Old Ford Primary - A Paradigm Academy
Wrights Road, London, E3 5LD
660 pupils · 105% of 630 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- PARADIGM TRUST
- Local authority
- Tower Hamlets
- Free school meals
- 52.8%
Ofsted
Outstanding (2022) — 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 8 November 2022, published 20 December 2022. 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 | 65% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 16% |
“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 — 0.92 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 83 | 76 | 101 | 77 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 72 | 65 | 130 | 69 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 65 | 60 | 118 | 63 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 80 | 75 | 128 | 77 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 81 | 76 | 141 | 76 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 78 | 71 | 139 | 75 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 89 | 75 | 146 | 81 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 86 | 83 | 160 | 84 |
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
- Olga Primary School 0.4 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Chisenhale Primary School 0.5 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Malmesbury Primary School 0.6 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Wellington Primary School 1 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
- Lauriston School 1 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- St Agnes RC Primary School 1.1 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
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.