Stepney Park Primary School
Smithy Street, Stepney, London, E1 3BW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Doctor Richard Thompson
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Bethnal Green and Stepney
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 750
- Pupils on roll
- 689
- URN
- 100917
- Local authority
- Tower Hamlets
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02078845225
About this school
Stepney Park Primary School is a community primary school in London. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 689 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 116 | 108 | 115 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 67% | 81% | 77% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 5% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 78% | 85% | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 82% | 86% | 85% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 77% | 86% | 80% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.40 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Stepney Park Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Tower Hamlets average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 67% | 67.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 81% | 68.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 77% | 68.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 802 |
| 2023/24 | 767 |
| 2024/25 | 738 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Stepney Park Primary School compares
Stepney Park Primary School ranked 18th of 61 primary schools in Tower Hamlets for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 77% | 5.3% | 41.1% | 689 | — |
| John Scurr Primary School | 72% | 5.7% | 44.4% | 494 | 0.2 miles |
| St Mary and St Michael Primary School | 76% | 7.2% | 43.7% | 347 | 0.4 miles |
| Marion Richardson Primary School | 64% | 6% | 42.8% | 465 | 0.4 miles |
| Stewart Headlam Primary School | 83% | 4.8% | 32.6% | 189 | 0.5 miles |
| Bangabandhu Primary School | 77% | 5.9% | 65.1% | 309 | 0.5 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 41.05%
- English as an additional language
- 75.7%
- Overall absence
- 5.29%
- Persistent absence
- 14.07%
Location
Nearby schools
-
John Scurr Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · London
-
St Mary and St Michael Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
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Marion Richardson Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
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Stewart Headlam Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · London
-
Bangabandhu Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in London
Stepney Park Primary School ranks 362nd of the 948 ranked primary schools in London.
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- Adamsrill Primary School Primary
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- Ainslie Wood Primary School Primary
- Akiva School Primary
- Albemarle Primary School Primary
- Albion Primary School Primary
- Alderbrook Primary School Primary
- Aldersbrook Primary School Primary
- Alderwood Primary School Primary
- Alexander McLeod Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Stepney Park Primary School teach?
- Stepney Park Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Stepney Park Primary School?
- The headteacher of Stepney Park Primary School is Doctor Richard Thompson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Stepney Park Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Stepney Park Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Stepney Park Primary School?
- Stepney Park Primary School has 689 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Stepney Park Primary School full?
- Stepney Park Primary School has capacity for 750 pupils and 689 on roll (92%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Stepney Park Primary School a faith school?
- No. Stepney Park Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Stepney Park Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Stepney Park Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Stepney Park Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 67% in 2022/23 and 77% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Stepney Park Primary School rank locally?
- Stepney Park Primary School ranked 18th of 61 primary schools in Tower Hamlets for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Stepney Park Primary School's absence rate?
- Stepney Park Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Stepney Park Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Stepney Park Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.