Wellclose Square, Stepney, London E1 8HY
10 reasons to choose St Paul's Whitechapel Church of England Primary School
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St Paul’s Whitechapel Church of England Primary School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 68. It is one of the best state primary schools in Stepney and one of the 4 best independent or state primaries within 0.5 miles.
School fundamentals
St Paul’s Whitechapel Church of England Primary School is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 3 and 11 years. It is a Church of England voluntary aided faith school. The school is federated with St John’s CofE Primary School in the St John’s & St Paul’s Whitechapel Federation. The school was also rated as Good by Ofsted in its last (2024) inspection.
Average class size
St Paul’s Whitechapel Church of England Primary School has one class per year, and an average class size of 29 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that St Paul’s Whitechapel Church of England Primary School ranks in the top 19% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 12% of schools.
The St Paul's Whitechapel Church of England Primary School curriculum
School curriculum emphasises Christian social morality and also includes PSHE, French. There is topic-based and thematic teaching for some foundation subjects. The school offers each child a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups and visiting speakers.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.
Sport at St Paul's Whitechapel Church of England Primary School
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at St Paul's Whitechapel Church of England Primary School
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
School hours are from 9.00am to 3.30pm. Breakfast club from 8.00am and after school clubs may extend the day.
Find another school near St Paul's Whitechapel Church of England Primary School
The Lyceum (1.5 miles); St Paul’s Cathedral School (1.6 miles); London Christian School (1.7 miles).
Bigland Green Primary School (0.4 miles); St Peter’s London Docks Church of England Primary School (0.5 miles); Christ Church Primary School, Spitalfields (0.6 miles).
City of London School for Girls (1.6 miles); City of London School (1.6 miles).
Mulberry School for Girls (0.7 miles); Bishop Challoner Catholic Federations of Girls School (1 mile); Swanlea School (1.2 miles).