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St Mary and St Michael Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Voluntary aided
Sutton Street, Stepney, London E1 0BD · st-marymichael.towerhamlets.sch.uk · 020 7790 4986
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Apr 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 76%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Tower Hamlets 69%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 0.7
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 347
- 74% of 472 places
- Local authority
- Tower Hamlets
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 41.6%
- First language not English
- 30.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 23 families put the school first and 31 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 31 | 23 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 30 | 25 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 47 | 37 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 47 | 40 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 45 | 35 | 0.8 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 76% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 11% the higher standard. Across Tower Hamlets it was 69%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲76% | 62% | ||
| ▲11% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●106 | 106 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 26 April 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for St Mary and St Michael Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 25 Apr 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Mar 2017
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Mar 2022Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Met
Before September 2019
Mar 2017Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Feb 2015Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Outstanding
What parents said
84% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (25 replies, to 2 January 2023).
- Recommend
- 84%
- Replies
- 25
- 6% · 2 Jan 2023
based on the 92% who raised concerns
based on the 56% who had a child bullied