60 pupils took the tests

Expected standard in reading, writing and maths65%

65%, 3 percentage points above the England average of 62%.

Higher standard in reading, writing and maths12%

12%, 4 percentage points above the England average of 8%.

Reading, average scaled score105

105, 1 below the England average of 106.

Maths, average scaled score104

104, 1 below the England average of 105.

Grammar, punctuation and spelling, average scaled score107

107, 2 above the England average of 105.

Pupil numbers and mix

448 pupils on roll, with places for 480

Eligible for free school meals34.6%

34.6%, 8.1 percentage points above the England average of 26.5%.

English as an additional language71.9%

71.9%, 50.3 percentage points above the England average of 21.6%.

Special educational needs support5.6%

5.6%, 9.2 percentage points below the England average of 14.8%.

Education, health and care plan8.7%

8.7%, 2.7 percentage points above the England average of 6%.

Schools near Cyril Jackson Primary School

SchoolDistanceOfstedResults
Stepney Greencoat Church of England Primary School0.3 milesOfsted: Good61% met the expected standard
Sir William Burrough Primary School0.3 milesOfsted judgements: Good to outstanding74% met the expected standard
Mayflower Primary School0.4 milesOfsted: Outstanding80% met the expected standard
Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School0.4 milesOfsted: Good62% met the expected standard
Stebon Primary School0.5 milesOfsted: Outstanding77% met the expected standard

School details

School type
Academy converter
Sector
Academy
Trust
UNIVERSITY SCHOOLS TRUST, EAST LONDON
Age range
3 to 11
Gender
Mixed
Nursery classes
Yes
Headteacher
Mrs Hodo Dirir
Address
Limehouse Causeway, London, E14 8AQ
Local authority
Tower Hamlets
URN
148681

School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.