Stewart Headlam Primary School | School performance

83%

RWM expected · 2024/25

20%

RWM higher · 2024/25

197

Pupils · 2024/25

59%

EAL · 2024/25

11%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

83%

RWM expected · 2024/25

20%

RWM higher · 2024/25

197

Pupils · 2024/25

59%

EAL · 2024/25

11%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

83%

RWM expected · 2024/25

20%

RWM higher · 2024/25

197

Pupils · 2024/25

59%

EAL · 2024/25

11%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Outstanding

Ofsted inspection · 18/07/2023

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityTower Hamlets

PhasePrimary

School typeMaintained school

Pupil : teacher ratio13.5:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Stewart Headlam Primary School · Primary · Tower Hamlets

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard

83%

0pp

83%78%72%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 83%

RWM higher standard

20%

+3pp

20%15%10%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 20%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

93%

Reading higher standard

47%

Writing expected standard

83%

Writing higher standard

23%

Maths expected standard

97%

Maths higher standard

70%

Science expected standard

80%

SPAG expected standard

93%

SPAG higher standard

53%

Reading scaled score

109.0

Maths scaled score

111.0

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

197

Pupil : teacher ratio

13.5

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

59%

FSM eligible

33%

SEN

29%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

11%

Contact

Address

Tapp Street, Stepney, London, E1 5RE

Local authority

Tower Hamlets

Website

shhfederation.org

Telephone

02072471201

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

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

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	83%	20%	93%	47%	83%	23%	97%	70%	80%	93%	109.0	111.0	110.0	—	—	—	29%	197
2023/24	83%	17%	95%	66%	83%	17%	90%	66%	78%	93%	112.0	111.0	110.0	—	—	—	28%	209
2022/23	80%	16%	92%	59%	80%	16%	90%	59%	88%	92%	112.0	111.0	110.0	+4.20	+0.20	+4.90	27%	240
2018/19	72%	17%	72%	33%	87%	22%	87%	39%	83%	87%	106.0	107.0	108.0	-0.90	-0.90	-0.10	28%	350
2017/18	73%	10%	75%	29%	82%	14%	84%	31%	90%	78%	105.0	106.0	107.0	-1.70	-2.20	-0.10	25%	393
2016/17	57%	9%	61%	17%	91%	15%	76%	11%	89%	76%	101.0	102.0	104.0	-1.60	+2.70	-1.80	25%	393

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	197	14.1	29%	59%	33%	5%	11%
2023/24	209	13.8	28%	62%	35%	6%	10%
2022/23	240	16.0	27%	65%	36%	6%	15%
2021/22	268	18.7	26%	70%	39%	5%	11%
2020/21	279	13.7	26%	71%	38%	—	—
2018/19	350	14.4	28%	83%	39%	5%	13%
2017/18	393	15.6	25%	88%	42%	4%	8%
2016/17	393	13.7	25%	92%	46%	4%	5%