St Mary and St Michael Primary School, London – Ofsted Rating & SATs Results

Type	Primary / Voluntary aided school
Age Range	3-11
Religion	Roman Catholic
Address	Sutton Street Stepney London E1 0BD
Phone	02077904986
Reference Number	131936

General Makeup

Number of pupils	347
Boy/Girl ratio	Boys: 46.97% Girls: 53.03%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals	41.6%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language	30.8%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes	24.8
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher	24
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher	25.9

Year Groups

Year	Boys	Girls	Total
1	18	27	45
2	28	18	46
3	20	22	42
4	21	32	53
5	25	31	56
6	29	27	56

Ethnicities

Ethnicity	Percentage
White, British	27.7%
Mixed, Other	18.2%
African	12.4%
White, Other	6.6%
White & Black (Caribbean)	5.8%
White & Asian	3.5%
Asian, Other	2.6%
Caribbean	2.3%
Indian	2%
White & Black (African)	1.7%
Pakistani	0.9%

St Mary and St Michael Primary School continues to perform well, maintaining its good status during this inspection. The school is characterized by a positive learning environment where pupils feel safe and supported. Leaders prioritize creating a strong sense of community and provide a broad curriculum that caters to all pupils, including those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). The positive feedback from parents, staff, and pupils highlights the school's effective leadership and the successful engagement of pupils in their learning experiences. Despite its strengths, there are some areas for improvement, particularly in the delivery of the curriculum in early years. While teachers have clear long-term aims, some aspects of lesson delivery could be enhanced to better support pupils in overcoming misconceptions and building knowledge incrementally. Addressing these areas will be key for leaders as they seek to reinforce the quality of education provided by the school.

Overall Ofsted Rating	Good
Last Report Date	25 Apr 2023

Date	Report
25 Apr 2023	School inspection
23 Mar 2022	Monitoring visit
29 Mar 2017	Full inspection:
13 May 2015	Monitoring visit
04 Feb 2015	Full inspection:
15 Jan 2013	Interim assessment
28 Jun 2010	Full inspection:
20 Jun 2007	Full inspection:
30 Apr 2001	Full inspection

Strengths

Pupils feel safe and supported in a harmonious environment.
Strong sense of community and effective leadership.
Broad curriculum including ambitious support for SEND pupils.
Teachers are knowledgeable and provide effective subject-specific learning.
Positive behavior culture with minimal disruption.
Emphasis on character development and community involvement.

Areas for Improvement

Some lessons do not effectively break down knowledge for better understanding.
Misconceptions are not always addressed promptly in teaching.

Ofsted Parent View

The latest published parent view scores are from 2022. Ofsted only publish scores if there have been more than 10 responses to the survey.

	Strongly Agree	Agree	Disagree	Strongly Disagree	Don't Know	Total Responses
1. My child is happy at this school.	57	13	1	0	0	71
2. My child feels safe at this school.	60	8	1	0	2	71
3. The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved.	46	22	3	0	0	71
4. My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively.	51	9	5	1	2	3
5. The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year.	54	16	1	0	0	71
6. When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly.	28	34	6	0	2	1
7. My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed.	11	2	0	0	0	13
8. The school has high expectations for my child.	43	23	2	0	3	71
9. My child does well at this school.	43	23	1	0	4	71
10. The school lets me know how my child is doing.	44	22	1	0	4	71
11. There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school.	41	25	1	0	4	71
12. My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school.	54	15	2	0	0	71
13. The school supports my child’s wider personal development.	48	18	2	0	3	71
14. I would recommend this school to another parent.		67	4

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths	School Score	Percentile (local)	Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard	76%	Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment	Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment
Pupils meeting a higher standard	11%	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	106	Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment	Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment
Maths	108	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	1.1	Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment	Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment
Writing	0.8	Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment	Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment
Maths	2.9	Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment	Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment

How many students meet the standards

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Note: Exam results were not published in 2020, 2021 or 2022 due to the pandemic.

