Nursery and Reception Open Evening - Thursday 12th November 2026 at 4pm

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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Aspire

Teamwork

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Attendance Chart

1st

Gingerbread Man

99%

2nd

Big Bad Wolf

99%

3rd

Stonecutter

99%

4th

Hansel

98%

5th

Red Riding Hood

97%

6th

Pied Piper

97%

7th

Gretel

97%

8th

Baloo

97%

9th

Anansi

96%

10th

Jack

95%

11th

Scar

95%

12th

Pinocchio

94%

13th

Bagheera

94%

14th

Rumpelstiltskin

93%

15th

Shere Khan

93%

16th

Rikki-Tikki-Tavi

92%

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

22nd October

Year 3 Rumpelstiltskin

22nd October

Father Figures football

23rd October

The Felix Project food stall

26th October

Half Term

31st October

Deadline for Nursery - Applications to start in January 2027

News & Letters

Year 6 Curriculum Newsletter 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.