OFSTED
10 February 2026
Latest inspection
Latest published outcome
Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Exceptional
Curriculum & teaching
Strong standard
Achievement
Exceptional
Attendance & behaviour
Exceptional
Personal development
Exceptional
Leadership & governance
Exceptional
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
14 October 2021
Ungraded inspection
School remains Outstanding
Published
23 November 2021
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Local authority
Tower Hamlets
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,445
1,445 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
612
42.4% of pupils
Male pupils
833
57.6% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
22.8 pts
above England
School
47.6%
Tower Hamlets
41.4%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
1.3 pts
above England
School
21.6%
Tower Hamlets
54.1%
London
39.2%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.0 pts
in line with England
School
1.0%
Tower Hamlets
1.0%
London
0.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
Bangladeshi
75.4%
1,089
African
7.9%
114
Any other Asian background
3.8%
55
Any other Mixed background
1.8%
26
Any other White background
1.7%
25
White British
1.5%
22
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
12.9%
187 of
1,445 pupils
7.9 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
9.0 pts
below
England
6.0%
1.1 pts
above
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
53.6
14.4 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.77 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
4.20%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.01 pts
lower than
England
School
4.20%
Tower Hamlets
7.13%
London
6.38%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
9.74%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
6.08 pts
lower than
England
School
9.74%
Tower Hamlets
20.44%
London
17.60%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.28%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.52 pts
lower than
England
School
0.28%
Tower Hamlets
1.84%
London
1.67%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
93.8%
1.5 pts
above England
Stepney All Saints Church of England Secondary School
93.8%
Tower Hamlets
87.8%
London
91.3%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.