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.

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Reception admissions, 2026 entry

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	Number of Applications	Number of Offers
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Second Preference	4	2
Third Preference	11	1
From another Local Authority	2	2

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Places and pupil numbers

In 2024–25 St Mary and St Michael Primary School had 366 pupils for 420 places. 54 places (12.9%) were unfilled.

Pupils and places

Reception intake in the “Tower Hamlets Primary: Wapping” planning area

Tower Hamlets counted 375 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 348 in 2029–30, down 7%.

	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Places	416	416	416	416	416	416	416	416	420	420	420	420	420	420	420
Pupils	414	416	417	415	413	411	405	403	396	400	397	408	393	394	366
Unfilled	0.5%	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%	0.7%	1.2%	2.6%	3.1%	5.7%	4.8%	5.5%	2.9%	6.4%	6.2%	12.9%

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 Mary and St Michael Primary School attended 92.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 22.2% 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	2.7%	3.6%	3.8%	2.7%	3.0%	3.1%	2.6%	5.8%	5.3%	4.7%	4.6%
Unauthorised absence	2.0%	1.2%	1.0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.8%	0.7%	1.4%	2.1%	2.3%	2.6%
Severely absent pupils	0.5%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.6%	0.0%	1.5%

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, 1.0% of pupils at St Mary and St Michael Primary School 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	1.3	1.5	0.0	0.6	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.7	0.7	2.9	2.1
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 Mary and St Michael Primary School had 22.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 23.5% 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	8.9	9.5	9.4	10.0	9.7	8.9	9.4	9.7	10.6	9.2	10.0	10.5	10.1	10.2	9.1	7.8
Teachers who left state teaching	24.1%	14.5%	16.5%	7.9%	17.4%	12.6%	16.1%	20.0%	25.0%	28.6%	10.5%	0.0%	10.0%	10.5%	17.6%	–
Teachers who took any sick leave	57.1%	59.3%	60.7%	80.0%	76.0%	56.0%	78.3%	50.0%	76.2%	–	66.7%	70.0%	57.1%	59.1%	73.7%	–
Sick days per teacher	8.6	1.6	4.1	3.6	3.5	1.9	7.4	2.4	7.4	–	4.6	4.8	2.7	6.7	7.8	–

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, 17.3% of pupils at St Mary and St Michael Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 7.5% 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	19	9
Social, emotional and mental health	18	3
Autistic spectrum disorder	0	11
No specialist assessment of need	10	0
Specific learning difficulty	3	2
Other difficulty or disability	3	1
Moderate learning difficulty	3	0
Physical disability	3	0
Vision impairment	1	0

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 Mary and St Michael Primary School received £10,462 and spent £10,922 for each of its 344 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £316,000 (£920 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
Revenue reserve	£164,000	£260,000	£224,000	£331,000	£328,000	£437,000	£475,000	£316,000
per pupil	£375	£639	£530	£770	£785	£1,061	£1,244	£920
In-year balance	£93,000	£96,000	-£36,000	£106,000	-£3,000	£109,000	£38,000	-£158,000
per pupil	£212	£237	-£85	£248	-£6	£265	£99	-£460

