Ofsted: Good trending_up Places Available emoji_events #55 in Tower Hamlets public Top 67% UK

St Paul With St Luke CofE Primary Federation

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Fanoula Smith

location_onLondon, E3 4LA

language Visit Website phone 2079874624

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2016

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Students

208

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Expected Standard

57%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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St Paul With St Luke CofE Primary Federation is a Voluntary aided school primary school in London, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 67% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Paul With St Luke CofE Primary Federation is a voluntary aided school in London, Tower Hamlets, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 180 pupils on roll, of whom 56% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 57% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 9% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #55 of 60 primaries in Tower Hamlets and #7,261 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2016. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 18.4:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.3 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

57%

LA 69%

Reading70% LA 80%

Writing83% LA 76%

Maths70% LA 80%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

69%

LA 69%England 61%

Reading74% LA 79% · Eng 74%

Writing85% LA 77% · Eng 72%

Maths74% LA 80% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

72%

LA 67%England 60%

Reading84% LA 77% · Eng 73%

Writing80% LA 77% · Eng 71%

Maths80% LA 79% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.9

Read

LA 0.9

0.2 to 5.5

2.7

Write

LA 1.4

0.1 to 5.3

0.8

Maths

LA 1.8

-1.7 to 3.4

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

55%

LA 72%England 65%

Reading68% LA 78% · Eng 73%

Writing71% LA 82% · Eng 78%

Maths81% LA 85% · Eng 79%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.7

Read

LA 1.5

-4.9 to -0.5

-0.6

Write

LA 1.2

-2.7 to 1.4

-1.4

Maths

LA 1.9

-3.3 to 0.5

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

66%

LA 70%

Reading86% LA 78%

Writing83% LA 79%

Maths72% LA 80%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.6

Read

LA 1.3

-1.6 to 2.8

0.9

Write

LA 1.3

-1.2 to 3

-0.1

Maths

LA 1.7

-2.1 to 1.9

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

04 March 2025

Inspection Report

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19 November 2019

Inspection Report

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26 April 2016

Inspection Report

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27 March 2014

Inspection Report

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27 June 2012

Inspection Report

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21 March 2012

Inspection Report

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06 December 2011

Inspection Report

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12 July 2011

Inspection Report

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23 March 2011

Inspection Report

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04 November 2010

Inspection Report

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17 June 2009

Inspection Report

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05 June 2008

Inspection Report

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13 October 2003

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2016-04-26

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2014-03-27

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 180 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	180	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	183	1	0.5%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	205	1	0.5%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	199	2	1.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	198	3	1.5%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	208	5	2.4%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	208	1	0.5%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	212	2	0.9%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	208	1	0.5%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	215	2	0.9%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	197	1	0.5%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	196	1	0.5%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	190	1	0.5%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	183	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	210	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	210	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	211	1	0.5%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	225	3	1.3%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	219	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	212	3	1.4%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	216	1	0.5%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	207	3	1.4%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	202	2	1.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	218	4	1.8%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	214	3	1.4%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	220	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 45 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 17 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 12 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 2 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils