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Schools in Tower Hamlets

  • 94State-funded schools
  • 67Primary
  • 18Secondary
  • 5Special
  • LondonRegion
Applications per placeCircle size: applications
First choice · secondary 2026
79%
5 pts below England (84%)
2,716 families applied
First choice · primary 2026
93%
close to England (92%)
2,713 families applied
Applications per place · secondary
2.3
close to England median (2.2)
Median school
New Ofsted report cards
13of 94 schools
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How hard is it to get a place here?

DfE · families living in Tower Hamlets
Secondary (Year 7) · Sept 2026
79%got their first choice
5 pts below England (84%)

2,716 applicants · 3.4% offered none of the schools they named

  1. 2026 79%; England 84%
  2. 2025 75%; England 84%
  3. 2024 71%; England 83%
  4. 2023 65%; England 83%
  5. 2022 70%; England 83%
  6. 2021 68%; England 81%
  7. 2020 68%; England 82%
  8. 2019 67%; England 81%
  9. 2018 71%; England 82%
  10. 2017 72%; England 83%
  11. 2016 75%; England 84%
  12. 2015 74%; England 84%
  13. 2014 75%; England 85%
  • Tower Hamlets
  • England
Every year as a table
EntryApplicantsFirst choiceOne of first threeNone they named
Sep 20262,71679.1%94.7%3.4%
Sep 20252,95874.8%92.0%5.8%
Sep 20243,07671.1%89.5%7.5%
Sep 20233,28664.9%84.8%11.8%
Sep 20223,17169.6%88.2%8.6%
Sep 20213,18468.5%88.5%8.1%
Sep 20203,09767.9%89.0%7.5%
Sep 20193,14267.4%88.3%8.0%
Sep 20183,04171.0%91.2%5.9%
Sep 20173,07371.9%91.3%5.7%
Sep 20162,98775.2%93.4%3.5%
Sep 20152,93074.2%93.5%4.3%
Sep 20142,87574.5%93.4%3.9%
Primary (Reception) · Sept 2026
93%got their first choice
close to England (92%)

2,713 applicants · 1.8% offered none of the schools they named

  1. 2026 93%; England 92%
  2. 2025 92%; England 93%
  3. 2024 92%; England 93%
  4. 2023 92%; England 92%
  5. 2022 89%; England 92%
  6. 2021 88%; England 92%
  7. 2020 87%; England 90%
  8. 2019 92%; England 91%
  9. 2018 89%; England 91%
  10. 2017 88%; England 90%
  11. 2016 87%; England 88%
  12. 2015 85%; England 88%
  13. 2014 86%; England 88%
  • Tower Hamlets
  • England
Every year as a table
EntryApplicantsFirst choiceOne of first threeNone they named
Sep 20262,71392.6%97.8%1.8%
Sep 20252,91892.3%97.6%2.1%
Sep 20243,00092.3%98.0%1.7%
Sep 20233,03891.7%97.7%1.9%
Sep 20223,07689.1%96.5%2.6%
Sep 20213,23788.3%95.3%3.5%
Sep 20203,32186.8%94.8%4.1%
Sep 20193,11191.7%97.5%1.9%
Sep 20183,27989.2%96.5%2.4%
Sep 20173,25888.5%96.4%2.2%
Sep 20163,44087.2%96.4%2.2%
Sep 20153,28585.1%94.8%3.4%
Sep 20143,38785.7%95.7%2.7%

What has Ofsted found here?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report cards 13 schools of 94 · since November 2025

  • Inclusion
  • Curriculum and teaching
  • Achievement
  • Attendance and behaviour
  • Personal development and wellbeing
  • Early years (6)
  • Post-16 provision (6)
  • Leadership and governance

One dot per school.

Overall grade from Ofsted's previous framework 70 schools · graded 2011 to 2024

  • Outstanding25
  • Good43
  • Requires improvement2
  • Inadequate0

Includes grades confirmed by a later ungraded inspection. Not comparable with report cards.

Graded 2024/25, no overall grade 9 schools

Key judgementOutstandingGoodRequires improvementInadequate
Quality of education18––
Behaviour and attitudes72––
Personal development63––
Leadership and management27––

Not yet inspected (new or reorganised schools): 2.

