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St Agnes RC Primary School

Voluntary aided school · London · E3 3ER

Ages 3–11 · 214 pupils · Tower Hamlets

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Ofsted

Outstanding

KS2 expected (RWM)

92%

Overall absence

5.7%

Admissions demand

0.96 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Outstanding

Inspection date

2024-02-28

Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)92%
Higher standard (RWM)31%
Avg scaled score — reading
112.0
Avg scaled score — maths
110.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
113.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence5.7%
Persistent absence (10%+)18.2%
Unauthorised0.9%
Authorised absence
4.8%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
159

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.96 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

22

Places offered

25

1st-preference offers

22

Total preferences (any rank)
56
Preferred offers (top 3)
23
Applications from outside LA
4
Offers to outside-LA applicants
2

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill91%

214 pupils · 235 places

Pupils on roll
214
Boys / girls
106 / 108
School capacity
235
Capacity fill
214 / 235 (91%)
Free school meals
33.5%
FSM pupils
68
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary aided school

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Religious character
Roman Catholic
Diocese
Archdiocese of Westminster
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Voluntary aided school
Headteacher
Mrs Ciara Manning

Location

Address
Rainhill Way, Bow
Postcode
E3 3ER
Town
London
Local authority
Tower Hamlets
District
Tower Hamlets
Constituency
Stratford and Bow
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed voluntary aided school (primary), Ages 3–11, in London, Tower Hamlets, 214 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 33.5%. Religious character: Roman Catholic. Diocese: Archdiocese of Westminster.

Open schools in London
1846
Primary schools in London
994
Academies among open schools in London
23% (427)
Open schools in E3
22
Primary in E3
10
Open schools in Tower Hamlets LA
115
Primary in Tower Hamlets LA
66

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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    Ofsted: Good

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    Ages 4–11

    • KS281%
    • Absence6.1%
    • FSM30.1%
    • Demand0.98

    0.2 miles away

  • Wellington Primary School

    Ofsted: Outstanding

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    • KS265%
    • Absence5.0%
    • FSM43.7%
    • Demand0.96

    0.3 miles away

  • The Clara Grant Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

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    • KS268%
    • Absence6.1%
    • FSM49.3%
    • Demand1.10

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  • Marner Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

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    • KS277%
    • Absence7.4%
    • FSM52.9%
    • Demand1.05

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  • Malmesbury Primary School

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    • KS262%
    • Absence5.5%
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  • School 360

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    • Absence6.3%
    • FSM24.4%
    • Demand0.98

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  • Manorfield Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

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    • KS266%
    • Absence6.5%
    • FSM53.6%
    • Demand0.94

    0.7 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Ciara Manning
Telephone
02089803076
Website
https://www.st-agnes.towerhamlets.sch.uk/

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