Solebay Primary - A Paradigm Academy
11 Solebay Street, London, E1 4PW
170 pupils · 49% of 350 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- PARADIGM TRUST
- Local authority
- Tower Hamlets
- Free school meals
- 39.4%
Ofsted
Outstanding (2023) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 10 May 2023, published 4 July 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 78% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 9% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.91 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 11 | 10 | 30 | 10 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 11 | 10 | 47 | 11 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 13 | 10 | 52 | 12 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 12 | 12 | 47 | 12 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 14 | 14 | 38 | 14 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 23 | 21 | 61 | 23 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 34 | 13 | 51 | 17 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 17 | 16 | 46 | 17 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Ben Jonson Primary School 0.2 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Halley Primary School 0.5 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Cayley Primary School 0.7 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Malmesbury Primary School 0.8 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- St Paul With St Luke CofE Primary Federation 0.8 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Olga Primary School 0.9 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.