Voluntary aided school · Tower Hamlets

St Mary and St Michael Primary School

3–11Ages
347Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
131936URN

Sutton Street, Stepney, London, E1 0BD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodMar 2017

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Apr 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

0.4 below Tower Hamlets median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Tower Hamlets

48 applications for 31 places · 49th of 58 in Tower Hamlets

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

76%met the expected standard

Tower Hamlets 71% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodMar 2017

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Apr 2023

Inspection history

26 April 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
29 March 2017
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

1.6applications per place, Reception

0.4 below Tower Hamlets median (2.0) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

48 applications · 31 places offered · 23 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 1.6; Tower Hamlets median median 2.0
2025 1.6; Tower Hamlets median median 2.0
2024 1.3; Tower Hamlets median median 2.2
2023 1.6; Tower Hamlets median median 2.1
2022 1.9; Tower Hamlets median median 2.1
2021 1.7; Tower Hamlets median median 2.0
2020 1.7; Tower Hamlets median median 2.2
2019 1.9; Tower Hamlets median median 2.4
2018 2.1; Tower Hamlets median median 2.5
2017 2.4; Tower Hamlets median median 2.5
2016 2.4; Tower Hamlets median median 2.7
2015 2.2; Tower Hamlets median median 2.8
2014 2.5; Tower Hamlets median median 3.1

More applications per place than the Tower Hamlets median in 0 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	31	48	1.6	23	0.74
Sep 2025	30	49	1.6	25	0.83
Sep 2024	47	61	1.3	37	0.79
Sep 2023	47	77	1.6	40	0.85
Sep 2022	45	84	1.9	35	0.78
Sep 2021	50	83	1.7	46	0.92
Sep 2020	49	82	1.7	43	0.88
Sep 2019	45	85	1.9	41	0.91
Sep 2018	55	114	2.1	45	0.82
Sep 2017	55	130	2.4	49	0.89
Sep 2016	59	142	2.4	55	0.93
Sep 2015	60	132	2.2	61	1.02
Sep 2014	60	147	2.5	51	0.85

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 83% · Writing 81% · Maths 93% → all three 76% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard76%20th of 60 in Tower Hamlets

Tower Hamlets 71% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard83%

Tower Hamlets 83% England 78%

Higher standard39%

Tower Hamlets 39% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard81%

Tower Hamlets 79% England 75%

Greater depth19%

Tower Hamlets 16% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard93%

Tower Hamlets 83% England 77%

Higher standard37%

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	76%	11%	106	108
2023/24	71%	14%	107	107
2022/23	72%	16%	106	107

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 Mary and St Michael Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

1.6applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Blue Gate Fields Junior School
0.4 km · Tower Hamlets

Good2023

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

Standards maintained2024

1.7applications per place
Marion Richardson Primary School
0.5 km · Tower Hamlets

Outstanding2024

1.7applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Bigland Green Primary School
0.5 km · Tower Hamlets

Remains Outstanding2024

3.1applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
Stepney Park Primary School
0.6 km · Tower Hamlets

Good2023

1.3applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
St Peter's London Docks CofE Primary School
0.9 km · Tower Hamlets

Standards maintained2025

2.5applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Kobi Nazrul Primary School
0.9 km · Tower Hamlets

Improved significantly2025

1.4applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Harry Gosling Primary School
0.9 km · Tower Hamlets

Remains Good2023

1.5applications per place 60%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 131936 · 211/2002
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 472 pupils · 347 on roll
Free school meals: 41.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 1999
Address: Sutton Street, Stepney, London, E1 0BD
Local authority: Tower Hamlets

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