John Scurr Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 2–11 · London, Tower Hamlets
John Scurr Primary School is a primary school in London, Tower Hamlets for ages 2–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 13 March 2023. Tower Hamlets has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2025 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Cephas Street, Stepney Green, London, E1 4AX
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Tower Hamlets
- Pupils on roll
- 494 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 41.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 13 March 2023
Strengths
- “Leaders are ambitious for pupils and their future career possibilities.”
- “They guide pupils to be respectful, resilient, resourceful, reflective and ready to learn.”
- “Pupils demonstrated these values in the way that they behaved, and the pride with which they spoke about their school.”
To improve
- “However, in a small number of subjects, where new curriculum improvements may be recent, the curriculum is not as equally strongly embedded.”
- “It is not as clear how different areas within the curriculum connect to build pupils’ knowledge over time.”
- “However, leaders have not ensured that children learn key knowledge and skills throughout their time in Nursery and Reception.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 25 May 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 72% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 56 first-preference applications, 56 offers in total, 56 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- Last distance offered for Reception 2025 to 2026, as Tower Hamlets published it, drawn on the map
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Tower Hamlets.
- Stepney Park Primary School 0.2 mi Good
- Bangabandhu Primary School 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Stewart Headlam Primary School 0.3 mi Outstanding
- Hague Primary School 0.3 mi School remains Good
- Globe Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- Thomas Buxton Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- Osmani Primary School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade
- Bonner Primary School 0.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published