The Aldgate School

City of London · EC3A 5DE

General information Primary School · 3-11 years Who goes here 229 pupils, 22.7% FSM

Educational attainment Ofsted: Outstanding

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FOI Transparency How openly this school shares data

Cooperative 70 /100

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The Aldgate School

General Information

Address: St James's Passage, Duke's Place, London, EC3A 5DE – View on map
Phone: 02072831147
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Miss Alexandra Allan
Age range: 3-11 years
Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 37 families put it first for 30 places – 12 for every 10 places. 78% of them were offered a place. 19 of the 30 places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 13 · 2024 10 · 2025 16 · 2026 12
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Church of England
Nursery provision: Yes

Who goes here

229 pupils out of 245 places

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 52
% eligible for free school meals: 22.7%
Pupil mix: 8 in 10
English as an additional language: 58% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 11.8% a year (typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 40% moved to another school, 60% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house.

Supply and cover teaching

Classes taught mainly by supply or cover staff for half a term or more: 0 (a full term or more: 0)
Teaching posts vacant or only temporarily filled during the year: 0
Days of supply or agency teacher cover: 25
Data year: 2025/26 (from the school, under Freedom of Information)

Government figures only count teachers on contracts of 28 days or more, so a class covered by a run of supply teachers doesn't show up in them – which is why we ask schools directly.

Behaviour

Data received 2025/26

About this Behaviour status

Real figures are in below, but not enough other schools of this type have reported yet to rank this one against peers.

Reading the numbers: higher figures below often mean a school records thoroughly and takes concerns seriously, rather than more incidents happening. A school reporting unusually low figures sometimes has a reporting gap rather than a problem-free intake. If a figure stands out, it's worth asking the school how it records.

Data year: 2025/26
Bullying incidents: <5
Physical aggression / violence incidents: <5
Child protection referrals: <5
Safeguarding concerns: 21
Racist incidents: 0
Suspensions (fixed-term exclusions): 5
Permanent exclusions: 1
Sexual harassment or sexual violence between pupils (recorded incidents): 0 (led to a suspension or exclusion: 0; referred to social care or police: 0) – a higher number can mean a school takes reports seriously and records them carefully

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Figures may show "<5" for some schools.

What does "<5" mean?

A figure shown as "<5" means the real number is below 5 - the standard convention for this kind of data, used to avoid identifying individual pupils. Different schools may also record and define incidents differently, so read comparisons with care.

Across City of London: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 0 (0.0 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
Suspensions for bullying: 0 (0.0 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 0 (0.0 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in City of London, not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 4.1%
Persistently absent pupils: 6.0%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

Figures on the proportion of pupils with SEND will appear here once we've linked in official DfE data.

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Behaviour

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Ability to Deal with Problems

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Headteacher Approval

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SafeguardingSafeguarding (parent rating)How parents rate the school on keeping children safe - how safe their child feels, and how well concerns are listened to and acted on. It's parents' experience, not an inspection result; Ofsted checks safeguarding separately.

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Wraparound CareWraparound Care (parent rating)How parents rate the school's breakfast and after-school clubs - availability, cost and quality. Only asked for infant, junior and primary schools, where it matters most for working parents.

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This score reflects how openly the school responded to our Freedom of Information request. Schools that withhold information are rated lower — even the act of hiding data tells parents something about a school’s openness.

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Cooperative (1)

1 primary schools in City of London have been scored so far this year.

Response: Full response (+60)
Timeliness: Response date not recorded (+10)
Optional data: No optional data (+0)

Exemplary (80–100) · Cooperative (60–79) · Reluctant (40–59) · Obstructive (20–39) · Opaque (0–19)

Educational Attainment

Outstanding 2024 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 77% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 10% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: in line with the City of London average (77%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: Above (3-year average 77% against an expected 67%)
3-year average (expected standard): 77%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 93% · Writing 80% · Maths 93% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 87%
Average test scores: reading 108, maths 108
Based on: 30 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

SATs results over time

This schoolCity of London averageEngland→ Broadly steady No clear rise or fall since 2022/23 (changes this small are normal from one year group to the next). In 2024/25 this school was in line with the City of London average (77%).

Year 6 SATs: 1st of 1 junior and primary schools in the area

#1The Aldgate School77%

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Year 6 SATs ranking

Junior and primary schools in this area, ranked by the % of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (official DfE results, 2024/25). Schools with the same result share a place (shown as =). In small schools one or two children can move a school several places, so treat close positions as roughly equal.

Rank School Score

#1The Aldgate School77%

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1st of 1 primary schools in City of London for Ofsted rating

#1The Aldgate SchoolOutstanding

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

Rank School Score

#1The Aldgate SchoolOutstanding

Financials

Spending per pupil: £11,529 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

1st of 1 primary schools in City of London for spending per pupil

#1The Aldgate School£11,529

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1The Aldgate School£11,529

View on the Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool (GOV.UK)

Environment

Data received 2025/26

About this Environment status

Based on real information requested under Freedom of Information, covering step-free access, specialist facilities, classroom climate, and technology provision.

Accessibility

Step-free for pupils, staff and visitors: No
Overall accessibility: Limited
Lifts for pupil use: No
Accessible toilets: Yes
Changing Places facility: No
Sensory room: Yes

Climate

Classrooms with air conditioning: 6.7%
Mechanical ventilation: No
Air cooling units: No
Shaded outdoor areas: Some
Heatwave procedures: Yes - informal arrangements

Technology

Pupil devices (approx.): 200
Pupils per device: 1:1 (one each
Digital display in every classroom: Yes
Interactive whiteboards: Yes - all classrooms
1:1 pupil device programme: Yes - all pupils
Coding / robotics equipment: Yes
Assistive technology for SEND pupils: Yes

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