Community school · Tower Hamlets

John Scurr Primary School

2–11Ages
494Pupils
PrimaryPhase
100906URN

Cephas Street, Stepney Green, London, E1 4AX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

0.4 below Tower Hamlets median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Tower Hamlets

89 applications for 56 places · 47th of 58 in Tower Hamlets

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

72%met the expected standard

Tower Hamlets 71% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 13 March 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.6applications per place, Reception

0.4 below Tower Hamlets median (2.0) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

89 applications · 56 places offered · 56 named it first

2026 1.6; Tower Hamlets median median 2.0
2025 1.6; Tower Hamlets median median 2.0
2024 1.6; Tower Hamlets median median 2.2
2023 1.3; Tower Hamlets median median 2.1
2022 1.5; Tower Hamlets median median 2.1
2021 1.7; Tower Hamlets median median 2.0
2020 1.6; Tower Hamlets median median 2.2
2019 1.5; Tower Hamlets median median 2.4
2018 1.9; Tower Hamlets median median 2.5
2017 1.7; Tower Hamlets median median 2.5
2016 2.3; Tower Hamlets median median 2.7
2015 2.0; Tower Hamlets median median 2.8
2014 2.4; Tower Hamlets median median 3.1

More applications per place than the Tower Hamlets median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Tower Hamlets median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	56	89	1.6	56	1.00
Sep 2025	60	97	1.6	64	1.07
Sep 2024	60	94	1.6	61	1.02
Sep 2023	58	73	1.3	56	0.97
Sep 2022	48	70	1.5	47	0.98
Sep 2021	46	79	1.7	46	1.00
Sep 2020	51	80	1.6	48	0.94
Sep 2019	44	67	1.5	41	0.93
Sep 2018	47	90	1.9	45	0.96
Sep 2017	58	96	1.7	56	0.97
Sep 2016	60	135	2.3	64	1.07
Sep 2015	53	106	2.0	45	0.85
Sep 2014	45	108	2.4	41	0.91

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 85% · Writing 79% · Maths 89% → all three 72% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard72%26th of 60 in Tower Hamlets

Tower Hamlets 71% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard85%

Tower Hamlets 83% England 78%

Higher standard38%

Tower Hamlets 39% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard79%

Tower Hamlets 79% England 75%

Greater depth8%

Tower Hamlets 16% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard89%

Tower Hamlets 83% England 77%

Higher standard42%

Tower Hamlets 34% England 24%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

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Tower Hamlets median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	72%	8%	107	108
2023/24	68%	8%	107	105
2022/23	75%	12%	105	107

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

John Scurr Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

1.6applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Stepney Park Primary School
0.4 km · Tower Hamlets

Good2023

1.3applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Bangabandhu Primary School
0.4 km · Tower Hamlets

Good2023

2.3applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Stewart Headlam Primary School
0.5 km · Tower Hamlets

Outstanding2023

1.9applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Hague Primary School
0.6 km · Tower Hamlets

Remains Good2022

2.0applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Globe Primary School
0.8 km · Tower Hamlets

Remains Outstanding2024

2.7applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Thomas Buxton Primary School
0.9 km · Tower Hamlets

Remains Outstanding2023

1.5applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Osmani Primary School
0.9 km · Tower Hamlets

2026

2.7applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Bonner Primary School
0.9 km · Tower Hamlets

Standards maintained2025

2.3applications per place 65%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 100906 · 211/2341
Capacity: 540 pupils · 494 on roll
Free school meals: 42.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Cephas Street, Stepney Green, London, E1 4AX
Local authority: Tower Hamlets

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources