St Paul With St Luke CofE Primary Federation, London
St Paul With St Luke CofE Primary Federation is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in London. It has a Church of England religious character. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in April 2016. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in March 2025 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 848th-highest of the 959 schools in London with published results, and 10,359th of 14,452 across England. It was 65% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Below England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2016)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- Below England average
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Tower Hamlets (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
St Paul With St Luke CofE Primary Federation in detail
St Paul With St Luke CofE Primary Federation in its own words
In its own words: ""The vision of St Paul with St Luke Church of England Primary School unites the leadership, staff, pupils and parents. The associated values it expresses are recognised and understood across a diverse and multi-faith community." SIAMS 2023 Jesus said: ‘Love one another as I have loved you’."
The school runs a breakfast club from 7:45am and after-school care.
Vision and values (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 70% of Year 6 pupils at St Paul With St Luke CofE Primary Federation reached the expected standard in reading and 70% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 82% and 82% in Tower Hamlets and 77% and 75% across England.
Results fell from 74% in reading and 74% in maths in 2024.
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at St Paul With St Luke CofE Primary Federation
For September 2026 entry, 20 families put St Paul With St Luke CofE Primary Federation as their first choice and 38 named it as one of their preferences, for 21 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at St Paul With St Luke CofE Primary Federation
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to St Paul With St Luke CofE Primary Federation are Stebon Primary School (0.1 miles, Outstanding, 80% reading, 84% maths); Stepney Greencoat Church of England Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 78% reading, 61% maths); Halley Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 75% reading, 86% maths); and Sir William Burrough Primary School (0.4 miles, Requires improvement, 84% reading, 74% maths).
St Paul With St Luke CofE Primary Federation's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.
Stebon Primary SchoolStepney Greencoat Church of England Primary SchoolHalley Primary SchoolSir William Burrough Primary School
Who goes there
51.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 73.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are Asian (46%), Black (22%) and White British (13%).
In 2026, 60 pupils (33.3%) received SEN support and 12 (6.7%) 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.
Staffing
St Paul With St Luke CofE Primary Federation had 13 teachers in 2026, one for every 12 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.
Getting there
The nearest Underground station is Mile End Underground Station, about 860 metres away (roughly a 11-minute walk).
17 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Burdett Road / St Pauls Church, 50 metres away.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, St Paul With St Luke CofE Primary Federation issued 1 suspension, 0.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to St Paul With St Luke CofE Primary Federation are St Paul's Way Trust School (0.2 miles), Mulberry Stepney Green Mathematics and Computing College (0.6 miles), Central Foundation Girls' School (0.6 miles) and Stepney All Saints Church of England Secondary School (0.7 miles).
St Paul's Way Trust SchoolMulberry Stepney Green Mathematics and Computing CollegeCentral Foundation Girls' SchoolStepney All Saints Church of England Secondary School
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); DfE exclusions statistics
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoThis judgement is from April 2016, 10 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: Standards have been maintained.
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's March 2025 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
This is a welcoming school where children feel genuinely cared for and safe. Teachers are skilled at teaching reading and maths, and pupils make good progress in these key areas. The school offers wonderful opportunities beyond the classroom, from sports and music to eco clubs and visits to local places of worship, helping children develop confidence and understand their diverse community.
Key Strengths
- Strong pastoral support with pupils feeling safe and knowing trusted adults to confide in
- Excellent early reading programme with expert phonics teaching and rapid intervention for struggling readers
- Broad and ambitious curriculum with knowledge taught in logical order, helping pupils build understanding over time
- Clear behaviour routines and high expectations that pupils enthusiastically meet
- Wide range of enrichment activities and clubs that develop pupils' confidence and leadership skills
Areas for Improvement
- Teaching consistency in a small number of new curriculum subjects - some staff need better support to deliver the curriculum as intended, resulting in inconsistent quality of pupil work
- High rates of persistent absence, particularly among disadvantaged pupils and those with SEND, causing them to miss valuable learning
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective, with the school creating an open and positive culture that puts pupils' interests first.
