English Martyrs Roman Catholic Primary School

Term dates

Voluntary aided schools can set their own term dates. Many follow Tower Hamlets council's dates, shown below as a guide, but check with the school, especially for INSET days.

• Term
• Holiday
• INSET day
• Exeat

See Tower Hamlets's full dates

Admissions

Places for Reception and junior school are applied for through your home council, not the school.

Apply for a primary school place on GOV.UK

How places are given: as a Roman Catholic school, it may give priority to children of that faith, then usually by distance. Check its admissions policy.

How many families applied: Reception

For September 2026, 21 families put this school as their first choice, and 27 places were offered. 21 of the families who put it first got a place (100%).

Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.

Before and after school

No club is registered with Ofsted at this school's address. Ask the school about breakfast or after-school care, or find clubs nearby.

Ofsted inspection

Report card, 7 July 2026. Ofsted now grades each area separately, from exceptional to urgent improvement, with no single overall grade.

Inclusion

Expected standard

Curriculum and teaching

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Achievement

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Attendance and behaviour

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Personal development and wellbeing

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Early years

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Leadership and governance

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Safeguarding standards: met.

Read the Ofsted reports

From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.

About and location

Type

Voluntary aided school

Phase

Primary

Ages

3–11

Pupils

177 (capacity 240)

Gender

Mixed

Religious character

Roman Catholic

Diocese

Archdiocese of Westminster

Phone

02077090182

Address

St Mark Street, Wapping, London, E1 8DJ

Website

englishmartyrs.towerhamlets.sch.uk

Official school record, including Ofsted reports