Thomas Buxton Primary School

A place of learning,
laughter & friendship

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School Values

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Respect

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Attendance Chart

1st

Pinocchio

97%

2nd

Anansi

97%

3rd

Big Bad Wolf

97%

4th

Gingerbread Man

97%

5th

Rumpelstiltskin

95%

6th

Gretel

95%

7th

Hansel

95%

8th

Red Riding Hood

95%

9th

Jack

94%

10th

Pied Piper

93%

11th

Scar

92%

12th

Stonecutter

92%

13th

Rikki-Tikki-Tavi

92%

14th

Shere Khan

88%

15th

Baloo

87%

16th

Bagheera

85%

About the School

Set right in the heart of Whitechapel’s vibrant, multicultural community, we are a two-form entry primary school with a nursery

Calendar of Events

12th November

Headteacher’s Coffee Morning and Parent Open Morning (Ms Redpath)

12th November

Father Figures football

13th November

The Felix Project food stall

16th November

Anti-Bullying Week (Whole School)

17th November

Reception Phonics – supporting your Reception child at home (Ms Measures) *Children invited*

News & Letters

Newsletter - Autumn 1 2026

School History

Thomas Buxton Primary School can trace its origins to the commissioning, by the School Board for London, of the Deal Street Elementary School in 1896.

This school was built for the London School Board to provide for the requirements of the 1870 Education Act that instigated the formation of local school boards and the provision of compulsory state education. The contractors were Messrs. A. Reed and Son of Stratford, whose tender for a school for 1,200 children was for £16,945.