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St Anne's and Guardian Angels Catholic Primary School, London

Primary
Academy converter
Mixed
Roman Catholic
Ages 2–11

St Anne's and Guardian Angels Catholic Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 2 to 11 in London, part of Lux Mundi Catholic Academy Trust. It has a Roman Catholic religious character. It was 47% full in 2025.

Demand
Every first choice offered
Attendance
Below England average
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Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days

Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Tower Hamlets (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.

Data last updated 26 Oct 2026

St Anne's and Guardian Angels Catholic Primary School in detail

St Anne's and Guardian Angels Catholic Primary School in its own words

From the headteacher's welcome: "It is my pleasure to welcome you to St Anne's and Guardian Angels Primary School, a vibrant and caring community with a proud history. As a Catholic school, we offer a distinct education because we believe it is our mission to place Christ and the teaching of the Catholic Church at the centre of pupils' lives."

The school runs a breakfast club.

Headteacher's welcome (school website)Wraparound care (school website)

Source: The school's own website

Results

St Anne's and Guardian Angels Catholic Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2024, under its previous registration (URN 100950), 81% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 81% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.

Getting a place at St Anne's and Guardian Angels Catholic Primary School

For September 2026 entry, 6 families put St Anne's and Guardian Angels Catholic Primary School as their first choice and 18 named it as one of their preferences, for 6 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

Admissions history and your chances at St Anne's and Guardian Angels Catholic Primary School

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to St Anne's and Guardian Angels Catholic Primary School are Osmani Primary School (0.1 miles, Good, 85% reading, 84% maths); Thomas Buxton Primary School (0.1 miles, Outstanding, 73% reading, 80% maths); William Davis Primary School (0.2 miles, Good, 91% reading, 91% maths); and Christ Church CofE School (0.2 miles, Good, 88% reading, 76% maths).

Osmani Primary SchoolThomas Buxton Primary SchoolWilliam Davis Primary SchoolChrist Church CofE School

The trust

St Anne's and Guardian Angels Catholic Primary School is one of 10 schools run by Lux Mundi Catholic Academy Trust, an academy trust.

All 10 schools in Lux Mundi Catholic Academy Trust

Who goes there

42.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 39 pupils (26.9%) received SEN support and 17 (11.7%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

St Anne's and Guardian Angels Catholic Primary School provides for pupils with autism.

Getting there

The nearest Underground station is Whitechapel Underground Station, about 530 metres away (roughly a 7-minute walk).

4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Underwood Road, 270 metres away.

The area around the school

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood St Anne's and Guardian Angels Catholic Primary School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

Suspensions and exclusions

In 2024/25, St Anne's and Guardian Angels Catholic Primary School issued 4 suspensions, 2.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

Secondary schools nearby

The secondary schools closest to St Anne's and Guardian Angels Catholic Primary School are Swanlea School (0.3 miles), Mulberry Academy Shoreditch (0.4 miles) and London Enterprise Academy (0.4 miles).

Swanlea SchoolMulberry Academy ShoreditchLondon Enterprise Academy

Sources: DfE school performance data; GIAS establishment links; DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics

Location

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Miss Louise Nottage
Pupils:145
LA:Tower Hamlets
Phone:02072476327
Address:Underwood Road, Whitechapel, London, E1 5AW
Trust:LUX MUNDI CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST (10 schools)
Status:open
Opened:1 December 2024

Ofsted Rating

St Anne's and Guardian Angels Catholic Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in December 2024. Before that, as St Anne's and Guardian Angels Catholic Primary School (URN 100950), it was rated Good in June 2016.

URN:150554
UKPRN:10094558
Diocese:Archdiocese of Westminster
Constituency:Bethnal Green and Stepney
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

At a Glance

42.8%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

Autism

SEN Provision

No

Special Measures

Class Sizes

18.1

Avg class size

12.5

Infant (KS1)

27.0

KS2

8

Total classes

2025/26 academic year

Results at St Anne's and Guardian Angels Catholic Primary School before it took its current form in 2024 (KS2)

Academic year 2024/25

Published under the school's previous registration (URN 100950). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading+2ppMaths-1ppWriting+2pp

Reading has remained stable at around 81% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 81% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 81% (2024 to 2025).

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Before and after school care

Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near St Anne's and Guardian Angels Catholic Primary School.

  • TH Holiday Childcare St Anne's and Guardian Angels SchoolAt the school · Not yet graded
  • Ace Child Care160m away · Not yet graded
  • Inaaya Academy300m away · Not yet graded
  • Fine Academia440m away · Not yet graded
  • Attlee Youth & Community Centre500m away · Not yet graded
  • Canon Barnett Extended Provison630m away · Not yet graded

Term dates

St Anne's and Guardian Angels Catholic Primary School is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Tower Hamlets's term dates for its community schools.

