There are 99 schools in Tower Hamlets (excluding independent schools), including 68 primary schools, 18 secondary schools, and 3 serving sixth-form education. Tower Hamlets has 1 school with Pupil Referral Unit places, and 1 with places for teen mothers. There are no schools in Tower Hamlets under Special Measures.
Summary of School Information in Tower Hamlets
| Total Schools | 99 |
| Total Pupils | 46,199 |
| Median Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 17.18 |
| Median Free School Meals | 37% |
The median school in Tower Hamlets has 37% of its pupils entitled to free schools meals, the 7th highest figure in London. This represents about 17,000 pupils, or approximately 1 in 2 of Tower Hamlets's pupils. Looking at the number of pupils per teacher, the median ratio for Tower Hamlets is 17.18 school children per full-time equivalent teacher. This is the 8th lowest ratio in London, and the 8th lowest pupil/teacher ratio in the London region of the UK.
The 1 schools in Tower Hamlets operating with pupil referral units offer 224 PRU places to the local area. For teen mothers, there are an unknown number of places available (data quality standards vary) from the single school providing places for teen mothers.
Primaries
68
22% Outstanding • 68% Good
Secondaries
18
11% Outstanding • 72% Good
Sixth Forms
3
33% Outstanding • 67% Good
Most of Tower Hamlets's primary schools have been rated Good by Ofsted, amounting to 46 schools or 68% of the total. Attainment is mostly split between very high and high - about 34% and 31% of primary schools respectively - though we don't have data for approximately 10% of schools. Looking at the number of pupils assigned to a teacher, Tower Hamlets's primary schools most commonly have a low ratio of pupils to teachers.
| Name | Ages | Capacity | SEN Support | Ofsted | KS2 Attainment | Teacher/Pupil Ratio | Religion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arnhem Wharf Primary School | 3–11 yrs | 682 |
Good |
Good |
Good |
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| Bangabandhu Primary School | 3–11 yrs | 450 |
Good |
High |
Good |
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| Ben Jonson Primary School | 3–11 yrs | 717 |
Good |
High |
Good |
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| Bigland Green Primary School | 3–11 yrs | 480 |
Outstanding |
Very high |
Low |
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| Blue Gate Fields Infants' School | 3–7 yrs | 270 |
Good |
High |
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| Blue Gate Fields Junior School | 7–11 yrs | 360 |
Good |
Very high |
Very low |
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| Bonner Primary School | 4–11 yrs | 840 |
Good |
Very low |
Good |
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| Bygrove Primary School | 3–11 yrs | 240 |
Good |
Very low |
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| Canary Wharf College, East Ferry | 4–11 yrs | 280 |
Good |
High |
Very low |
Christian | |
| Canary Wharf College, Glenworth | 4–11 yrs | 296 |
Outstanding |
Good |
Christian | ||
| Canon Barnett Primary School | 3–11 yrs | 240 |
Good |
High |
Low |
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| Cayley Primary School | 3–11 yrs | 630 |
Good |
Very high |
High |
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| Chisenhale Primary School | 3–11 yrs | 351 |
Good |
Good |
Very low |
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| Christ Church CofE School | 3–11 yrs | 235 |
Good |
Very high |
Very low |
Church of England | |
| Columbia Primary School | 3–11 yrs | 450 |
Good |
Very high |
Low |
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| Cubitt Town Primary School | 3–11 yrs | 700 |
Good |
Very high |
Low |
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| Culloden Primary - A Paradigm Academy | 3–11 yrs | 630 |
Outstanding |
High |
Good |
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| Cyril Jackson Primary School | 3–11 yrs | 492 | |||||
| Elizabeth Selby Infants' School | 2–7 yrs | 277 |
Good |
High |
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| English Martyrs Roman Catholic Primary School | 3–11 yrs | 196 |
Good |
High |
Very low |
Roman Catholic | |
| Globe Primary School | 3–11 yrs | 370 |
Outstanding |
Very high |
Very low |
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| Hague Primary School | 3–11 yrs | 228 |
Good |
Very high |
Low |
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| Halley Primary School | 3–11 yrs | 240 |
Good |
Low |
Very low |
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| Harbinger Primary School | 3–11 yrs | 360 |
Requires improvement |
Good |
Low |
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| Harry Gosling Primary School | 3–11 yrs |
Good |
Very high |
Low |
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| Hermitage Primary School | 3–11 yrs | 330 |
Requires improvement |
Low |
Low |
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| John Scurr Primary School | 2–11 yrs | 470 |
Good |
High |
Good |
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| Kobi Nazrul Primary School | 3–11 yrs | 240 |
Good |
Good |
