Primary school in London, Tower Hamlets
St Anne's and Guardian Angels Catholic Primary School
Underwood Road, Whitechapel, London, E1 5AW
Ofsted
Remained Good at its last ungraded inspection, on 29 January 2020.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 6 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 145
- Places
- 450
- How full
- 32% full — 145 of 450 places taken, so places are likely to be available
- Girls / boys
- 69 / 76
- Overall absence
- 9%
- Persistently absent
- 32%
primary schools average 5.2%
primary schools average 12.8% — pupils missing 10% or more of sessions
- Free school meals, last 6 years
- 46%
- English as an additional language
- 21%
- With an EHC plan
- 10%
- On SEN support
- 19%
England 25.7%
England 18.7%
England 3.5%
England 15%
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Tower Hamlets 015C, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 46%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 21%
- Households owning their home
- 31%
- Households in social housing
- 32%
- Households with no car
- 70%
- Adults economically inactive
- 37%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Yes
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- LUX MUNDI CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Louise Nottage
- Local authority
- Tower Hamlets
- Ward
- Spitalfields & Banglatown
- Constituency
- Bethnal Green and Stepney
- URN
- 150554
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bird In Bush SchoolCommunity school | Good 2024 | 67% | 2.8 mi |
| St Francis RC Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Good 2023 | 60% | 2.8 mi |
| Angel Oak AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Outstanding 2024 | 90% | 2.9 mi |
| Pilgrims' Way Primary SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 66% | 2.9 mi |
| St George's Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Good 2023 | 62% | 2.9 mi |
| John Ruskin Primary School and Language ClassesCommunity school | Outstanding 2023 | 68% | 2.9 mi |
| Haberdashers' Hatcham PrimaryAcademy converter | Good 2023 | 75% | 3 mi |
| Harris Primary Academy Peckham ParkAcademy converter | Good 2024 | 76% | 3.1 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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