Getting There

Train Stations

Shoreditch High Street Rail Station
563m · 9 min walk
Whitechapel
569m · 9 min walk
Whitechapel Station (Entrance)
578m · 9 min walk

Tube / Metro / Tram

Whitechapel Underground Station
525m · 9 min walk
Aldgate East
589m · 10 min walk
Aldgate East Underground Station
672m · 11 min walk

Bus Stops

Underwood Road (Stop T)
271m · 4 min walk
Fakruddin Street (Stop V)
286m · 5 min walk
Old Montague Street (Stop U)
318m · 5 min walk
The East London Mosque (Stop J)
406m · 7 min walk
Altab Ali Park (Stop K)
469m · 8 min walk

Free school transport

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Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
298
Fatal
0
Serious
46
Children hurt
6

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 298 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 46 serious and 252 slight.

6 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot and 3 on a bicycle.

51 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.

The typical figure for schools in Tower Hamlets is 231 (the median across 115 schools, same distance and years).

Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

47%

Available places

168 pupils

358 places

190 spare places in 2025

2025, DfE school capacity data

Area Demand Pressure - London

Low pressure
New homes approved:114,409
Projected new pupils:28,602

Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for London

Across Tower Hamlets council

Low demand council-wide0.81 applications per place

Places available

3,355

Applications

2,713

Got 1st preference

92.6%

Got preferred school

98.2%

All primary applications across Tower Hamlets council (2026/27), not just this school.

This school: Every first choice offered

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

39

SEN Support

17

EHC Plans

38.6%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

St Anne's and Guardian Angels Catholic Primary School provides for pupils with autism.

Source: GIAS, Department for Education.

Pupils by Need Type

Speech, Language & Communication22
Social, Emotional & Mental Health11
Autistic Spectrum Disorder8
Moderate Learning Difficulty4
Specific Learning Difficulty3
Physical Disability3
Multi-Sensory Impairment1
Other1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
34.5%
Asian
8.3%
Black
24.1%
Mixed
21.5%
Other
1.4%
Unclassified
0.7%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals42.8%
English as Additional Language18.6%

145

Total Pupils

76

Boys

69

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

10

Teachers

14.5:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£67,182

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£7,726

Per pupil

£1525k

Total funding

£121k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£219,892
EAL funding£12,509
Lump sum£176,156

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

8.8%

Overall absence

32.3%

Persistent absence

167

Enrolments

Authorised4.6%
Unauthorised4.2%
Persistent (10%+)32.3%
Severe (50%+)5.4%

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

Secondary Schools Nearby

Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to

Questions parents ask about St Anne's and Guardian Angels Catholic Primary School

Are there exam results for St Anne's and Guardian Angels Catholic Primary School?

St Anne's and Guardian Angels Catholic Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2024, under its previous registration (URN 100950), 81% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 81% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.

What is St Anne's and Guardian Angels Catholic Primary School's Ofsted rating?

St Anne's and Guardian Angels Catholic Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in December 2024. Before that, as St Anne's and Guardian Angels Catholic Primary School (URN 100950), it was rated Good in June 2016.

What is the catchment area for St Anne's and Guardian Angels Catholic Primary School?

No fixed boundary. When St Anne's and Guardian Angels Catholic Primary School is oversubscribed, Tower Hamlets allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.

Is it hard to get a place at St Anne's and Guardian Angels Catholic Primary School?

St Anne's and Guardian Angels Catholic Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 47% of its 358 places.

How big are the classes at St Anne's and Guardian Angels Catholic Primary School?

Classes at St Anne's and Guardian Angels Catholic Primary School average 18.1 pupils (2025/26).

How many pupils go to St Anne's and Guardian Angels Catholic Primary School?

St Anne's and Guardian Angels Catholic Primary School has around 145 pupils on roll. 43% are eligible for free school meals.

Does St Anne's and Guardian Angels Catholic Primary School have specialist SEN provision?

St Anne's and Guardian Angels Catholic Primary School provides for pupils with autism.

What is attendance like at St Anne's and Guardian Angels Catholic Primary School?

8.8% of sessions were missed at St Anne's and Guardian Angels Catholic Primary School in 2024/25. 32.3% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

How do I apply to St Anne's and Guardian Angels Catholic Primary School?

Apply through Tower Hamlets's coordinated admissions process, naming St Anne's and Guardian Angels Catholic Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.

Does St Anne's and Guardian Angels Catholic Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?

Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club at the school: TH Holiday Childcare St Anne's and Guardian Angels School (registered, not yet graded). There are 5 more within a kilometre. The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.

How many road collisions happen near St Anne's and Guardian Angels Catholic Primary School?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 298 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 46 serious and 252 slight. 6 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot and 3 on a bicycle. 51 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Tower Hamlets is 231 (the median across 115 schools, same distance and years).

Where is St Anne's and Guardian Angels Catholic Primary School?

St Anne's and Guardian Angels Catholic Primary School is at Underwood Road, Whitechapel, London, E1 5AW.

Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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