High |
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| Lansbury Lawrence Primary School | 3–11 yrs | 429 |
Good |
Good |
Low |
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| Lawdale Junior School | 7–11 yrs | 240 |
Good |
High |
Low |
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| Malmesbury Primary School | 3–11 yrs | 525 |
Good |
High |
Low |
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| Manorfield Primary School | 2–11 yrs | 800 |
Outstanding |
Very high |
Very low |
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| Marion Richardson Primary School | 3–11 yrs | 510 |
Good |
High |
Good |
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| Marner Primary School | 3–11 yrs | 700 |
Good |
Very high |
High |
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| Mayflower Primary School | 3–11 yrs | 390 |
Outstanding |
Very high |
Low |
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| Mowlem Primary School | 3–11 yrs | 210 |
Outstanding |
Very high |
Good |
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| Mulberry Canon Barnett Primary Academy | 3–11 yrs | 315 | |||||
| Mulberry Wood Wharf Primary School | 4–11 yrs | 420 | |||||
| Old Ford Primary - A Paradigm Academy | 3–11 yrs | 630 |
Outstanding |
High |
Low |
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| Old Palace Primary School | 4–11 yrs | 420 |
Good |
High |
Very low |
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| Olga Primary School | 3–11 yrs | 530 |
Good |
Very high |
Good |
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| Osmani Primary School | 3–11 yrs | 480 |
Good |
Very high |
Low |
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| Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School | 3–11 yrs | 466 |
Good |
Good |
Good |
Roman Catholic | |
| Seven Mills Primary School | 3–11 yrs | 240 |
Good |
High |
Good |
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| Sir William Burrough Primary School | 3–11 yrs | 385 |
Requires improvement |
Very high |
Good |
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| Solebay Primary - A Paradigm Academy | 3–11 yrs | 350 |
Good |
High |
Very low |
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| St Agnes RC Primary School | 3–11 yrs | 235 |
Outstanding |
Very high |
Low |
Roman Catholic | |
| St Anne's and Guardian Angels Catholic Primary School | 2–11 yrs | 450 |
Good |
High |
Very low |
Roman Catholic | |
| St Edmund's Catholic School | 3–11 yrs | 225 |
Good |
Very high |
High |
Roman Catholic | |
| St Elizabeth Catholic Primary School | 2–11 yrs | 470 |
Good |
High |
Low |
Roman Catholic | |
| St John's Church of England Primary School | 3–11 yrs | 236 |
Good |
Low |
Very low |
Church of England | |
| St Luke's Church of England Primary School | 3–11 yrs | 480 |
Good |
Very high |
Good |
Church of England | |
| St Mary and St Michael Primary School | 3–11 yrs | 472 |
Good |
Good |
Very high |
Roman Catholic | |
| St Paul with St Luke CofE Primary School | 3–11 yrs | 240 |
Good |
Very low |
Low |
Church of England | |
| St Paul's Way Trust School | 4–18 yrs | 1,620 |
Good |
Very low |
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| St Paul's Whitechapel Church of England Primary School | 3–11 yrs | 210 |
Outstanding |
Very high |
Very high |
Church of England | |
| St Peter's London Docks CofE Primary School | 3–11 yrs | 240 |
Outstanding |
Very high |
Good |
Church of England | |
| St Saviour's Church of England Primary School | 3–11 yrs | 240 |
Outstanding |
Very high |
Good |
Church of England | |
| Stebon Primary School | 3–11 yrs | 720 |
Good |
High |
Low |
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| Stepney Greencoat Church of England Primary School | 4–11 yrs | 210 |
Good |
High |
Low |
Church of England | |
| Stepney Park Primary School | 3–11 yrs | 840 |
Good |
High |
Good |
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| Stewart Headlam Primary School | 3–11 yrs | 270 |
Good |
Low |
Good |
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| The Clara Grant Primary School | 3–11 yrs | 467 |
Good |
Good |
Low |
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| Thomas Buxton Primary School | 3–11 yrs | 480 |
Outstanding |
High |
Low |
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| Virginia Primary School | 3–11 yrs | 236 |
Outstanding |
Good |
Good |
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| Wellington Primary School | 3–11 yrs | 450 |
Good |
High |
Good |
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| William Davis Primary School | 3–11 yrs | 240 |
Good |
Very high |
Very low |
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| Woolmore Primary School | 3–11 yrs | 630 |
Outstanding |
Good |
Very low |
Most of Tower Hamlets's secondary schools have been rated Good by Ofsted, amounting to 13 schools or 72% of the total. Attainment is mostly split between very high and low - about 33% and 22% of secondary schools respectively - though we don't have data for approximately 5.56% of schools. Looking at the number of pupils assigned to a teacher, Tower Hamlets's secondary schools most commonly have a very low ratio of pupils to teachers.
