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St Elizabeth Catholic Primary School

Primary · London · E2 9JY

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Good

Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection

Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.

Inspected 2 March 2022

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At a glance

232 pupils · 49% of 470 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
2–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Free school meals
48.8% of pupils (January 2026)
Nursery
Yes
Website
www.st-elizabeth.uk
URN
150596

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 12 families named it first for 13 Reception places, 0.92 first choices per place. An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 2 March 2022 confirmed its earlier grade, Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 7.7% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

0.92 first-choice applications per place

13 places offered · 12 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 46% (Tower Hamlets 8%, England 60%) · Black African 13% (Tower Hamlets 6%, England 5%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 9% (Tower Hamlets 1%, England 2%) · Any other Mixed background 9% (Tower Hamlets 6%, England 3%) · Black Caribbean 6% (Tower Hamlets 1%, England 1%) · Any other Black background 4% (Tower Hamlets 1%, England 1%) · Any other White background 3% (Tower Hamlets 5%, England 7%) · Any other ethnic group 3% (Tower Hamlets 3%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Black African 2% (Tower Hamlets 1%, England 1%) · Any other Asian background 2% (Tower Hamlets 1%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Asian 2% (Tower Hamlets 2%, England 2%) · other groups together 1%

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
7.7%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
23.7%
England 17.5%

Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms · how absence is measured

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
17.5
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, primary academies: 0.3% vacant, 0.32% temporary

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £60,855; 21.4% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
2/10among the most deprived fifth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
4/10more deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher49%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications16.3%18.1%
In managerial or professional work41%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways23.9%18.1%
Residents in very good health51.4%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier22.1%62.3%
Social housing55.2%17.1%
Privately rented22.3%20.5%
Detached houses0.6%22.9%
Flats77.7%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms9.1%21.1%
Households with no car or van63.7%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01004201 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£566,500996 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£425,000–£778,500the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Semi-detached (10)£779,000
Terraced (126)£1,015,000
Flat (856)£525,000

Homes around this school are among the dearest tenth of school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
3an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
23an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
153an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
34an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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