Olga Primary School

Olga Primary School demonstrates a strong performance, with leaders effectively prioritizing the fundamental skills of early reading, writing, and mathematics from the moment pupils enter the school. By the time they leave, pupils generally reach close to national averages in key outcomes, and they are well-prepared for their next stage of education. The school fosters a culture of safety and support, where pupils feel valued and confident to share their thoughts. Despite notable strengths, there are areas that need refinement, particularly in supporting pupils' reading fluency and comprehension in key stage 2.

Strengths

• Effective safeguarding measures create a safe environment.
• Leaders prioritize foundational skills in early reading, writing, and mathematics.
• Curriculum design reflects the diversity of the school community.
• Pupils typically enjoy attending school and have positive attitudes towards learning.
• Strong support exists for pupils with additional needs.

Areas for Improvement

• Need to refine support strategies for reading fluency and comprehension in key stage 2.
• Some teaching approaches are not yet fully embedded.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Olga Primary School attended 94.6% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 14.8% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 1.1% of pupils at Olga Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Olga Primary School had 20.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 29.4% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 16.1% of pupils at Olga Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 6.3% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Olga Primary School received £10,985 and spent £11,191 for each of its 490 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £274,000 (-£559 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Olga Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Olga Primary School is Expected standard, from an inspection in March 2026.

When was Olga Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Olga Primary School was last inspected in March 2026.

How many pupils does Olga Primary School have?

Olga Primary School has 490 pupils on roll.

What age range does Olga Primary School cover?

Olga Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Olga Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 62% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Olga Primary School?

Olga Primary School is at Lanfranc Road, Bow, London, E3 5DN.