| Name | Ages | Capacity | SEN Support | Ofsted | P8 Attainment | Teacher/Pupil Ratio | Religion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bishop Challoner Boys' School | 11–16 yrs | 600 |
Requires improvement |
Low |
Very low |
Roman Catholic | |
| Bishop Challoner Girls' School | 11–18 yrs | 1,020 |
Good |
High |
Very low |
Roman Catholic | |
| Bow School | 11–18 yrs | 1,350 |
Good |
Low |
Very low |
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| Canary Wharf College 3 | 11–19 yrs | 1,200 |
Good |
Very low |
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| Central Foundation Girls' School | 11–19 yrs | 1,550 |
Good |
Very high |
Very low |
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| George Green's School | 11–19 yrs | 1,239 |
Good |
Very high |
Very low |
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| Langdon Park Community School | 11–18 yrs | 950 |
Good |
Low |
Low |
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| London Enterprise Academy | 11–16 yrs | 600 |
Requires improvement |
Good |
Very low |
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| Morpeth School | 11–18 yrs | 1,600 |
Good |
High |
Very low |
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| Mulberry Academy Shoreditch | 11–19 yrs | 1,100 |
Good |
Good |
Low |
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| Mulberry School for Girls | 11–18 yrs | 1,400 |
Very high |
Low |
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| Mulberry Stepney Green Mathematics and Computing College | 11–18 yrs | 1,215 |
Good |
High |
Very low |
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| Mulberry UTC | 14–19 yrs | 800 |
Good |
Very low |
Low |
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| Oaklands School | 11–18 yrs | 1,000 |
Good |
Very high |
Very low |
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| St Paul's Way Trust School | 4–18 yrs | 1,620 |
Good |
High |
Very low |
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| Stepney All Saints Church of England Secondary School | 11–18 yrs | 1,540 |
Outstanding |
Very high |
Very low |
Church of England | |
| Swanlea School | 11–18 yrs | 1,260 |
Outstanding |
Very high |
Very low |
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| Wapping High School | 11–16 yrs | 420 |
Good |
Low |
High |
Most of Tower Hamlets's sixth form schools have been rated Good by Ofsted, amounting to 2 schools or 67% of the total. Attainment is mostly split between high and very low - about 33% and 0% of sixth form schools respectively - though we don't have data for approximately 67% of schools. Looking at the number of pupils assigned to a teacher, Tower Hamlets's sixth form schools most commonly have a very low ratio of pupils to teachers.
| Name | Ages | Capacity | SEN Support | Ofsted | P8 Attainment | Teacher/Pupil Ratio | Religion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East London Arts & Music | 16–19 yrs | 300 |
Outstanding |
Low |
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| New City College | 14–99 yrs |
Good |
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| St Paul's Way Trust School | 4–18 yrs | 1,620 |
Good |
High |
Very low |
Most of Tower Hamlets's pupil referral units have been rated Good by Ofsted, amounting to 1 school or 100% of the total. Looking at the number of pupils assigned to a teacher, Tower Hamlets's pupil referral units most commonly have a very low ratio of pupils to teachers.
| Name | Ages | Capacity | SEN Support | Ofsted | P8 Attainment | Teacher/Pupil Ratio | Religion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| London East Alternative Provision | 5–19 yrs |
Good |
Very low |
Most of Tower Hamlets's schools with teen mother places have been rated Good by Ofsted, amounting to 1 school or 100% of the total. Looking at the number of pupils assigned to a teacher, Tower Hamlets's schools with teen mother places most commonly have a very low ratio of pupils to teachers.
| Name | Ages | Capacity | SEN Support | Ofsted | P8 Attainment | Teacher/Pupil Ratio | Religion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| London East Alternative Provision | 5–19 yrs |
Good |
Very low |