St John's Church of England Primary School
Peel Grove, London, E2 9LR
176 pupils · 75% of 236 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Local authority
- Tower Hamlets
- Free school meals
- 67.1%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Strong standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 10 February 2026, published 24 March 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 64% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 12% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 20 | 20 | 34 | 20 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 22 | 17 | 35 | 19 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 23 | 19 | 34 | 20 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 16 | 13 | 28 | 13 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 17 | 15 | 23 | 17 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 12 | 11 | 19 | 12 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 12 | 11 | 23 | 12 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 11 | 11 | 28 | 11 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Globe Primary School 0.2 km · Outstanding — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- St Elizabeth Catholic Primary School 0.4 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Bonner Primary School 0.4 km · Good (2019) · previous system
- Mowlem Primary School 0.4 km · Outstanding — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Bangabandhu Primary School 0.5 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Lawdale Junior School 0.6 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.