St Paul With St Luke CofE Primary Federation
St Paul With St Luke CofE Primary Federation is a voluntary aided school in Tower Hamlets for pupils aged 3 to 11. It has a Church of England religious character. It has 180 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for St Paul With St Luke CofE Primary Federation is Good, from an inspection in April 2025. In 2025, 57% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.
Ofsted inspection: April 2025. KS2 results: 2025.
| Type | Primary / Voluntary aided school |
| Age Range | 3-11 |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Address | Leopold Street Bow London E3 4LA |
| Phone | 02079874624 |
| Reference Number | 100958 |
General Makeup
| Number of pupils | 180 |
| Boy/Girl ratio |
Boys: 44.44%
Girls: 55.56% |
| Percentage of students eligible for free school meals | 51.5% |
| Percentage of students where English is not their first language | 73.3% |
Class Sizes
| Average size of one teacher classes | 21.9 |
| Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 24.3 |
| Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 21.3 |
Year Groups
| Year | Boys | Girls | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | 11 | 26 |
| 2 | 11 | 12 | 23 |
| 3 | 10 | 5 | 15 |
| 4 | 12 | 16 | 28 |
| 5 | 6 | 12 | 18 |
| 6 | 6 | 18 | 24 |
Ethnicities
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| African | 17.8% |
| White, British | 12.8% |
| Mixed, Other | 6.1% |
| White, Other | 3.3% |
| Caribbean | 2.8% |
| White & Black (Caribbean) | 2.2% |
| White & Asian | 1.7% |
| Chinese | 1.1% |
| Pakistani | 1.1% |
| Asian, Other | 1.1% |
| Unclassified | 0.6% |
St Paul with St Luke CofE Primary Federation is performing well, having maintained effective standards identified in previous assessments. The school is noted for its nurturing environment where staff maintain high expectations for both behavior and academic performance, leading to significant achievements especially in core subjects. Pupils, including those with special educational needs, are supported robustly and participate enthusiastically in a range of activities, enhancing their growth and social skills.
| Overall Ofsted Rating | Good |
| Last Report Date | 04 Mar 2025 |
| Date | Report |
|---|---|
| 04 Mar 2025 | School inspection |
| 19 Nov 2019 | School inspection |
| 26 Apr 2016 | Full inspection: |
| 27 Mar 2014 | Full inspection: |
| 27 Jun 2012 | Full inspection: |
| 21 Mar 2012 | Monitoring visit |
| 06 Dec 2011 | Monitoring visit |
| 12 Jul 2011 | Monitoring visit |
| 23 Mar 2011 | Monitoring visit |
| 04 Nov 2010 | Full inspection: |
| 17 Jun 2009 | Monitoring visit |
| 05 Jun 2008 | Full inspection: |
| 13 Oct 2003 | Full inspection |
Strengths
- Strong pastoral support that ensures pupils feel safe and valued.
- High expectations for behavior and attitudes towards learning.
- Effective teaching with clear presentation of new information in core subjects.
- Broad and ambitious curriculum that develops knowledge logically.
- Pupils progress well in early reading through expert phonics instruction.
- Strong relationships between pupils and staff promote a positive learning environment.
- Engagement in a wide variety of extracurricular activities.
Areas for Improvement
- Inconsistent delivery of the new curriculum in a small number of subjects.
- Persistent absence rates remain high among some pupils.
How many students meet the standards
| Reading, Writing & Maths | School Score | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils meeting the expected standard | 57% | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Pupils meeting a higher standard | 9% | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
Average Scaled Score
Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.
| Subject | School | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 105 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Maths | 104 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
Progress Scores
A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.
| Metric | School Score | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 2.9 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Writing | 2.7 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Maths | 0.8 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
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| Second Preference | 4 | 0 |
| Third Preference | 6 | 0 |
| From another Local Authority | 2 | 1 |
Previous years
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In 2024–25 St Paul With St Luke CofE Primary Federation had 155 pupils for 240 places. 85 places (35.4%) were unfilled.
Pupils and places
Reception intake in the “Tower Hamlets Primary: Poplar” planning area
Tower Hamlets counted 820 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 771 in 2029–30, down 6%.
| 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Places | 243 | 243 | 240 | 240 | 240 | 240 | 240 | 240 | 240 | 240 | 240 | 240 | 240 | 240 | 240 |
| Pupils | 252 | 249 | 229 | 225 | 231 | 225 | 206 | 187 | 182 | 192 | 178 | 187 | 172 | 175 | 155 |
| Unfilled | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4.6% | 6.2% | 3.8% | 6.2% | 14.2% | 22.1% | 24.2% | 20.0% | 25.8% | 22.1% | 28.3% | 27.1% | 35.4% |
Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.
