Voluntary aided school · Tower Hamlets

Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School

3–11Ages
411Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
139423URN

Wades Place, Poplar, London, E14 0DE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodJul 2017

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Sep 2022

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

83 applications for 52 places · 45th of 58 in Tower Hamlets

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

62%met the expected standard

Tower Hamlets 71% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodJul 2017

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Sep 2022

Inspection history

29 September 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
4 July 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)

83 applications · 52 places offered · 49 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 1.5; Tower Hamlets median median 2.0
2024 1.5; Tower Hamlets median median 2.2
2023 1.9; Tower Hamlets median median 2.1
2022 1.6; Tower Hamlets median median 2.1
2021 1.5; 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 1.7; Tower Hamlets median median 2.5
2017 2.1; Tower Hamlets median median 2.5
2016 2.0; Tower Hamlets median median 2.7
2015 2.0; Tower Hamlets median median 2.8
2014 2.9; 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	52	83	1.6	49	0.94
Sep 2025	46	67	1.5	42	0.91
Sep 2024	49	75	1.5	44	0.90
Sep 2023	60	116	1.9	57	0.95
Sep 2022	59	96	1.6	62	1.05
Sep 2021	46	71	1.5	40	0.87
Sep 2020	60	100	1.7	58	0.97
Sep 2019	57	109	1.9	63	1.11
Sep 2018	60	103	1.7	57	0.95
Sep 2017	58	123	2.1	57	0.98
Sep 2016	60	122	2.0	54	0.90
Sep 2015	49	96	2.0	46	0.94
Sep 2014	58	166	2.9	65	1.12

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 70% · Writing 76% · Maths 74% → all three 62% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard62%52nd of 60 in Tower Hamlets

Tower Hamlets 71% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard70%

Tower Hamlets 83% England 78%

Higher standard26%

Tower Hamlets 39% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard76%

Tower Hamlets 79% England 75%

Greater depth10%

Tower Hamlets 16% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard74%

Tower Hamlets 83% England 77%

Higher standard24%

Tower Hamlets 34% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (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	62%	10%	104	105
2023/24	64%	16%	106	105
2022/23	68%	12%	106	106

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

Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2022

1.6applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Mayflower Primary School
0.2 km · Tower Hamlets

Remains Outstanding2022

3.2applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Bygrove Primary School
0.3 km · Tower Hamlets

Outstanding2023

4.7applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Lansbury Lawrence Primary School
0.4 km · Tower Hamlets

Outstanding2024

2.3applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Cyril Jackson Primary School
0.7 km · Tower Hamlets

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
St Saviour's Church of England Primary School
0.7 km · Tower Hamlets

Standards maintained2025

2.4applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Woolmore Primary School
0.8 km · Tower Hamlets

Outstanding2022

1.5applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Stebon Primary School
0.9 km · Tower Hamlets

Outstanding2023

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

Good2023

2.1applications per place 61%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 139423 · 211/2006
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 466 pupils · 411 on roll
Free school meals: 44.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2014
Address: Wades Place, Poplar, London, E14 0DE
Local authority: Tower Hamlets

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