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EnglandLondonTower HamletsE14 0DEOur Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School
Primary

Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School

Primary

Tower Hamlets · London · E14 0DE http://www.olsj.towerhamlets.sch.uk/

Pupils
414
cap. 466
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
62%
RWM expected · 2024/25
10%
RWM higher · 2024/25
414
Pupils · 2024/25
11%
EAL · 2024/25
26%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
62%
RWM expected · 2024/25
10%
RWM higher · 2024/25
414
Pupils · 2024/25
11%
EAL · 2024/25
26%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Local authorityTower Hamlets
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio16.9:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

Overview of Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School · Primary · Tower Hamlets

Finance£10019 spend / pupil£10237 income / pupil2024-25 · CFRView on FBIT

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
62%
-2pp
77%70%62%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 62%
RWM higher standard
10%
-6pp
16%13%9%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 10%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
70%
Reading higher standard
26%
Writing expected standard
76%
Writing higher standard
10%
Maths expected standard
74%
Maths higher standard
24%
Science expected standard
74%
SPAG expected standard
78%
LA AVG 80.97%
SPAG higher standard
36%
LA AVG 38.02%
Reading scaled score
104.0
LA AVG 107
Maths scaled score
105.0
LA AVG 106.87
GPS scaled score
106.0

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
414
Pupil : teacher ratio
16.9
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
11%
FSM eligible
50%
SEN
29%
Overall absence
7%
Persistent absence
26%

Contact

Address
Wades Place, Poplar, London, E14 0DE
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
2024/2562%10%70%26%76%10%74%24%74%78%104.0105.0106.029%414
2023/2464%16%80%31%73%18%73%24%89%67%106.0105.0105.035%435
2022/2368%12%72%26%79%23%82%23%81%72%106.0106.0106.0-1.20+1.20+0.2031%448
2018/1969%9%70%13%78%20%81%28%83%72%102.0105.0106.0-1.70+0.70+1.4020%443
2017/1877%12%79%21%81%29%90%31%85%81%105.0107.0108.0-0.40+1.10+2.1021%437
2016/1763%12%73%29%84%20%76%22%84%86%105.0105.0110.0-0.90-0.50-0.9020%428

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
2024/2541426.529%11%50%7%26%
2023/2443521.835%13%48%7%25%
2022/2344816.731%16%50%7%25%
2021/2245318.625%18%52%7%24%
2020/2144222.019%23%45%
2018/1944325.220%30%48%5%13%
2017/1843721.221%34%46%5%12%
2016/1742823.920%34%48%5%11%

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