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EnglandLondonTower HamletsE1 4AXJohn Scurr Primary School
Primary

John Scurr Primary School

Primary

Tower Hamlets · London · E1 4AX https://www.johnscurr.towerhamlets.sch.uk

Pupils
493
cap. 485
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
72%
RWM expected · 2024/25
8%
RWM higher · 2024/25
493
Pupils · 2024/25
95%
EAL · 2024/25
17%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
72%
RWM expected · 2024/25
8%
RWM higher · 2024/25
493
Pupils · 2024/25
95%
EAL · 2024/25
17%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 13/03/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityTower Hamlets
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio17.0:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of John Scurr Primary School · Primary · Tower Hamlets

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
72%
+4pp
76%68%60%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 72%
RWM higher standard
8%
0pp
12%10%8%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 8%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
85%
Reading higher standard
38%
Writing expected standard
79%
Writing higher standard
8%
Maths expected standard
89%
Maths higher standard
42%
Science expected standard
89%
SPAG expected standard
91%
SPAG higher standard
57%
Reading scaled score
107.0
Maths scaled score
108.0
GPS scaled score
110.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
493
Pupil : teacher ratio
17.0
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
95%
FSM eligible
44%
SEN
17%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
17%

Contact

Address
Cephas Street, Stepney Green, London, E1 4AX
Local authority
Tower Hamlets
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2572%8%85%38%79%8%89%42%89%91%107.0108.0110.017%493
2023/2468%8%86%37%73%20%85%24%81%88%107.0105.0108.017%484
2022/2375%12%87%18%85%23%90%33%90%83%105.0107.0106.0+1.50+3.80+4.2019%466
2018/1976%12%79%33%83%21%84%24%86%83%105.0106.0108.0+1.00+1.30+1.3019%428
2017/1860%10%70%18%80%22%73%18%83%78%103.0103.0106.0-1.40+0.70-1.3022%437
2016/1762%9%64%19%83%33%72%19%83%83%103.0102.0107.0-0.30+3.00-0.9018%459

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2549319.717%95%44%6%17%
2023/2448420.717%95%44%5%12%
2022/2346623.019%96%40%6%18%
2021/2246322.320%96%36%6%18%
2020/2144721.321%74%35%
2018/1942818.319%83%42%3%6%
2017/1843719.222%88%47%4%8%
2016/1745918.218%92%52%4%8%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.