St John's Church of England Primary School
Voluntary aided primary school in London (Tower Hamlets).
KS2 RWM expected
64%
▲ 2pp England 2024/25: 62%
2024/25
Reading expected
72%
▼ 3pp England 2024/25: 75%
2024/25
Maths expected
68%
▼ 6pp England 2024/25: 74%
2024/25
Writing expected
72%
same England 2024/25: 72%
2024/25
Attendance rate
90.2%
▼ 5pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
22.4
▲ 1.7 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
67.0%
▲ 42pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
75%
176 / 236 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Who runs this school
iGet Information about Schools (DfE), via WhatSchool, record last changed 29-06-2026.- Maintained by
- Tower Hamlets (local council)
- Type of school
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Admissions authority
- School governing body
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Diocese
- Diocese of London
- Federation
- St John's & St Paul's Whitechapel Federation
- Trust
- Not part of an academy trust
On Governance Register
iGovernors: Get Information about Schools governance data, as held on Governance Register. School counts: Get Information about Schools, extract of 24 Oct 2026.- 11 governors are listed for this school on Governance Register. See the Overview.
- Tower Hamlets has 115 schools on the register, including 49 council-maintained primary schools. See them all.
What this means
- Funding
- Funded by the local council from the government's school funding. The governing body pays part of the cost of building work.
- Staff and buildings
- The governing body employs the staff. The land and buildings are usually owned by a charity, often a religious body.
- Admissions
- The governing body is the admissions authority and sets the admissions policy, with applications usually coordinated by the local council.
- Governance
- A governing body, in which foundation governors are in the majority, runs the school.
General explanation of how this type of school works in England, not a statement about this school. See GOV.UK types of school.