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SCHOOL PROFILE

St Elizabeth Catholic Primary School

Primary Academy converter URN 150596
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 470 Published school capacity
Capacity used 49.4% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 2 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

2 March 2022
Latest published outcome School remains Good
Published 5 May 2022 View Ofsted record
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Roman Catholic
Local authority Tower Hamlets
Trust LUX MUNDI CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 232 215 full-time · 17 part-time
Female pupils 118 50.9% of pupils
Male pupils 114 49.1% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

46.1%
21.3 pts above England
School 46.1%
Tower Hamlets 41.4%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

25.0%
4.7 pts above England
School 25.0%
Tower Hamlets 54.1%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Tower Hamlets 1.0%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
45.7%
106
African
13.4%
31
White and Black Caribbean
9.1%
21
Any other Mixed background
8.6%
20
Caribbean
6.5%
15
Any other Black background
3.9%
9
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 26.3% 61 of 232 pupils
5.5 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 26.3%
Tower Hamlets 22.3%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 20.3% 47 pupils
England 14.8% 5.5 pts above
EHC plans 6.0% 14 pupils
England 6.0% 0.0 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 22
Social, emotional & mental health 17
Other difficulty or disability 7
Specific learning difficulty 6
Autistic spectrum disorder 4
Physical disability 2

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.

HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

49.4% 38.8 pts below England
St Elizabeth Catholic Primary School
49.4%
Tower Hamlets
86.2%
London
85.9%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information