William Davis Primary School
Wood Close, Cheshire Street, London, E2 6ETOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
William Davis 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 18th of 60 primary schools in Tower Hamlets. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in March 2025, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 11 March 2025, report published 29 April 2025
This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 11 March 2025
This is a warm and welcoming school. Pupils enjoy attending and feel safe. Pupils benefit from positive relationships with staff. They know there is a trusted adult they can talk to who will help them if they have any worries. Pupils are a delight to talk to. They are polite, friendly, and respectful to each other and to staff. In classrooms, they are focused on their learning and listen carefully. In the playground, pupils play together happily. The school has high ambitions for all pupils. It provides a challenging and carefully structured curriculum. Pupils' excellent behaviour and attitudes to learning combine with this to help them to achieve strongly by the time they leave the school. The school provides pupils with many wider development opportunities. This includes after-school clubs such as multi-sport events, arts and crafts and sewing. Pupils take on responsibilities in the school's community, which encourage positive working relationships. For example, older pupils regularly read with their younger peers. The school encourages pupils to value and respect everyone in the school's community and those with different cultures and beliefs. Pupils can talk about the various places of worship they have visited and understand the importance of treating all people equally.
What the school should improve
- Recent improvements to the way assessment is used across different subjects are not fully embedded. Teaching does not consistently check that pupils are learning the intended curriculum, meaning misconceptions sometimes go unaddressed. The school should ensure that assessment is used consistently well across the curriculum to identify any errors or misconceptions in pupils' learning.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
23 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
151 pupils on roll, with places for 240
Schools near William Davis Primary School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Buxton Primary School | 0.2 miles | Ofsted: Outstanding | 71% met the expected standard |
| St Anne's and Guardian Angels Catholic Primary School | 0.2 miles | Ofsted: Good | Not published |
| Osmani Primary School | 0.2 miles | Report card: Expected standard to strong standard | 78% met the expected standard |
| Elizabeth Selby Infants' School | 0.3 miles | Ofsted: Good | Not published |
| Stewart Headlam Primary School | 0.3 miles | Ofsted: Outstanding | 83% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Community school
- Sector
- Local authority maintained
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery classes
- Yes
- Headteacher
- Ms Charlotte Barrington
- Phone
- 02077391511
- Address
- Wood Close, Cheshire Street, London, E2 6ET
- Local authority
- Tower Hamlets
- URN
- 100943
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.