John Scurr Primary School

Tower HamletsCommunity school

Cephas Street, Stepney Green, London, E1 4AX

Headteacher: Ms Maria LewingtonSchool website ↗Pupils: 493 (capacity: 485)
Ofsted Good
Inspected March 2023
Oversubscribed
92% of first-choice applicants offered a place
72%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Good
Inspected March 2023
92%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 13 March 2023Full report ↗

Good

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Rated Good across all inspected areas — Quality of Teaching, Behaviour, Pupils' Development and Leadership.

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
72.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
8.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 85%·Writing 79%·Maths 89%All three 72%
Reading
Expected85%
Exceeding38%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected79%
Exceeding8%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected89%
Exceeding42%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
60
How many families wanted this school first?
64
How many got their first choice?
59of 64 (92.2%)
How many applied in total?
97

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
53.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
100.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
13.0%
Boys and girls
47%girls·53%boys
231 girls, 262 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↑ Peaked at 76% (2018/19), currently 72%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1668.0%4.0%+5.3+6.2+3.7
2016/1762.0%9.0%-0.3+3.0-0.9
2017/1860.0%10.0%-1.4+0.7-1.3
2018/1976.0%12.0%+1.0+1.3+1.3
2022/2375.0%12.0%+1.5+3.8+4.2
2023/2468.0%8.0%---
2024/2572.0%8.0%---
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