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Voluntary aided school · Tower Hamlets

English Martyrs Roman Catholic Primary School

  • 3–11Ages
  • 177Pupils
  • PrimaryPhase
  • Roman CatholicReligious character
  • 100962URN

St Mark Street, Wapping, London, E1 8DJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school
Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jul 2026

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found
Applications per place · Sept 2026
2.0per place
close to Tower Hamlets median (2.0)
Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Tower Hamlets

53 applications for 27 places · 29th of 58 in Tower Hamlets
Every year since 2014
SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25
63%met the expected standard
Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Report card · inspected 7 July 2026Published 24 September 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
AreaExceptionalStrong standardExpected standardNeeds attentionUrgent improvement
InclusionExpected standard
Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
AchievementExpected standard
Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
Early yearsExpected standard
Post-16 provisionDoes not apply to this school
Leadership and governanceExpected 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

  1. 7 July 2026
    Report card · 7 Expected standard
  2. 24 February 2022
    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
2.0applications per place, Reception
close to Tower Hamlets median (2.0) 0.2 below England median (2.2)

53 applications · 27 places offered · 21 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

  1. 2026 2.0; Tower Hamlets median median 2.0
  2. 2025 2.1; Tower Hamlets median median 2.0
  3. 2024 2.3; Tower Hamlets median median 2.2
  4. 2023 2.1; Tower Hamlets median median 2.1
  5. 2022 2.0; Tower Hamlets median median 2.1
  6. 2021 2.2; Tower Hamlets median median 2.0
  7. 2020 2.4; Tower Hamlets median median 2.2
  8. 2019 2.3; Tower Hamlets median median 2.4
  9. 2018 3.1; Tower Hamlets median median 2.5
  10. 2017 2.3; Tower Hamlets median median 2.5
  11. 2016 3.0; Tower Hamlets median median 2.7
  12. 2015 3.1; Tower Hamlets median median 2.8
  13. 2014 3.5; 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.

EntryPlacesApplicationsPer placeFirst preferencesFirst-pref. ratio
Sep 202627532.0210.78
Sep 202527562.1160.59
Sep 202427622.3240.89
Sep 202330642.1230.77
Sep 202230602.0240.80
Sep 202129632.2190.66
Sep 202030712.4311.03
Sep 201927612.3210.78
Sep 201829893.1341.17
Sep 201730692.3250.83
Sep 201629863.0361.24
Sep 201529893.1471.62
Sep 2014301053.5341.13

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 84% · Writing 79% · Maths 79% → all three 63% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard63%49th of 60 in Tower Hamlets
Reading
Expected standard84%
Higher standard26%
Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)
Writing
Expected standard79%
Greater depth16%
Maths
Expected standard79%
Higher standard53%
Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)
  • This school
  • Tower Hamlets median
  • England median
Every year as a table
YearExpected standardHigher standardReading scoreMaths score
2024/2563%16%106109
2023/2465%17%107108
2022/2356%11%106105

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

  • 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
100962 · 211/3619
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Capacity
240 pupils · 177 on roll
Free school meals
27.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery
Has nursery classes
Address
St Mark Street, Wapping, London, E1 8DJ
Local authority
Tower Hamlets

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources