Gawber Street, Bethnal Green, London E2 0JH
10 reasons to choose Globe Primary School
Top line
Globe Primary School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 73. It is one of the best state primary schools in Bethnal Green and one of the 6 best independent or state primaries within 1.5 miles.
School fundamentals
Globe Primary School is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 3 and 11 years. It is a community school. The school was also rated as Outstanding by Ofsted in its last (2024) inspection. It is one of the 5 most oversubscribed state primary schools for first preference Reception place applications in the Tower Hamlets LEA.
Average class size
Globe Primary School usually has two classes per year, sometimes one, and an average class size of 28 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Globe Primary School ranks in the top 17% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 14% of schools.
The Globe Primary School curriculum
School curriculum is a more traditional subject based curriculum which also includes PSHE, philosophy, French. UNICEF Rights Respecting School Gold accreditation. There is also a Specialist Speech and Language Provision. The school offers each child a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and residential trips from Year 3.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.
Sport at Globe Primary School
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3. In recent years the school has enjoyed national success in table tennis.
The Arts at Globe Primary School
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir and orchestra. There may be some occasional extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Out of school hours care from 7.45am (school staff) to 6.00pm (external contractor).
Find another school near Globe Primary School
Gatehouse School (0.3 miles); The Lyceum (1.9 miles); Rosemary Works School (2.3 miles).
London Fields Primary School (1.1 miles); Orchard Primary School (1.3 miles); Stepney Park Primary School (1.3 miles).
City of London School for Girls (2.6 miles); North Bridge House Senior Canonbury (3 miles).
Morpeth School (0.5 miles); Swanlea School (1.1 miles); Green Spring Academy Shoreditch (1.2 miles).