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Voluntary aided school · Tower Hamlets

Stepney All Saints Church of England Secondary School

  • 11–18Ages
  • 1,445Pupils
  • SecondaryPhase
  • Church of EnglandReligious character
  • Sixth formAges 16–18
  • 100977URN

Stepney Way, Stepney, London, E1 0RH · 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
4.6per place
2.3 above Tower Hamlets median (2.3)
Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Tower Hamlets

870 applications for 188 places · 2nd of 15 in Tower Hamlets
Every year since 2014
Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)
54.0of 90
3rd of 17 in Tower Hamlets
All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Report card · inspected 10 February 2026Published 19 April 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
AreaExceptionalStrong standardExpected standardNeeds attentionUrgent improvement
InclusionExceptional
Curriculum and teachingStrong standard
AchievementExceptional
Attendance and behaviourExceptional
Personal development and wellbeingExceptional
Early yearsDoes not apply to this school
Post-16 provisionStrong standard
Leadership and governanceExceptional
  • 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. 10 February 2026
    Report card · 5 Exceptional, 2 Strong standard
  2. 14 October 2021
    Ungraded inspection: School remains 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
4.6applications per place, Year 7
2.3 above Tower Hamlets median (2.3) 2.4 above England median (2.2)

870 applications · 188 places offered · 234 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

  1. 2026 4.6; Tower Hamlets median median 2.3
  2. 2025 5.2; Tower Hamlets median median 2.7
  3. 2024 5.0; Tower Hamlets median median 2.7
  4. 2023 5.5; Tower Hamlets median median 2.6
  5. 2022 5.1; Tower Hamlets median median 2.4
  6. 2021 5.7; Tower Hamlets median median 2.6
  7. 2020 6.6; Tower Hamlets median median 2.8
  8. 2019 6.8; Tower Hamlets median median 2.8
  9. 2018 6.6; Tower Hamlets median median 3.0
  10. 2017 7.0; Tower Hamlets median median 3.2
  11. 2016 6.3; Tower Hamlets median median 3.3
  12. 2015 8.3; Tower Hamlets median median 3.6
  13. 2014 8.8; Tower Hamlets median median 3.3
More applications per place than the Tower Hamlets median in 13 of 13 years.
  • This school
  • Tower Hamlets median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, 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 20261888704.62341.24
Sep 20251899755.22791.48
Sep 20241959775.02461.26
Sep 20231891,0405.52881.52
Sep 20221971,0005.12461.25
Sep 20211891,0685.73011.59
Sep 20201871,2416.63291.76
Sep 20191921,3056.83121.63
Sep 20181961,2966.63441.76
Sep 20171901,3237.03261.72
Sep 20162011,2616.33141.56
Sep 20151691,3948.33932.33
Sep 20141701,4898.83942.32

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

201 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)54.03rd of 17 in Tower Hamlets
Grade 5 or above in English and maths63%3rd of 17 in Tower Hamlets
Grade 4 or above in English and maths77%
  • This school
  • Tower Hamlets median
  • England median
Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.77
−20 = national average+2
Every year as a table
YearPupilsAttainment 85+ Eng & maths4+ Eng & mathsProgress 8
2025/26 (prov.)20154.063%77%–
2024/2520553.660%79%–
2023/2420558.165%80%+0.77
2022/2319457.770%80%+0.74

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary 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
Secondary
URN · DfE number
100977 · 211/4722
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious character
Church of England
Capacity
1,540 pupils · 1,445 on roll
Free school meals
48.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address
Stepney Way, Stepney, London, E1 0RH
Local authority
Tower Hamlets

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