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Schools in Tower Hamlets, London

Tower Hamlets schools serve one of London's most diverse boroughs, covering Whitechapel, Bow, Poplar and the Isle of Dogs. The borough has seen substantial improvement in KS2 and KS4 results, and several secondaries rank among the highest performing in the country for disadvantaged-pupil progress. Admissions are coordinated by the local authority.

Data last verified 15 May 2026. Sources: Ofsted, DfE GIAS, DfE Performance Tables, Metropolitan Police, MHCLG IMD. See all sources.

111

Schools in Tower Hamlets

25.2%

Outstanding Ofsted

87.4%

Good or Outstanding

Primary schools

Secondary schools

21%

Secondary appeal success (2024)

Top primary schools in Tower Hamlets

Ranked by Ofsted rating, then by latest KS2 performance. See methodology.

School	Ofsted	KS2 %
Bygrove Primary School	Outstanding	93.0
Mayflower Primary School	Outstanding	91.0
St Agnes RC Primary School	Outstanding	85.0
Solebay Primary - A Paradigm Academy	Outstanding	83.0
Globe Primary School	Outstanding	81.0
Woolmore Primary School	Outstanding	81.0
Culloden Primary - A Paradigm Academy	Outstanding	81.0

Top secondary schools in Tower Hamlets

Ranked by Ofsted rating, then by latest KS4 Attainment 8.

School	Ofsted	Att 8
Jamiatul Ummah School	Outstanding	58.1
Swanlea School	Outstanding	56.9
Mulberry School for Girls	Outstanding	55.2
Stepney All Saints Church of England Secondary School	Outstanding	53.6
The Complete Works	Outstanding	4.9
London East Alternative Provision	Outstanding	—
Phoenix School	Outstanding	—

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What the data says about Tower Hamlets

87.4% of Tower Hamlets schools are currently rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted, compared with a London average of roughly 90% for primary and 80% for secondary. The average number of applications per place across Tower Hamlets is 1.2, a useful indicator of how competitive local admissions are. The average number of recorded crime incidents within 500 metres of a school in Tower Hamlets over the most recent reporting month is 343.61, drawn from the Metropolitan Police open data API. The mean IMD (Index of Multiple Deprivation) decile of Tower Hamlets's schools is 3.03 — 1 is most deprived, 10 is least deprived. All metrics on this page are recomputed from source data on the 15th of every month. See our methodology for definitions and limitations.

All schools in Tower Hamlets

Every school in Tower Hamlets, listed alphabetically. Click any school for the full record.