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Secondary schools in Tower Hamlets

18 schools · Year 7 entry 2026

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Sorted by applications per place for September 2026 entry, highest first.

Sorted by Attainment 8, highest first.

Sorted by the date of the latest Ofsted inspection, newest first.

Sorted by name.

Sources: DfE admissions (Sept 2026), KS4 results, Ofsted.
SchoolLatest OfstedApplications per placeAttainment 8FSM
St Paul's Way Trust School Good2022 5.0 applications per place 52.0 51%
Stepney All Saints Church of England Secondary School Faith 2026 4.6 applications per place 54.0 48%
Swanlea School Outstanding2024 4.5 applications per place 58.7 42%
Mulberry Stepney Green Mathematics and Computing College 2026 3.2 applications per place 50.2 39%
Oaklands School 2026 2.7 applications per place 47.9 63%
Canary Wharf Secondary Faith Requires improvement2024 2.7 applications per place 51.2 29%
Mulberry Academy Shoreditch Good2022 2.6 applications per place 46.5 53%
London Enterprise Academy Graded · no overall grade2024 2.4small intake applications per place 48.7 27%
Mulberry School for Girls Outstanding2024 2.3 applications per place 57.2 50%
Morpeth School Good2023 2.2 applications per place 47.8 50%
Bow School Remains Good2023 2.2 applications per place 43.8 48%
Mulberry Academy London Dock Not yet inspected 2.1 applications per place – 38%
Central Foundation Girls' School 2026 2.1 applications per place 53.0 46%
Bishop Challoner Catholic School Faith Good2021 2.0 applications per place 43.8 31%
Langdon Park Community School 2026 1.8 applications per place 46.6 58%
George Green's School Remains Good2022 1.6 applications per place 47.7 50%
Mulberry UTC Graded · no overall grade2025 no data 28.6 44%
Wapping High School Good2023 no data 46.9 38%

Sources: DfE admissions (Sept 2026), KS4 results, Ofsted. FSM: free school meals.

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement
  • Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Primary schools in Tower Hamlets

67 schools · Reception entry 2026

Sorted by applications per place for September 2026 entry, highest first.

