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Old Ford Primary - A Paradigm Academy

Primary school in London, Tower Hamlets. Outstanding (Nov 2022).

Latest graded inspection

Inspected 8 November 2022, report published 20 December 2022, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.

Outstanding overall. The top grade under the previous system. 12% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Outstanding.

Grades for each area
AreaGrade
Quality of educationOutstanding
Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
Personal developmentOutstanding
Leadership and managementOutstanding
Early yearsOutstanding
Safeguarding effectiveYes

These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.

Next inspection: around November 2026

The last inspection was in November 2022. Schools are usually inspected about every four years. That’s within the next six months.

An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2028 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.

Nearby primary schools

  1. 0.3 milesOlga Primary School

    Primary, London, Tower Hamlets

    Report card, Jan 2026: 7 expected

  2. 0.3 milesChisenhale Primary School

    Primary, London, Tower Hamlets

    Good (Jun 2024)

  3. 0.4 milesMalmesbury Primary School

    Primary, London, Tower Hamlets

    School remains Good (Jun 2023)

  4. 0.6 milesWellington Primary School

    Primary, London, Tower Hamlets

    Outstanding (Dec 2023)

  5. 0.6 milesLauriston School

    Primary, London, Hackney

    Good (Jul 2023)

Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.