Stepney Greencoat Church of England Primary School

Voluntary aided school·Primary school London, Tower Hamlets·E14 7TF
Composite score
65.3
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#2,571
National rank
#641
In London
#19
In Tower Hamlets
Top 17%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
61%
% achieving higher RWM
22%
Reading average scaled score
106.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
102.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Good

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
25 first choices, 25 places
First choices per place
1.00
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
52
any preference, for 25 places
First preferences per place, last five years▲ 0.09
00.511.5
1 per place
0.7020220.7520230.8120240.9120251.002026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put Stepney Greencoat Church of England Primary School first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
3–11
Pupils on roll
172
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
35.7%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
34.3%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
37.8%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
5.2%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
6.4%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
19.2%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
19.5
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£8,848
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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About Stepney Greencoat Church of England Primary School

Stepney Greencoat Church of England Primary School is a primary school in London, Tower Hamlets, classified by the DfE as a voluntary aided school with a Church of England religious character. Around 172 pupils aged 3 to 11 attend the school. The school holds a 'Good' judgement from Ofsted. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 61% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — broadly in line with the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 11.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 17% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 106 in reading and 102 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 22% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Stepney Greencoat Church of England Primary School was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 25 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 6.4%. There are about 19.5 pupils per teacher. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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