In 2024–25 pupils at St Paul With St Luke CofE Primary Federation attended 92.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 23.8% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).
Sessions missed
Pupils persistently absent
| 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Authorised absence | 2.6% | 3.2% | 3.4% | 3.8% | 3.4% | 3.3% | 2.8% | 5.4% | 6.6% | 5.8% | 6.1% |
| Unauthorised absence | 0.7% | 1.1% | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 0.5% | 1.0% | 1.1% | 1.6% | 1.2% |
| Severely absent pupils | 0.0% | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.6% | 1.2% | 0.0% | 3.5% | 0.6% | 2.3% | 0.0% | 1.4% |
Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.
In 2024–25, 0.6% of pupils at St Paul With St Luke CofE Primary Federation were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.
Pupils suspended at least once
| 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspensions per 100 pupils | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.7 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 0.6 |
| Permanent exclusions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.
In 2025–26 St Paul With St Luke CofE Primary Federation had 16.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 15.7% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).
Pupils per teacher
Teachers who left the school within a year
| 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils per adult | 9.2 | 10.7 | 10.8 | 10.1 | 10.8 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 8.2 | 8.8 | 10.2 | 9.3 | 10.0 | 9.2 | 8.9 | 8.4 | 6.6 |
| Teachers who left state teaching | 23.1% | 30.0% | 30.0% | 18.2% | 29.4% | 21.5% | 27.1% | 25.0% | 8.2% | 5.1% | 3.4% | 17.8% | 20.0% | 33.3% | 5.9% | – |
| Teachers who took any sick leave | 84.6% | 84.6% | 53.8% | 60.0% | 76.9% | 57.1% | 78.6% | 85.7% | 38.5% | – | 46.7% | 64.3% | 71.4% | 87.5% | 71.4% | – |
| Sick days per teacher | 10.0 | 13.3 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 14.7 | 1.5 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 12.9 | – | 3.8 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 7.8 | 2.5 | – |
Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.
In 2025–26, 33.3% of pupils at St Paul With St Luke CofE Primary Federation were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 6.7% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).
Pupils by main type of need
| SEN support | EHC plan | |
|---|---|---|
| Speech, language and communication needs | 36 | 5 |
| Social, emotional and mental health | 13 | 1 |
| Autistic spectrum disorder | 6 | 3 |
| Moderate learning difficulty | 2 | 2 |
| Hearing impairment | 1 | 0 |
| Other difficulty or disability | 1 | 0 |
| Physical disability | 1 | 0 |
| Specific learning difficulty | 0 | 1 |
Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.
In 2025–26 St Paul With St Luke CofE Primary Federation received £10,611 and spent £10,890 for each of its 176 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £34,000 (£195 per pupil).
Income per pupil
Spending per pupil
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue reserve | £23,000 | £45,000 | £237,000 | £193,000 | £130,000 | £42,000 | £83,000 | £34,000 |
| per pupil | £108 | £221 | £1,298 | £934 | £665 | £210 | £463 | £195 |
| In-year balance | -£65,000 | £23,000 | £192,000 | -£44,000 | -£64,000 | -£88,000 | £42,000 | -£49,000 |
| per pupil | -£309 | £110 | £1,050 | -£213 | -£326 | -£442 | £231 | -£280 |
Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).
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What is St Paul With St Luke CofE Primary Federation's Ofsted rating?
The latest Ofsted rating for St Paul With St Luke CofE Primary Federation is Good, from an inspection in April 2025.
When was St Paul With St Luke CofE Primary Federation last inspected by Ofsted?
St Paul With St Luke CofE Primary Federation was last inspected in April 2025.
How many pupils does St Paul With St Luke CofE Primary Federation have?
St Paul With St Luke CofE Primary Federation has 180 pupils on roll.
What age range does St Paul With St Luke CofE Primary Federation cover?
St Paul With St Luke CofE Primary Federation for pupils aged 3 to 11.
What are St Paul With St Luke CofE Primary Federation's SATs (KS2) results?
In 2025, 57% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.
Where is St Paul With St Luke CofE Primary Federation?
St Paul With St Luke CofE Primary Federation is at Leopold Street, Bow, London, E3 4LA.
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