Voluntary aided school · Tower Hamlets

St Luke's Church of England Primary School

3–11Ages
393Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
100954URN

Saunders Ness Road, Isle of Dogs, London, E14 3EB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.2per place

1.3 above Tower Hamlets median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Tower Hamlets

119 applications for 37 places · 5th 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

Overall effectiveness: Good · 1 November 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

Inspection history

1 November 2023
Graded inspection: Good
7 October 2021
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Improving)

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

3.2applications per place, Reception

1.3 above Tower Hamlets median (2.0) 1.0 above England median (2.2)

119 applications · 37 places offered · 32 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 3.2; Tower Hamlets median median 2.0
2025 2.8; Tower Hamlets median median 2.0
2024 2.8; Tower Hamlets median median 2.2
2023 3.0; Tower Hamlets median median 2.1
2022 2.8; Tower Hamlets median median 2.1
2021 3.3; Tower Hamlets median median 2.0
2020 3.4; Tower Hamlets median median 2.2
2019 3.0; Tower Hamlets median median 2.4
2018 2.8; Tower Hamlets median median 2.5
2017 3.3; Tower Hamlets median median 2.5
2016 2.9; Tower Hamlets median median 2.7
2015 2.8; Tower Hamlets median median 2.8
2014 3.3; Tower Hamlets median median 3.1

More applications per place than the Tower Hamlets median in 13 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	37	119	3.2	32	0.86
Sep 2025	49	136	2.8	42	0.86
Sep 2024	57	159	2.8	48	0.84
Sep 2023	55	163	3.0	46	0.84
Sep 2022	52	147	2.8	34	0.65
Sep 2021	60	200	3.3	64	1.07
Sep 2020	59	199	3.4	62	1.05
Sep 2019	58	171	3.0	52	0.90
Sep 2018	60	168	2.8	38	0.63
Sep 2017	60	195	3.3	44	0.73
Sep 2016	60	172	2.9	38	0.63
Sep 2015	60	168	2.8	41	0.68
Sep 2014	60	200	3.3	39	0.65

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 79% · Writing 67% · Maths 76% → 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 standard79%

Tower Hamlets 83% England 78%

Higher standard48%

Tower Hamlets 39% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard67%

Tower Hamlets 79% England 75%

Greater depth18%

Tower Hamlets 16% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard76%

Tower Hamlets 83% England 77%

Higher standard36%

Tower Hamlets 34% England 24%

Average scaled score 108 (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%	108	108
2023/24	62%	6%	104	103
2022/23	54%	10%	104	104

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 Luke's Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

3.2applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Canary Wharf Primary, Glenworth
0.0 km · Tower Hamlets

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.5applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
Canary Wharf Primary, East Ferry
0.6 km · Tower Hamlets

Good2022

4.0applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Cubitt Town Primary School
0.6 km · Tower Hamlets

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.0applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Meridian Primary School
0.8 km · Greenwich

Good2022

6.8applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
Christ Church Church of England Primary School
0.8 km · Greenwich

2026

3.3applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
0.9 km · Greenwich

Good2023

3.3applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Harbinger Primary School
1.0 km · Tower Hamlets

Good2023

2.5applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
St Alfege with St Peter's Church of England Primary School
1.1 km · Greenwich

2026

3.1applications per place 63%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: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 100954 · 211/3497
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 480 pupils · 393 on roll
Free school meals: 36.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Saunders Ness Road, Isle of Dogs, London, E14 3EB
Local authority: Tower Hamlets

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