School	Phase	Ofsted
Al-Mizan School	Primary	Good
Alice Model Nursery School	Nursery	Outstanding
Arnhem Wharf Primary School	Primary	Good
Bangabandhu Primary School	Primary	Good
Beatrice Tate School	Secondary	Outstanding
Ben Jonson Primary School	Primary	Good
Bigland Green Primary School	Primary	Outstanding
Bishop Challoner Catholic School	Secondary	Good
Blue Gate Fields Infants' School	Primary	Good
Blue Gate Fields Junior School	Primary	Good
Bonner Primary School	Primary	Good
Bow School	Secondary	Good
Bowden House School	All-through	—
Brick Lane School	All-through	—
Buttercup Primary School	Primary	Requires improvement
Bygrove Primary School	Primary	Outstanding
Canary Wharf College Crossharbour	Secondary	Requires improvement
Canary Wharf College, East Ferry	Primary	Good
Canary Wharf College, Glenworth	Primary	Good
Cayley Primary School	Primary	Good
Central Foundation Girls' School	Secondary	Good
Childrens House Nursery School	Nursery	Outstanding
Chisenhale Primary School	Primary	Good
Christ Church CofE School	Primary	Good
Columbia Market Nursery School	Nursery	Good
Columbia Primary School	Primary	Good
Cubitt Town Primary School	Primary	Good
Culloden Primary - A Paradigm Academy	Primary	Outstanding
Cyril Jackson Primary School	Primary	Good
Daffodil Preparatory School	Primary	Requires improvement
Darul Hadis Latifiah	Secondary	—
Date Palm Primary	Primary	Outstanding
East London Arts & Music	Sixth form	—
Elizabeth Selby Infants' School	Primary	Good
English Martyrs Roman Catholic Primary School	Primary	Good
Faraday School	Primary	—
Gatehouse School	Primary	—
George Green's School	Secondary	Good
Globe Primary School	Primary	Outstanding
Hague Primary School	Primary	Good
Halley Primary School	Primary	Good
Harbinger Primary School	Primary	Good
Harry Gosling Primary School	Primary	Good
Hermitage Primary School	Primary	Requires improvement
Ian Mikardo High School	Secondary	Good
Jamiatul Ummah School	Secondary	Outstanding
John Scurr Primary School	Primary	Good
Kobi Nazrul Primary School	Primary	Good
Langdon Park Community School	Secondary	Good
Lansbury Lawrence Primary School	Primary	Outstanding
Lawdale Junior School	Primary	Good
London East Academy	Secondary	Good
London East Alternative Provision	All-through	Outstanding
London Enterprise Academy	Secondary	Good
London Islamic School	Secondary	Good
Madani Secondary Girls' School	Secondary	Good
Malmesbury Primary School	Primary	Good
Manorfield Primary School	Primary	Good
Marion Richardson Primary School	Primary	Outstanding
Marner Primary School	Primary	Good
Mayflower Primary School	Primary	Outstanding
Mazahirul Uloom London School	Secondary	Good
Morpeth School	Secondary	Good
Mowlem Primary School	Primary	Outstanding
Mulberry Academy London Dock	Secondary	—
Mulberry Academy Shoreditch	Secondary	Good
Mulberry Canon Barnett Primary Academy	Primary	—
Mulberry School for Girls	Secondary	Outstanding
Mulberry Stepney Green Mathematics and Computing College	Secondary	Good
Mulberry UTC	Secondary	Good
Mulberry Wood Wharf Primary School	Primary	Good
Oaklands School	Secondary	Good
Old Ford Primary - A Paradigm Academy	Primary	Outstanding
Old Palace Primary School	Primary	Good
Olga Primary School	Primary	Good
OMG Education	Secondary	Good
Onelab College	Sixth form	—
Osmani Primary School	Primary	Good
Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School	Primary	Good
Phoenix Autism Trust	Sixth form	—
Phoenix School	All-through	Outstanding
Seven Mills Primary School	Primary	Good
Sir William Burrough Primary School	Primary	Good
Solebay Primary - A Paradigm Academy	Primary	Outstanding
St Agnes RC Primary School	Primary	Outstanding
St Anne's and Guardian Angels Catholic Primary School	Primary	Good
St Edmund's Catholic School	Primary	Good
St Elizabeth Catholic Primary School	Primary	Good
St John's Church of England Primary School	Primary	Good
St Luke's Church of England Primary School	Primary	Good
St Mary and St Michael Primary School	Primary	Good
St Paul With St Luke CofE Primary Federation	Primary	Good
St Paul's Way Trust School	All-through	Good
St Paul's Whitechapel Church of England Primary School	Primary	Good
St Peter's London Docks CofE Primary School	Primary	Good
St Saviour's Church of England Primary School	Primary	Good
Stebon Primary School	Primary	Outstanding
Stephen Hawking School	Primary	Good
Stepney All Saints Church of England Secondary School	Secondary	Outstanding
Stepney Greencoat Church of England Primary School	Primary	Good
Stepney Park Primary School	Primary	Good
Stewart Headlam Primary School	Primary	Outstanding
Swanlea School	Secondary	Outstanding
The Clara Grant Primary School	Primary	Good
The Complete Works	All-through	Outstanding
Thomas Buxton Primary School	Primary	Outstanding
Virginia Primary School	Primary	Outstanding
Wapping High School	Secondary	Good
Wellington Primary School	Primary	Outstanding
William Davis Primary School	Primary	Good
Woolmore Primary School	Primary	Outstanding

Frequently asked

How many schools are there in Tower Hamlets?

Tower Hamlets has 111 schools in our directory, drawn from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Of these, 77 are primary, 32 are secondary, and the remainder are special, all-through, or post-16.

What proportion of Tower Hamlets schools are Outstanding?

As of the latest Ofsted Management Information release, 28 schools in Tower Hamlets (25.2%) are rated Outstanding, and 87.4% are rated Good or Outstanding. Ratings are refreshed monthly from the Ofsted MI publication.

When do I apply for a Reception or Year 7 place in Tower Hamlets?

Reception applications in England close on 15 January each year for the September intake. Year 7 (secondary transfer) applications close on 31 October. Tower Hamlets's applications are coordinated by the local authority through the eAdmissions system. See our full Reception timeline guide.

How does the school appeals process work in Tower Hamlets?

If you are refused your preferred school place, you have a statutory right of appeal. Tower Hamlets appeals are typically heard in May (Reception) and June–July (secondary). See our appeals tracker for Tower Hamlets-level success rates by year.

How can I tell which Tower Hamlets schools are over-subscribed?

Each school listing on this site shows the number of applications per place from the DfE's published admissions data. Apps-per-place above 2 typically indicates strong over-subscription. We refresh this data annually when the DfE publishes its admissions and offers release.

Sources

School list and phase from DfE Get Information About Schools (refreshed monthly). Ofsted ratings from Ofsted Management Information (refreshed monthly). Performance data from DfE Explore Education Statistics. Crime data within 500m from the Metropolitan Police open data API. Deprivation deciles from MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2019. Read our full methodology for how each metric is calculated.