Extracurricular Activities
Creative arts clubs, cooking, archery, music, singing, choir, trips and visits, eco-warriors group, anti-bullying ambassadors, prayer and worship leaders, breakfast club, after-school club
St Paul with St Luke CofE Primary Federation is a caring and nurturing school where pupils meet high expectations with enthusiasm and achieve well, particularly in core subjects. The school has taken effective action to maintain the good standards identified at the previous inspection.
At a Glance
51.1%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 74% to 70% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 74% to 70% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 83% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
21.9
Avg class size
24.3
Infant (KS1)
21.3
KS2
8
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Latest from St Paul With St Luke CofE Primary Federation
Newsletter 25/09
28 Sep 2026
Newsletter 11/09
13 Sep 2026
Newsletter 04/09
4 Sep 2026
Newsletter 17/07
17 Jul 2026
Newsletter 10/07
10 Jul 2026
29th/30th January - Reception & Year 6 NCMP Measurement (NHS)
21 Jan 2025
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Before and after school care
St Paul With St Luke CofE Primary Federation is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school. Source: Free breakfast clubs: schools on the programme, Department for Education Free breakfast clubs in Tower Hamlets
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near St Paul With St Luke CofE Primary Federation.
- St Saviour's Extended Provision800m away · Not yet graded
Term dates
St Paul With St Luke CofE Primary Federation is a voluntary aided school, 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
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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You apply to the council where you live. St Paul With St Luke CofE Primary Federation is in Tower Hamlets; for families living there:
Apply to Tower Hamlets for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 164
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 24
- Children hurt
- 8
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 164 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 24 serious and 139 slight.
8 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 6 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.
35 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
65%
Available places
155 pupils
240 places
85 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - London
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for London
Across Tower Hamlets council
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
Inspection History(13)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
60
SEN Support
12
EHC Plans
40.0%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
180
Total Pupils
80
Boys
100
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
13
Teachers
13.8:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£65,023
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£8,065
Per pupil
£1542k
Total funding
£138k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
7.3%
Overall absence
23.8%
Persistent absence
147
Enrolments
Absence trend
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 Paul With St Luke CofE Primary Federation
What are SATs results like at St Paul With St Luke CofE Primary Federation?
Of the pupils at St Paul With St Luke CofE Primary Federation who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 70% reached the expected standard in reading and 70% did so in maths.
What is St Paul With St Luke CofE Primary Federation's Ofsted rating?
St Paul With St Luke CofE Primary Federation's most recent Ofsted inspection, in March 2025, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in April 2016, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for St Paul With St Luke CofE Primary Federation?
No fixed boundary. When St Paul With St Luke CofE Primary Federation 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 Paul With St Luke CofE Primary Federation?
St Paul With St Luke CofE Primary Federation was not full in 2025: it ran at 65% of its 240 places.
How big are the classes at St Paul With St Luke CofE Primary Federation?
Classes at St Paul With St Luke CofE Primary Federation average 21.9 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to St Paul With St Luke CofE Primary Federation?
St Paul With St Luke CofE Primary Federation has around 180 pupils on roll. 51% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at St Paul With St Luke CofE Primary Federation?
7.3% of sessions were missed at St Paul With St Luke CofE Primary Federation in 2024/25. 23.8% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to St Paul With St Luke CofE Primary Federation?
Apply through Tower Hamlets's coordinated admissions process, naming St Paul With St Luke CofE Primary Federation 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 Paul With St Luke CofE Primary Federation have a breakfast club or after-school club?
St Paul With St Luke CofE Primary Federation is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school. Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club within a kilometre of St Paul With St Luke CofE Primary Federation: St Saviour's Extended Provision (800m away, registered, not yet graded).
How many road collisions happen near St Paul With St Luke CofE Primary Federation?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 164 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 24 serious and 139 slight. 8 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 6 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 35 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 Paul With St Luke CofE Primary Federation?
St Paul With St Luke CofE Primary Federation is at Leopold Street, Bow, London, E3 4LA.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)