St Saviour's Church of England Primary School

About St Saviour's Church of England Primary School

St Saviour's Church of England Primary School sits in a tricky spot when you line it up against the Tower Hamlets average for Key Stage 2. The local authority average for pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined is 71 per cent, but at St Saviour's that figure is 52 per cent. That puts the school in the bottom half of primary schools in the borough, ranked 54th out of 58, and in the bottom 10 per cent nationally on that specific metric. Yet the picture isn't straightforward. The school's Ofsted rating is Outstanding, a grade it earned in its most recent graded inspection in 2019, and an ungraded inspection in July 2025 confirmed that standards are being maintained. Leadership and management, as well as early years provision, were both judged Outstanding. So you have a school that Ofsted rates at the very top, but whose headline SATs results sit well below the local norm.

Digging into the detail of the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 results, the story becomes more nuanced. While the combined expected standard is low, individual subject scores are closer to the national average of 100. Pupils achieved a reading average score of 104 and a maths average score of 104. In writing, 79 per cent of pupils reached the expected standard, and 67 per cent did so in maths. The proportion reaching the higher standard in reading, writing and maths combined was 10 per cent. The school's Progress 8 data is not available, so it's hard to say how much value the school adds from starting points, but the parent view is notably positive. Of the 40 respondents, 83 per cent would recommend the school, and 88 per cent agreed or strongly agreed that their child is happy. On SEND support, 77 per cent agreed or strongly agreed that the school gives children the support they need, though a quarter of respondents disagreed.

St Saviour's is a Church of England primary with a nursery provision, serving 216 pupils against a capacity of 240. It was oversubscribed for the 2025/26 intake, with 48 applications for 26 places and 19 first-preference offers. The school offers a range of facilities including a library, gymnasium, sensory room, forest school, sports hall, ICT suite and a chapel. Sports include tennis, dance, netball, rounders and cross country, and clubs such as book club, coding and film club run alongside. The school's SEND provisions cover specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate learning difficulty, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, and autistic spectrum disorder. For families who value a strong Ofsted rating and a school that parents report as safe and happy, St Saviour's is a genuine option, though the SATs results suggest it may not be the strongest fit for those prioritising top-end academic outcomes.

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