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Stepney Park Primary School

Community school · London · E1 3BW

Ages 3–11 · 689 pupils · Tower Hamlets

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

67%

Overall absence

4.9%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2023-05-16

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
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)67%
Higher standard (RWM)6%
Avg scaled score — reading
104.0
Avg scaled score — maths
105.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
108.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence4.9%
Persistent absence (10%+)10.4%
Unauthorised2.3%
Authorised absence
2.6%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.2%
Enrolments in measure
634

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill92%

689 pupils · 750 places

Pupils on roll
689
Boys / girls
354 / 335
School capacity
750
Capacity fill
689 / 750 (92%)
Free school meals
48.2%
FSM pupils
309
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community 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

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Doctor Richard Thompson

Location

Address
Smithy Street, Stepney
Postcode
E1 3BW
Town
London
Local authority
Tower Hamlets
District
Tower Hamlets
Constituency
Bethnal Green and Stepney
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 community school (primary), Ages 3–11, in London, Tower Hamlets, 689 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 48.2%.

Open schools in London
1846
Primary schools in London
994
Academies among open schools in London
23% (427)
Open schools in E1
41
Primary in E1
19
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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    • FSM42.4%

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  • Blue Gate Fields Junior School

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    • Absence5.3%
    • FSM37.7%

    0.6 miles away

Contact

Headteacher
Doctor Richard Thompson
Telephone
02078845225
Website
www.stepneypark.towerhamlets.sch.uk

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