Primary · E1 · London

John Scurr Primary School

Cephas Street, Stepney Green, London, E1 4AX

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OfstedGood

At a glance

Key published figures for this school.

OfstedGood
Attendance (2024/25)94.1%
Attainment (2024/25)72% met expected standard (KS2)
Roll vs capacityClose to published capacity
Pupils494

Ofsted inspection

Latest outcome

Good

Report published 24 May 2023.

Inspection history

  • Previous gradedGood

This page shows previous graded and latest ungraded outcomes when Ofsted publishes them in the national file. Full history stays on the Ofsted report.

School figures

Coloured bars compare this school with the average for other schools in E1. Where we have them, council (Tower Hamlets) and England figures appear under FSM, SEN and attendance. FSM, SEN and EAL are context, not quality scores. For attendance, higher is usually better.

Pupils on roll
494
Free school meals
42.4%
4.3% above district average (38.1%)

Also: Tower Hamlets 40.6% · England 24.7%

SEN
16.6%
4.1% below district average (20.7%)

Also: Tower Hamlets 22% · England 18.2%

EAL
94.9%
32.7% above district average (62.2%)
Attendance
94.1% Autumn and spring 2024/25
0.2% above district average (93.9%)

Also: Tower Hamlets 93.8% · England 94.8%

Each metric uses its own colour so you can tell the rows apart. The lighter bar is the E1 average; the darker bar is this school.

Compared with England

Persistent absence is 2024/25. Key Stage 2 is 2024/25: expected standard combined, greater depth, then reading, writing and maths. England is the state-funded average. Lower persistent absence is better.

Persistent absence2024/25

21.4%

8.1% above England (13.3%)

KS2 expected standard2024/25

72%

10% above England (62%)

KS2 greater depth2024/25

8%

Same as England (8%)

KS2 reading2024/25

85%

10% above England (75%)

KS2 writing2024/25

79%

7% above England (72%)

KS2 maths2024/25

89%

15% above England (74%)

Admissions

Applications and offers (September 2026 entry)

For September 2026 entry, 56 families put this school first. All of them were offered a place here.

Named as first preference
56
First-preference offers
56
First preferences offered a place
100%
Total offers
56
Named on any preference
89

This is historic demand from one admissions round. It is not a guarantee of a place, and it does not show a catchment area. Admission rules and priorities differ by school.

SourceDfE applications and offers, September 2026 entryPublished 18th of June 2026.

How full the building is

Roll versus published capacity
Close to published capacity
Published capacity (GIAS)
540
Pupils on roll
494

Pupils on roll compared with the capacity published in GIAS. This is about building size, not applications or offers, and it is not a guarantee of a place.

Applications and offers come from DfE. Last distance offered and catchment areas are not published nationally. Your council admissions booklet has those details.

Check your council admissions booklet via the Tower Hamlets page.

SEN support

SEN %
16.6%

A higher SEN percentage can mean experience with support needs, or more demand on staff. Ask the SENCO what is available day to day.

Schools near John Scurr Primary School

Distances are in a straight line from this school. They are not catchment areas.

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Sources and freshness

  • School year for most DfE figures: 2024/25.
  • Pipeline last checked: Oct 2026.
  • Council and England attendance / FSM tables: 2024/25.
  • School figures from DfE / GIAS / Ofsted where published. District averages use other schools in this postcode district. Council and England figures use DfE local authority and national tables for the matching phase.
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