Community school · Tower Hamlets

Stepney Park Primary School

3–11Ages
689Pupils
PrimaryPhase
100917URN

Smithy Street, Stepney, London, E1 3BW · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.3per place

0.6 below Tower Hamlets median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

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109 applications for 82 places · 57th of 58 in Tower Hamlets

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

77%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 · 16 May 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

1.3applications per place, Reception

0.6 below Tower Hamlets median (2.0) 0.9 below England median (2.2)

109 applications · 82 places offered · 77 named it first

2026 1.3; Tower Hamlets median median 2.0
2025 1.4; Tower Hamlets median median 2.0
2024 1.4; Tower Hamlets median median 2.2
2023 1.5; Tower Hamlets median median 2.1
2022 1.6; Tower Hamlets median median 2.1
2021 1.6; Tower Hamlets median median 2.0
2020 2.2; Tower Hamlets median median 2.2
2019 2.2; Tower Hamlets median median 2.4
2018 2.7; Tower Hamlets median median 2.5
2017 2.3; Tower Hamlets median median 2.5
2016 2.9; Tower Hamlets median median 2.7
2015 2.4; Tower Hamlets median median 2.8
2014 3.1; Tower Hamlets median median 3.1

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	82	109	1.3	77	0.94
Sep 2025	79	112	1.4	70	0.89
Sep 2024	90	123	1.4	87	0.97
Sep 2023	77	118	1.5	74	0.96
Sep 2022	73	118	1.6	67	0.92
Sep 2021	90	141	1.6	104	1.16
Sep 2020	36	78	2.2	29	0.81
Sep 2019	44	98	2.2	43	0.98
Sep 2018	45	122	2.7	41	0.91
Sep 2017	58	133	2.3	57	0.98
Sep 2016	57	164	2.9	54	0.95
Sep 2015	58	141	2.4	57	0.98
Sep 2014	49	152	3.1	47	0.96

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 83% · Writing 83% · Maths 85% → all three 77% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard77%15th of 60 in Tower Hamlets

Tower Hamlets 71% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard83%

Tower Hamlets 83% England 78%

Higher standard39%

Tower Hamlets 39% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard83%

Tower Hamlets 79% England 75%

Greater depth14%

Tower Hamlets 16% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard85%

Tower Hamlets 83% England 77%

Higher standard40%

Tower Hamlets 34% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Tower Hamlets median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	77%	10%	106	107
2023/24	81%	5%	106	105
2022/23	67%	6%	104	105

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

Stepney Park Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

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

Good2023

1.6applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
St Mary and St Michael Primary School
0.6 km · Tower Hamlets

Remains Good2023

1.6applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Marion Richardson Primary School
0.7 km · Tower Hamlets

Outstanding2024

1.7applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Stewart Headlam Primary School
0.7 km · Tower Hamlets

Outstanding2023

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

Good2023

2.3applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Bigland Green Primary School
0.9 km · Tower Hamlets

Remains Outstanding2024

3.1applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
Hague Primary School
0.9 km · Tower Hamlets

Remains Good2022

2.0applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Ben Jonson Primary School
0.9 km · Tower Hamlets

Good2024

1.6applications per place 72%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 100917 · 211/2499
Capacity: 720 pupils · 689 on roll
Free school meals: 48.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Replaced: Smithy Street Primary School (URN 100941)
Address: Smithy Street, Stepney, London, E1 3BW
Local authority: Tower Hamlets

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