Voluntary aided school · Tower Hamlets

St Paul With St Luke CofE Primary Federation

3–11Ages
180Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
100958URN

Leopold Street, Bow, London, E3 4LA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodApr 2016

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Mar 2025

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

close to Tower Hamlets median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Tower Hamlets

38 applications for 21 places · 37th of 58 in Tower Hamlets

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

57%met the expected standard

Tower Hamlets 71% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodApr 2016

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Mar 2025

Inspection history

5 March 2025
Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
26 April 2016
Graded inspection: 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

1.8applications per place, Reception

close to Tower Hamlets median (2.0) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

38 applications · 21 places offered · 20 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.8; Tower Hamlets median median 2.0
2025 2.0; Tower Hamlets median median 2.0
2024 3.3; Tower Hamlets median median 2.2
2023 2.0; Tower Hamlets median median 2.1
2022 2.3; Tower Hamlets median median 2.1
2021 2.2; Tower Hamlets median median 2.0
2020 3.5; Tower Hamlets median median 2.2
2019 2.4; Tower Hamlets median median 2.4
2018 2.8; Tower Hamlets median median 2.5
2017 2.9; Tower Hamlets median median 2.5
2016 2.9; Tower Hamlets median median 2.7
2015 2.6; Tower Hamlets median median 2.8
2014 4.3; 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	21	38	1.8	20	0.95
Sep 2025	24	47	2.0	23	0.96
Sep 2024	14	46	3.3	13	0.93
Sep 2023	28	56	2.0	25	0.89
Sep 2022	22	51	2.3	15	0.68
Sep 2021	20	44	2.2	17	0.85
Sep 2020	16	56	3.5	13	0.81
Sep 2019	29	70	2.4	28	0.97
Sep 2018	23	64	2.8	20	0.87
Sep 2017	19	55	2.9	17	0.89
Sep 2016	20	57	2.9	18	0.90
Sep 2015	25	66	2.6	23	0.92
Sep 2014	30	128	4.3	31	1.03

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 70% · Writing 83% · Maths 70% → all three 57% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard57%59th of 60 in Tower Hamlets

Tower Hamlets 71% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard70%

Tower Hamlets 83% England 78%

Higher standard35%

Tower Hamlets 39% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard83%

Tower Hamlets 79% England 75%

Greater depth22%

Tower Hamlets 16% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard70%

Tower Hamlets 83% England 77%

Higher standard26%

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	57%	9%	105	104
2023/24	69%	8%	104	105
2022/23	72%	16%	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 Paul With St Luke CofE Primary FederationThis school
This school

Standards maintained2025

1.8applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Stebon Primary School
0.2 km · Tower Hamlets

Outstanding2023

1.6applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Stepney Greencoat Church of England Primary School
0.5 km · Tower Hamlets

Good2023

2.1applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Halley Primary School
0.6 km · Tower Hamlets

Good2023

2.4applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Sir William Burrough Primary School
0.6 km · Tower Hamlets

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.1applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Cayley Primary School
0.7 km · Tower Hamlets

Remains Good2022

2.2applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
The Clara Grant Primary School
0.7 km · Tower Hamlets

2026

1.6applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Ben Jonson Primary School
0.8 km · Tower Hamlets

Good2024

1.6applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
St Saviour's Church of England Primary School
0.8 km · Tower Hamlets

Standards maintained2025

2.4applications per place 64%met the SATs standard

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

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School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 100958 · 211/3563
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 240 pupils · 180 on roll
Free school meals: 51.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Leopold Street, Bow, London, E3 4LA
Local authority: Tower Hamlets

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