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St Paul's Way Trust School

All-through · Tower Hamlets · E3 4FT · URN 143379

Ofsted GoodLast inspected 2022-09-29Cohort 1866Non-selective

Exam results, in full

Every figure below comes straight from the Department for Education performance tables. We show the coverage we hold, how the school compares with its local area and with England, and which part of the score each figure feeds, so you can see exactly how the ranking was built.

Key stage 2 results

Taken by pupils at the end of Year 6, so they describe a primary school.

2024-2025 results · cohort 58
4 of 4 headline figuresArea average from 64 schools in Tower Hamlets

  • Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths

    66%

    Tower Hamlets 68.8%England 61%

    2.8 percentage points below the area average of 68.8

    Overall standards

  • Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths

    9%

    Tower Hamlets 11.9%England 8%

    2.9 percentage points below the area average of 11.9

    Academic stretch

  • Average scaled score in reading

    106

    Tower Hamlets 106.85England 105

    0.8 below the area average of 106.9

    Overall standards

  • Average scaled score in maths

    106

    Tower Hamlets 106.82England 105

    0.8 below the area average of 106.8

    Overall standards

  • Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling

    107

    Tower Hamlets 107.31England 105

    In line with the area average of 107.3

    Overall standards

  • Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling

    29%

    Tower Hamlets 36.8%England 32%

    7.8 percentage points below the area average of 36.8

    Academic stretch

  • Expected standard in reading

    72%

    Tower Hamlets 79.5%

    7.5 percentage points below the area average of 79.5

    Context only, not scored

  • Expected standard in writing

    79%

    Tower Hamlets 76.7%

    2.3 percentage points above the area average of 76.7

    Context only, not scored

  • Expected standard in maths

    79%

    Tower Hamlets 79.5%

    0.5 percentage points below the area average of 79.5

    Context only, not scored

  • Pupils in the results cohort

    58

    Tower Hamlets 49

    9 above the area average of 49

    Context only, not scored

Key stage 4 results

GCSE outcomes at the end of Year 11, so they describe a secondary school.

2024-2025 results · cohort 236
3 of 4 headline figures1 figure withheldArea average from 31 schools in Tower Hamlets

  • Attainment 8 score

    The average grade across eight qualifications, including English and maths.

    51.8

    Tower Hamlets 43.81England 46.1

    8 above the area average of 43.8

    Overall standards

  • Progress 8 score

    Progress from the same key stage 2 starting points, where 0 is average.

    Withheld

    Progress from starting points

  • Grade 5 or above in English and maths

    55.9%

    Tower Hamlets 44.6%England 45.9%

    11.4 percentage points above the area average of 44.6

    Academic stretch

  • Grade 4 or above in English and maths

    76.7%

    Tower Hamlets 62.6%

    14.1 percentage points above the area average of 62.6

    Overall standards

  • EBacc average point score

    4.45

    Tower Hamlets 3.97England 4.07

    0.5 above the area average of 4

    Academic stretch

  • Achieved the EBacc at grade 5 or above

    20.8%

    Tower Hamlets 22.3%England 17.6%

    1.5 percentage points below the area average of 22.3

    Academic stretch

  • Entered the EBacc subjects

    38.6%

    Tower Hamlets 53.7%

    15.1 percentage points below the area average of 53.7

    Context only, not scored

  • Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort

    61.4%

    Tower Hamlets 58.6%

    2.8 percentage points above the area average of 58.6

    Context only, not scored

  • Pupils in the results cohort

    236

    Tower Hamlets 110

    126.5 above the area average of 109.6

    Context only, not scored

Withheld figures are suppressed at source to protect small cohorts. Figures marked not published are ones the department no longer publishes for any school. Source: DfE performance tables, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Local authority average class size

Area benchmark

Tower Hamlets · State-funded schools · 2025/26

Primary classes
25.1 pupils per class
Secondary classes
22.0 pupils per class

This is the council-area average, not this school’s class size. It is not used in your scorecard ranking.

Source: DfE school census · 2025/26

Published figures

English as an additional language
59.4% of pupils
Eligible for free school meals
51% of pupils
Pupils on SEN support
7.7% of pupils
Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants
9.6pupils per adult
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling
29% of pupils
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths
9% of pupils
Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census)
14.2pupils per teacher
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
66% of pupils
Teachers who stayed the following year (3-year average)
80.1% of teachers

Data last refreshed 2026-10-12. Source: DfE and Ofsted open data, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Where it is

Distances are straight-line from the centre of your outward postcode, not a walking or driving route, and never a catchment or admissions prediction.

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Ofsted rated St Paul's Way Trust School Good at its inspection on 29/09/2022.
Where is the school and which authority runs it?
St Paul's Way Trust School is a all-through school in Tower Hamlets, postcode E3 4FT (URN 143379).
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