Stepney All Saints Church of England Secondary School
Stepney Way, Stepney, London, E1 0RH
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mr Benjamin Siaw
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Diocese
- Diocese of London
- Constituency
- Bethnal Green and Stepney
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,540
- Pupils on roll
- 1,445
- URN
- 100977
- Local authority
- Tower Hamlets
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02077906712
About this school
Stepney All Saints Church of England Secondary School is a Church of England voluntary aided secondary school in London. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,445 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Exceptional
- Curriculum and teaching
- Strong standard
- Achievement
- Exceptional
- Attendance and behaviour
- Exceptional
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Exceptional
- Leadership and governance
- Exceptional
- Post-16 provision
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 194 | 205 | 205 |
| Attainment 8 score | 57.7 | 58.1 | 53.6 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.74 +0.54 to +0.94 | +0.77 +0.57 to +0.96 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 70% | 65.4% | 60% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 80% | 79.5% | 79% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 87% | 87.3% | 79% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.0 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Stepney All Saints Church of England Secondary 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 | 57.7 | 44.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 58.1 | 44 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 53.6 | 43.8 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,418 |
| 2023/24 | 1,367 |
| 2024/25 | 1,373 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Stepney All Saints Church of England Secondary School compares
Stepney All Saints Church of England Secondary School ranked 4th of 17 secondary schools in Tower Hamlets for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 84% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 53.6 | 4.2% | 52.3% | 1,445 | — |
| Mulberry Stepney Green Mathematics and Computing College | 47.5 | 5.9% | 51.1% | 1,364 | 0.1 miles |
| Bishop Challoner Catholic School | 44.6 | 8.8% | 56.7% | 867 | 0.4 miles |
| Mulberry School for Girls | 55.2 | 5.3% | 51.3% | 1,634 | 0.7 miles |
| Morpeth School | 49.2 | 7.5% | 55.2% | 1,512 | 0.7 miles |
| Wapping High School | 46.9 | 9.8% | 43.2% | 248 | 0.7 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 52.29%
- English as an additional language
- 27.5%
- Overall absence
- 4.2%
- Persistent absence
- 9.74%
Location
Nearby schools
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Mulberry Stepney Green Mathematics and Computing College0.1 miles
Secondary · London
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Bishop Challoner Catholic School0.4 miles
Secondary · London
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Mulberry School for Girls0.7 miles
Secondary · London
-
Morpeth School0.7 miles
Secondary · London
-
Wapping High School0.7 miles
Secondary · London
Other schools in London
Stepney All Saints Church of England Secondary School ranks 93rd of the 258 ranked secondary schools in London.
- Acland Burghley School Secondary
- Ada Lovelace Church of England High School Secondary
- Addey and Stanhope School Secondary
- AIM Academy North London Secondary
- Alexandra Park School Secondary
- All Saints Catholic College Secondary
- All Saints Catholic High School Secondary
- Ark Acton Academy Secondary
- Ark All Saints Academy Secondary
- Ark Bolingbroke Academy Secondary
- Ark Burlington Danes Academy Secondary
- Ark Elvin Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Stepney All Saints Church of England Secondary School teach?
- Stepney All Saints Church of England Secondary School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Stepney All Saints Church of England Secondary School?
- The headteacher of Stepney All Saints Church of England Secondary School is Mr Benjamin Siaw, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Stepney All Saints Church of England Secondary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Stepney All Saints Church of England Secondary 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 All Saints Church of England Secondary School?
- Stepney All Saints Church of England Secondary School has 1,445 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Stepney All Saints Church of England Secondary School full?
- Stepney All Saints Church of England Secondary School has capacity for 1,540 pupils and 1,445 on roll (94%), 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 All Saints Church of England Secondary School a faith school?
- Yes. Stepney All Saints Church of England Secondary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of London.
- Is Stepney All Saints Church of England Secondary School a selective school?
- No. Stepney All Saints Church of England Secondary School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have Stepney All Saints Church of England Secondary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 57.7 in 2022/23 and 53.6 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 All Saints Church of England Secondary School rank locally?
- Stepney All Saints Church of England Secondary School ranked 4th of 17 secondary schools in Tower Hamlets for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 84% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% 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 All Saints Church of England Secondary School's absence rate?
- Stepney All Saints Church of England Secondary School's overall absence rate is 4.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Stepney All Saints Church of England Secondary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Stepney All Saints Church of England Secondary 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.