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St Edmund's Catholic School

Tower Hamlets, E14 3RSPrimaryAges 3–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Jan 2023
KS2 Results
68%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
0.9×
Not oversubscribed
21 1st-choice / 24 places
Ranking
#5,010
of 13,686 nationally

About St Edmund's Catholic School

St Edmund’s Catholic School sits squarely in the middle of the pack in Tower Hamlets, ranking 35th out of 58 primary schools in the borough. Its headline KS2 metric — the percentage of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths — stands at 68%, which is three points below the local authority average of 71%. That gap is modest but worth noting for parents weighing up options. The school’s reading and maths average scores (105 and 107 respectively) are solid, and 80% of pupils hit the expected standard in both reading and maths individually. Where it really lags behind is at the higher end: just 20% of pupils achieved a higher standard in reading, 36% in maths, and only 4% in writing. That’s a sharp drop-off compared with the top-performing primaries nearby, like Canary Wharf College, Glenworth, which scores 93 on the same ranking metric.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range3 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterRoman Catholic
Address299 Westferry Road, London, Tower Hamlets, E14 3RS
HeadteacherAmanda Ruthven
Local AuthorityTower Hamlets
Number of Pupils204
Free School Meals (FSM)21.7%
School Capacity204 / 225 (91% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

19 Jan 2023
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good

Latest monitoring visit (19 Jan 2023): School remains Good

Source: Ofsted, 6 Dec 2012. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

9
ICT SuiteMusic RoomsOutdoor PlaygroundLibrarySensory RoomPlaying FieldsArt StudiosForest SchoolChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

11

Sports

AthleticsNetballGymnasticsSwimmingDanceCricket

Clubs & Activities

Science ClubDramaEco ClubGardeningFilm Club

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

DyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageLearning Difficulty

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:55 – 15:15

After-school care

15:30-17:45

Source: st-edmunds-school.org. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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St Edmund's Catholic School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.