Sources: DfE admissions (Sept 2026), KS2 results, Ofsted.
SchoolLatest OfstedApplications per placeSATs standardFSM
Bygrove Primary School Outstanding2023 4.7 applications per place 79% 50%
Canary Wharf Primary, East Ferry Faith Good2022 4.0 applications per place 79% 9%
Canary Wharf Primary, Glenworth Faith Graded · no overall grade2025 3.5 applications per place 85% 11%
Mayflower Primary School Remains Outstanding2022 3.2 applications per place 80% 39%
St Luke's Church of England Primary School Faith Good2023 3.2 applications per place 64% 37%
Bigland Green Primary School Remains Outstanding2024 3.1 applications per place 87% 35%
St Anne's and Guardian Angels Catholic Primary School Faith Remains Good2020 3.0small intake applications per place – 43%
Mulberry Wood Wharf Primary School Graded · no overall grade2025 3.0 applications per place – 18%
Olga Primary School 2026 3.0 applications per place 62% 33%
St Edmund's Catholic School Faith Remains Good2023 2.9 applications per place 69% 20%
Chisenhale Primary School Good2024 2.8 applications per place 61% 20%
Solebay Primary - A Paradigm Academy Outstanding2023 2.7small intake applications per place 78% 39%
Globe Primary School Remains Outstanding2024 2.7 applications per place 80% 37%
Osmani Primary School 2026 2.7 applications per place 78% 41%
St Peter's London Docks CofE Primary School Faith Standards maintained2025 2.5 applications per place 83% 20%
Harbinger Primary School Good2023 2.5 applications per place 63% 47%
St Saviour's Church of England Primary School Faith Standards maintained2025 2.4 applications per place 64% 45%
Seven Mills Primary School Good2023 2.4 applications per place 55% 48%
Halley Primary School Good2023 2.4 applications per place 68% 32%
Arnhem Wharf Primary School Remains Good2023 2.4 applications per place 60% 48%
Bonner Primary School Standards maintained2025 2.3 applications per place 65% 41%
Bangabandhu Primary School Good2023 2.3 applications per place 77% 65%
Lansbury Lawrence Primary School Outstanding2024 2.3 applications per place 71% 50%
Virginia Primary School Remains Outstanding2021 2.3 applications per place – 37%
Christ Church CofE School Faith Remains Good2023 2.2small intake applications per place 71% 36%
Cayley Primary School Remains Good2022 2.2 applications per place 70% 56%
Stepney Greencoat Church of England Primary School Faith Good2023 2.1 applications per place 61% 34%
William Davis Primary School Graded · no overall grade2025 2.1small intake applications per place 83% 48%
Sir William Burrough Primary School Graded · no overall grade2025 2.1 applications per place 74% 31%
St Paul's Whitechapel Church of England Primary School Faith Good2024 2.1 applications per place 72% 32%
Malmesbury Primary School Remains Good2023 2.0 applications per place 67% 49%
Marner Primary School Remains Good2022 2.0 applications per place 69% 53%
Cubitt Town Primary School Graded · no overall grade2025 2.0 applications per place 63% 56%
English Martyrs Roman Catholic Primary School Faith 2026 2.0 applications per place 63% 27%
Hague Primary School Remains Good2022 2.0 applications per place 79% 34%
Columbia Primary School Good2023 1.9 applications per place 81% 25%
Hermitage Primary School Requires improvement2023 1.9 applications per place 77% 43%
Stewart Headlam Primary School Outstanding2023 1.9 applications per place 83% 27%
St Elizabeth Catholic Primary School Faith Remains Good2022 1.9small intake applications per place – 49%
Cyril Jackson Primary School Graded · no overall grade2025 1.8 applications per place 65% 36%
Mowlem Primary School Remains Outstanding2024 1.8 applications per place 72% 45%
St Paul With St Luke CofE Primary Federation Faith Standards maintained2025 1.8 applications per place 57% 52%
Wellington Primary School Outstanding2023 1.8 applications per place 71% 44%
Blue Gate Fields Infants' School Standards maintained2024 1.7 applications per place – 27%
St John's Church of England Primary School Faith 2026 1.7 applications per place 64% 67%
Mulberry Canon Barnett Primary Academy 2026 1.7small intake applications per place 59% 37%
St Agnes RC Primary School Faith Outstanding2024 1.7 applications per place 73% 34%
Marion Richardson Primary School Outstanding2024 1.7 applications per place 64% 41%
The Clara Grant Primary School 2026 1.6 applications per place 80% 49%
Ben Jonson Primary School Good2024 1.6 applications per place 72% 41%
Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School Faith Remains Good2022 1.6 applications per place 62% 44%
Stebon Primary School Outstanding2023 1.6 applications per place 77% 43%
John Scurr Primary School Good2023 1.6 applications per place 72% 42%
Old Palace Primary School Good2023 1.6 applications per place 75% 30%
St Mary and St Michael Primary School Faith Remains Good2023 1.6 applications per place 76% 42%
Manorfield Primary School Good2024 1.5 applications per place 77% 54%
Woolmore Primary School Outstanding2022 1.5 applications per place 71% 50%
Thomas Buxton Primary School Remains Outstanding2023 1.5 applications per place 71% 51%
Harry Gosling Primary School Remains Good2023 1.5 applications per place 60% 41%
Culloden Primary - A Paradigm Academy Graded · no overall grade2025 1.4 applications per place 74% 37%
Elizabeth Selby Infants' School Remains Good2023 1.4 applications per place – 40%
Kobi Nazrul Primary School Improved significantly2025 1.4 applications per place 70% 46%
Stepney Park Primary School Good2023 1.3 applications per place 77% 48%
Old Ford Primary - A Paradigm Academy Outstanding2022 1.2 applications per place 65% 53%
Blue Gate Fields Junior School Good2023 no data 76% 38%
East London Arts & Music Not yet inspected no data – 0%
Lawdale Junior School Remains Good2023 no data 70% 57%

Sources: DfE admissions (Sept 2026), KS2 results, Ofsted. FSM: free school meals.

Special schools and other provision

9 schools