John Scurr Primary School
Primary · Community school · Mixed · Tower Hamlets
Cephas Street, London, E1 4AX
68
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 13/03/2023
Application demand
92%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
94.3%
16.9% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
494
Capacity used
Has space91%
540 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
92%
1st preference success rate
59 of 64 families who put it first got an offer
60
Places offered
97
Total applications
1.6
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 64 | 59 | ● 92% |
| 2nd preference | 15 | 1 | ● 7% |
| 3rd preference | 12 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 6 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 97 | 60 | 62% |
1st preference success by year
Tower Hamlets lets families list 6 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Nicola Denton Dash
- Address
- Cephas Street, Stepney Green, London, E1 4AX
- Phone
- 02077903647
- Local authority
- Tower Hamlets
- Ward / constituency
- Bethnal Green East · Bethnal Green and Stepney
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 100906
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 42% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 95% | — | — |
| SEN support | 15% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
494 pupils · 540 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
13 March 2023
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessEarly years Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 349 pupils
Attendance
94.3%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
5.7%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
16.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
0.3%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.2%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
Primary results (Key Stage 2)
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 68% | — | — |
| Higher standard | 8% | — | — |
| Reading progress | — | — | 0.0 |
| Writing progress | — | — | 0.0 |
| Maths progress | — | — | 0.0 |
Primary results by subject (SATs)
Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England
Reading, writing & maths combined
Reading
Writing
Maths
Grammar, punctuation & spelling
Science
England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).
Primary results over time
Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Expected standard (RWM) | 72% | 61% |
| Higher standard | 8% | 8% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Tower Hamlets council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 April (or next working day) |
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.