Voluntary aided school · Tower Hamlets

St Paul's Whitechapel Church of England Primary School

3–11Ages
198Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
100959URN

Wellclose Square, Stepney, London, E1 8HY · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.1per place

close to Tower Hamlets median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Tower Hamlets

41 applications for 20 places · 26th 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 · 25 June 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision	Outstanding

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

2.1applications per place, Reception

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

41 applications · 20 places offered · 16 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.1; Tower Hamlets median median 2.0
2025 1.6; Tower Hamlets median median 2.0
2024 2.2; 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 2.0; Tower Hamlets median median 2.0
2020 1.9; Tower Hamlets median median 2.2
2019 2.8; 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 3.0; Tower Hamlets median median 2.7
2015 3.2; Tower Hamlets median median 2.8
2014 3.2; 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	20	41	2.1	16	0.80
Sep 2025	25	41	1.6	20	0.80
Sep 2024	18	40	2.2	17	0.94
Sep 2023	30	61	2.0	28	0.93
Sep 2022	29	68	2.3	24	0.83
Sep 2021	30	60	2.0	28	0.93
Sep 2020	30	58	1.9	31	1.03
Sep 2019	26	72	2.8	24	0.92
Sep 2018	30	85	2.8	30	1.00
Sep 2017	29	85	2.9	22	0.76
Sep 2016	30	89	3.0	38	1.27
Sep 2015	27	85	3.2	26	0.96
Sep 2014	30	97	3.2	34	1.13

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 97% · Writing 76% · Maths 83% → 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 standard97%

Tower Hamlets 83% England 78%

Higher standard55%

Tower Hamlets 39% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard76%

Tower Hamlets 79% England 75%

Greater depth7%

Tower Hamlets 16% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard83%

Tower Hamlets 83% England 77%

Higher standard21%

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	72%	7%	109	104
2023/24	82%	0%	108	107
2022/23	70%	13%	108	108

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's Whitechapel Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

2.1applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Harry Gosling Primary School
0.4 km · Tower Hamlets

Remains Good2023

1.5applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
English Martyrs Roman Catholic Primary School
0.5 km · Tower Hamlets

2026

2.0applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Hermitage Primary School
0.5 km · Tower Hamlets

Requires improvement2023

1.9applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Bigland Green Primary School
0.5 km · Tower Hamlets

Remains Outstanding2024

3.1applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
Kobi Nazrul Primary School
0.7 km · Tower Hamlets

Improved significantly2025

1.4applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Blue Gate Fields Junior School
0.8 km · Tower Hamlets

Good2023

76%met the SATs standard
Blue Gate Fields Infants' School
0.8 km · Tower Hamlets

Standards maintained2024

1.7applications per place
Mulberry Canon Barnett Primary Academy
0.8 km · Tower Hamlets

2026

1.7applications per place 59%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: 100959 · 211/3574
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 198 on roll
Free school meals: 32.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Wellclose Square, Stepney, London, E1 8HY
Local authority: Tower Hamlets

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