Primary school in London, Tower Hamlets
Virginia Primary School
Virginia Road, Bethnal Green, London, E2 7NQ
Ofsted
Remained Outstanding at its last ungraded inspection, on 20 October 2021.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 4 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 214
- Places
- 236
- How full
- 91% full — 214 of 236 places taken
- Girls / boys
- 106 / 108
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Tower Hamlets 006C, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 53%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 17%
- Households owning their home
- 21%
- Households in social housing
- 47%
- Households with no car
- 67%
- Adults economically inactive
- 36%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Yes
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- THE LETTA TRUST
- Headteacher
- Head teacher: Barbara Lo Giudice
- Local authority
- Tower Hamlets
- Ward
- Weavers
- Constituency
- Bethnal Green and Stepney
- URN
- 151832
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenix Primary SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 80% | 2.8 mi |
| John Keats Primary SchoolFree schools | Good 2023 | 47% | 2.9 mi |
| St Peter's Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Good 2023 | 68% | 2.9 mi |
| Michael Faraday SchoolCommunity school | Good 2024 | 65% | 2.9 mi |
| St Paul's Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Good 2023 | 61% | 3 mi |
| Ilderton Primary SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 73% | 3 mi |
| John Ruskin Primary School and Language ClassesCommunity school | Outstanding 2023 | 68% | 3.1 mi |
| Twin Oaks Primary SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 42% | 3.2 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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