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Schools in Tower Hamlets

Search and compare schools in Tower Hamlets with map view, rankings, Ofsted context, performance data and admissions research links. Use this page as a local hub before opening individual school profiles or building a side-by-side comparison.

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Starting school in September 2027

  • Secondary (Year 7): apply by 31 October 2026; offers on 1 March 2027.
  • Primary (Reception): apply by 15 January 2027; offers on 16 April 2027.

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Schools indexed
111
in Tower Hamlets
Average Attainment 8
48.5
national 46.4
Average Progress 8
+0.16
national 0.00
Grade 5+ Eng & maths
51%
national 45%
Good or Outstanding
77%
of 48 inspected

Averages cover state mainstream schools, the basis of the national figures. Special and independent schools are in the table below but not in the averages.

Ofsted across Tower Hamlets

Most recent inspection outcome for every school with a published judgement. Click a bar to filter the table.

Spread of Attainment 8

Number of Tower Hamlets secondaries in each band. Click a bar to filter the table.

Tower Hamlets schools

Ranked by Attainment 8 — switch the measure to reorder

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Select#SchoolAttainment 8Progress 85+ Eng & maths
1Jamiatul Ummah School
Other independent school
67.5—89%
2London Islamic School
Other independent school
61.2—89%
3Swanlea School
Community school · Outstanding
58.7+0.8168%
4Mulberry School for Girls
Academy converter · Outstanding
57.2+0.6164%
5Madani Secondary Girls' School
Other independent school
54.8—60%
6Stepney All Saints Church of England Secondary School
Voluntary aided school
54.0+0.7763%
7Darul Hadis Latifiah
Other independent school
53.2—47%
8Central Foundation Girls' School
Voluntary aided school
53.0+0.5058%
9London East Academy
Other independent school
52.3—69%
10St Paul's Way Trust School
Academy converter · Good
52.0+0.5461%
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High-attainment secondary schools in Tower Hamlets

Swanlea School
SecondaryAttainment 8 58.7Progress 8 +0.81
Mulberry School for Girls
SecondaryAttainment 8 57.2Progress 8 +0.61
Stepney All Saints Church of England Secondary School
SecondaryAttainment 8 54.0Progress 8 +0.77
Central Foundation Girls' School
SecondaryAttainment 8 53.0Progress 8 +0.50
Canary Wharf College Crossharbour
SecondaryAttainment 8 51.2Progress 8 +0.32

Catchment distances and university destinations in Tower Hamlets

We hold the last distance offered for 16 Tower Hamlets schools, 2025–2026, from the council’s allocation figures. See Tower Hamlets school catchment distances

Most leavers to Oxford or Cambridge

  1. Bow School1.9% (2015/16–2019/20)
  2. Langdon Park Community School1.9% (2015/16–2019/20)
  3. Bishop Challoner Catholic School1.3% (2015/16–2019/20)
  4. St Paul's Way Trust School1.1% (2015/16–2019/20)
  5. Mulberry Stepney Green Mathematics and Computing College1.0% (2015/16–2019/20)

Most leavers to Russell Group universities

  1. St Paul's Way Trust School55.1% (2015/16–2019/20)
  2. Mulberry School for Girls31.4% (2015/16–2019/20)
  3. Mulberry Stepney Green Mathematics and Computing College31.2% (2015/16–2019/20)
  4. Stepney All Saints Church of England Secondary School29.9% (2015/16–2019/20)
  5. Central Foundation Girls' School29.1% (2015/16–2019/20)

Share of sixth-form leavers, pooled over the years shown (Department for Education destination data). England Oxbridge rankings

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