MESSAGE FROM AVRIL
We are an academy proudlly serving the diverse communities of Tower Hamlets, and we are a delighted to have become a member of the University Schools Trust, a small local partnership of primary and secondary schools.
Walk around our school any time, any day, and you will see classrooms where children and adults are alive with energy, passion and inspiration. Classrooms which are an endless joy, and a great privilege to see and to share.
Our video gallery shows the abundant enthusiasm and excitement generated by the children, but please come along and see it all for yourselves. We are very proud of our school and are always delighted to show you around.
Avril Newman,
Headteacher
WE ARE A SUNDAY TIMES TOP STATE PRIMARY SCHOOL, for the third year running: 2020, 2021, and now 2022.
Our SATs results for 2023 show 80% of children achieving the expected standard or above across all subjects, with 39% achieving the higher level in Reading, 63% achieving in Maths and 66% doing so in the Grammar test. In Reading, Maths and Grammar, the percentage of children achieving the expected standard exceeds the national average by 20% or more in each case.
Please click HERE for our 2023 SATs results.
Click HERE to see the DfE Comparative School Performance Data which shows how we benchmark against similar schools, and all schools nationally. Click HERE for our School Improvement Plan and here to view our SWB Self Evaluation.
For general enquiries please contact Sarah Sargeant on 020 7987 2147 or on admin@sirwilliamburrough.towerhamlets.sch.uk. The school postal address is Sir William Burrough School, Salmon Lane, London, E14 7PQ.
Chair of Governors: Dennis Twomey, who can be reached at the school address.
Headteacher: Avril Newman
SENDCO: Helen Green. Helen@sirwilliamburrough.towerhamlets.sch.uk
OUR TERM DATES
Break Up Easter
28 Mar 2024
Inset Day
15 Apr 2024
Return
16 Apr 2024
May Bank Holiday
6 May 2024
Inset Day
24 May 2024
Half Term starts
27 May 2024
Half Term ends
31 May 2024
Inset Day
3 Jun 2024
Return
4 Jun 2024
Eid holiday
17 Jun 2024
Break Up Summer
23 Jul 2024
Choir at Unilever
Choir at Canary Wharf
Alan Week
Graduation 2023
World Book Day. 2023
Pond Dipping
"CHILDREN RETURN 16TH APPRIL **HAPPY HOIDAYS EVERYONE!"