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

Name	Distance
Blue Gate Fields Junior School King David Lane, Wapping, London, E1 0EH	0.23 miles
Blue Gate Fields Infants' School King David Lane, Stepney, London, E1 0EH	0.23 miles
Marion Richardson Primary School Senrab Street, London, E1 0QF	0.3 miles
Bigland Green Primary School Bigland Street, Wapping, London, E1 2ND	0.3 miles
Stepney Park Primary School Smithy Street, Stepney, London, E1 3BW	0.36 miles
Daffodil Preparatory School 161 - 163 Commercial Road, Tower Hamlets, London, E1 2DA	0.38 miles
Buttercup Primary School 181 Cannon Street Road, London, E1 2LX	0.39 miles
St Peter's London Docks CofE Primary School Garnet Street, London, E1W 3QT	0.53 miles
Kobi Nazrul Primary School Settles Street, Whitechapel, Kobi Nazrul Primary School, London, E1 1JP	0.54 miles
Date Palm Primary 80-82 Greenfield Road, London, London, E1 1EJ	0.56 miles
Harry Gosling Primary School Fairclough Street, London, E1 1NT	0.56 miles
Alice Model Nursery School 14 Beaumont Grove, London, E1 4NQ	0.57 miles
John Scurr Primary School Cephas Street, Stepney Green, London, E1 4AX	0.58 miles
St Paul's Whitechapel Church of England Primary School Wellclose Square, Stepney, London, E1 8HY	0.61 miles
Al-Mizan School 46 Whitechapel Road, London, E1 1JX	0.61 miles
Cayley Primary School Aston Street, Stepney, London, E14 7NG	0.64 miles
Peter Hills with St Mary's and St Paul's CofE Primary School 2 Beatson Walk, Rotherhithe, London, SE16 5ED	0.68 miles
The Hamlet School Brunton Place, London, E14 7LL	0.69 miles
Stewart Headlam Primary School Tapp Street, Stepney, London, E1 5RE	0.71 miles
Osmani Primary School Vallance Road, Whitechapel, London, E1 5AD	0.73 miles

Name	Distance
Bishop Challoner Catholic School 352 Commercial Road, London, E1 0LB	0.08 miles
London Islamic School 18-22 Damien Street, London, E1 2HX	0.23 miles
Jamiatul Ummah School 56 Bigland Street, Shadwell, London, E1 2ND	0.25 miles
Mulberry School for Girls Richard Street, Commercial Road, London, E1 2JP	0.29 miles
Wapping High School 153 Commercial Road, London, Not applicable, E1 2DA	0.36 miles
Stepney All Saints Church of England Secondary School Stepney Way, Stepney, London, E1 0RH	0.43 miles
Madani Secondary Girls' School Myrdle Street, London, E1 1HL	0.45 miles
London Enterprise Academy 81-91 Commercial Road, Whitechapel, Tower Hamlets, London, E1 1RD	0.51 miles
Mulberry Stepney Green Mathematics and Computing College Ben Jonson Road, Stepney, London, E1 4SD	0.54 miles
Swanlea School 31 Brady Street, Whitechapel, London, E1 5DJ	0.58 miles
London East Academy 46 Whitechapel Road, Whitechapel, London, E1 1JX	0.61 miles
Mulberry Academy London Dock 6 Virginia Street, London, E1W 2AD	0.66 miles
Mazahirul Uloom London School 241-243 Mile End Road, Stepney, London, E1 4AA	0.7 miles
The Complete Works 1st Floor, Universal House, 88-94 Wentworth St, London, E1 7SA	0.81 miles
Darul Hadis Latifiah 1 Cornwall Avenue, London, E2 0HW	0.88 miles
Bacon's College Timber Pond Road, London, SE16 6AT	0.91 miles
Morpeth School Portman Place, Bethnal Green, London, E2 0PX	0.91 miles
OMG Education 85 Commercial Street, London, E1 6BG	0.99 miles
David Game College 31 Jewry Street, London, EC3N 2ET	1.01 miles
Brick Lane School Bacon Street, Tower Hamlets, E2 6DY	1.08 miles

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What is St Mary and St Michael Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St Mary and St Michael Primary School is Good, from an inspection in July 2023.

When was St Mary and St Michael Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

St Mary and St Michael Primary School was last inspected in July 2023.

How many pupils does St Mary and St Michael Primary School have?

St Mary and St Michael Primary School has 347 pupils on roll.

What age range does St Mary and St Michael Primary School cover?

St Mary and St Michael Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are St Mary and St Michael Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 76% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is St Mary and St Michael Primary School?

St Mary and St Michael Primary School is at Sutton Street, Stepney, London, E1 0BD.

St Mary and St Michael Primary School

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