Voluntary aided school · Tower Hamlets

St John's Church of England Primary School

3–11Ages
176Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
100953URN

Peel Grove, Bethnal Green, London, E2 9LR · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Feb 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

0.3 below Tower Hamlets median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Tower Hamlets

34 applications for 20 places · 40th of 58 in Tower Hamlets

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

64%met the expected standard

Tower Hamlets 71% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 10 February 2026Published 24 March 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
Inclusion		Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching			Expected standard
Achievement			Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour			Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Strong standard
Early years		Strong standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Expected standard

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

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

10 February 2026
Report card · 3 Strong standard, 4 Expected standard
24 November 2021
Ungraded inspection: School remains 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

1.7applications per place, Reception

0.3 below Tower Hamlets median (2.0) 0.5 below England median (2.2)

34 applications · 20 places offered · 20 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.7; Tower Hamlets median median 2.0
2025 1.6; Tower Hamlets median median 2.0
2024 1.5; Tower Hamlets median median 2.2
2023 1.8; Tower Hamlets median median 2.1
2022 1.4; Tower Hamlets median median 2.1
2021 1.6; Tower Hamlets median median 2.0
2020 1.9; Tower Hamlets median median 2.2
2019 2.6; Tower Hamlets median median 2.4
2018 2.4; Tower Hamlets median median 2.5
2017 2.5; Tower Hamlets median median 2.5
2016 2.1; Tower Hamlets median median 2.7
2015 2.1; Tower Hamlets median median 2.8
2014 3.0; Tower Hamlets median median 3.1

More applications per place than the Tower Hamlets median in 1 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	20	34	1.7	20	1.00
Sep 2025	22	35	1.6	17	0.77
Sep 2024	23	34	1.5	19	0.83
Sep 2023	16	28	1.8	13	0.81
Sep 2022	17	23	1.4	15	0.88
Sep 2021	12	19	1.6	11	0.92
Sep 2020	12	23	1.9	11	0.92
Sep 2019	11	28	2.6	11	1.00
Sep 2018	17	40	2.4	15	0.88
Sep 2017	22	55	2.5	19	0.86
Sep 2016	28	58	2.1	26	0.93
Sep 2015	29	60	2.1	28	0.97
Sep 2014	21	63	3.0	18	0.86

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 72% · Writing 72% · Maths 68% → all three 64% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard64%45th of 60 in Tower Hamlets

Tower Hamlets 71% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard72%

Tower Hamlets 83% England 78%

Higher standard28%

Tower Hamlets 39% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard72%

Tower Hamlets 79% England 75%

Greater depth16%

Tower Hamlets 16% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard68%

Tower Hamlets 83% England 77%

Higher standard24%

Tower Hamlets 34% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (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	64%	12%	104	104
2023/24	70%	4%	108	105
2022/23	72%	7%	107	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

St John's Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

1.7applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Globe Primary School
0.2 km · Tower Hamlets

Remains Outstanding2024

2.7applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
St Elizabeth Catholic Primary School
0.4 km · Tower Hamlets

Remains Good2022

1.9applications per place
Bonner Primary School
0.4 km · Tower Hamlets

Standards maintained2025

2.3applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Mowlem Primary School
0.4 km · Tower Hamlets

Remains Outstanding2024

1.8applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Bangabandhu Primary School
0.5 km · Tower Hamlets

Good2023

2.3applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Lawdale Junior School
0.6 km · Tower Hamlets

Remains Good2023

70%met the SATs standard
Hague Primary School
0.7 km · Tower Hamlets

Remains Good2022

2.0applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Elizabeth Selby Infants' School
0.7 km · Tower Hamlets

Remains Good2023

1.4applications per place

School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 100953 · 211/3462
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 236 pupils · 176 on roll
Free school meals: 67.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Peel Grove, Bethnal Green, London, E2 9LR
Local authority: Tower Hamlets

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