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Best schools in Tower Hamlets

98 schools in Tower Hamlets ranked on the same DfE results as the Tower Hamlets league tables, with the best ranked schools within reach of the town centre beside them. Read the band (top 1%, 5%, 10%, 25%) more than the exact place: most schools in the middle cannot be told apart.

Primary schools

Tower Hamlets's own ranking

In Tower HamletsSchoolExpected standardHigher standardBand in EnglandPlace in England
1Canary Wharf Primary, Glenworth89%29%Top 1%104 of 13,886
2Blue Gate Fields Junior School81%28%Top 5%208 of 13,886
3Old Palace Primary School81%26%Top 5%290 of 13,886
4St Agnes RC Primary School80%25%Top 5%358 of 13,886
5Columbia Primary School86%18%Top 5%624 of 13,886
6St Peter's London Docks CofE Primary School81%20%Top 5%645 of 13,886
7Mayflower Primary School82%18%Top 10%779 of 13,886
8Stewart Headlam Primary School82%18%Top 10%780 of 13,886
9Old Ford Primary - A Paradigm Academy70%20%Top 10%1,220 of 13,886
10Solebay Primary - A Paradigm Academy74%18%Top 10%1,232 of 13,886
11Canary Wharf Primary, East Ferry78%16%Top 10%1,252 of 13,886
12Culloden Primary - A Paradigm Academy71%19%Top 10%1,299 of 13,886
13Bigland Green Primary School84%12%Top 25%1,483 of 13,886
14Christ Church CofE School67%20%Top 25%1,494 of 13,886
15Stebon Primary School80%13%Top 25%1,647 of 13,886
16Virginia Primary School79%12%Top 25%1,950 of 13,886
17Cayley Primary School76%13%Top 25%2,017 of 13,886
18Globe Primary School82%10%Top 25%2,065 of 13,886
19St Mary and St Michael Primary School73%14%Top 25%2,106 of 13,886
20Sir William Burrough Primary School80%10%Top 25%2,309 of 13,886
21Manorfield Primary School73%13%Top 25%2,374 of 13,886
22Bygrove Primary School77%11%Top 25%2,425 of 13,886
23William Davis Primary School79%10%Top 25%2,432 of 13,886
24Ben Jonson Primary School68%15%Top 25%2,470 of 13,886
25The Clara Grant Primary School70%14%Top 25%2,495 of 13,886
26Cyril Jackson Primary School68%14%Top 25%2,775 of 13,886
27Lansbury Lawrence Primary School67%14%Top 25%2,928 of 13,886
28Malmesbury Primary School66%14%Top 25%3,090 of 13,886
29Mowlem Primary School68%13%Top 25%3,104 of 13,886
30Wellington Primary School70%12%Top 25%3,126 of 13,886
31Osmani Primary School77%8%Top 25%3,384 of 13,886
32Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School65%13%Top half3,596 of 13,886
33John Scurr Primary School72%9%Top half3,874 of 13,886
34Marner Primary School72%9%Top half3,875 of 13,886
35English Martyrs Roman Catholic Primary School61%14%Top half3,946 of 13,886
36Stepney Park Primary School75%7%Top half4,098 of 13,886
37St Paul's Whitechapel Church of England Primary School75%7%Top half4,099 of 13,886
38Hermitage Primary School64%12%Top half4,164 of 13,886
39St Paul With St Luke CofE Primary Federation66%11%Top half4,167 of 13,886
40Harry Gosling Primary School72%8%Top half4,277 of 13,886
41St Anne's and Guardian Angels Catholic Primary School69%9%Top half4,439 of 13,886
42Lawdale Junior School73%7%Top half4,465 of 13,886
43St Edmund's Catholic School75%6%Top half4,478 of 13,886
44Stepney Greencoat Church of England Primary School58%13%Top half4,937 of 13,886
45Bangabandhu Primary School74%5%Top half5,145 of 13,886
46St Paul's Way Trust School65%9%Top half5,274 of 13,886
47St John's Church of England Primary School69%7%Top half5,316 of 13,886
48Thomas Buxton Primary School64%9%Top half5,467 of 13,886
49Kobi Nazrul Primary School76%3%Top half5,640 of 13,886
50Chisenhale Primary School61%10%Top half5,672 of 13,886
51Bonner Primary School62%9%Top half5,918 of 13,886
52Marion Richardson Primary School62%9%Top half5,919 of 13,886
53Woolmore Primary School68%6%Top half6,040 of 13,886
54Seven Mills Primary School65%7%Top half6,234 of 13,886
55Hague Primary School67%6%Top half6,284 of 13,886
56St Luke's Church of England Primary School59%9%Top half6,609 of 13,886
57St Saviour's Church of England Primary School59%9%Top half6,610 of 13,886
58Cubitt Town Primary School61%8%Top half6,635 of 13,886
59Olga Primary School58%8%Lower half7,385 of 13,886
60Arnhem Wharf Primary School58%8%Lower half7,398 of 13,886
61Harbinger Primary School56%6%Lower half8,945 of 13,886
62Halley Primary School63%1%Lower half9,877 of 13,886
63Mulberry Canon Barnett Primary Academy54%5%Lower half9,982 of 13,886
64St Elizabeth Catholic Primary School45%4%Lower half12,130 of 13,886

Not ranked: Blue Gate Fields Infants' School, Elizabeth Selby Infants' School, Mulberry Wood Wharf Primary School: too few pupils to rank fairly, or no published results.

Best ranked within 3 miles

SchoolTownFrom the centreExpected standardHigher standardBand in EnglandPlace in England
St Antony's Catholic Primary SchoolLondon3.1 miles93%37%Top 1%17 of 13,886
The Cathedral School of St Saviour and St Mary OverieLONDON2.6 miles94%36%Top 1%19 of 13,886
Charles Dickens Primary SchoolLondon2.8 miles92%35%Top 1%28 of 13,886
Tollgate Primary SchoolLondon3.1 miles93%33%Top 1%40 of 13,886
Boutcher Church of England Primary SchoolLondon2.4 miles90%27%Top 1%131 of 13,886
Mossbourne Riverside AcademyLondon2.0 miles84%29%Top 5%150 of 13,886
Redriff Primary, City of London AcademyLondon1.1 miles83%27%Top 5%210 of 13,886
Hallsville Primary SchoolLondon2.4 miles87%25%Top 5%222 of 13,886
Kaizen Primary SchoolLondon2.8 miles85%25%Top 5%257 of 13,886
Rosetta Primary SchoolLondon2.8 miles90%21%Top 5%327 of 13,886

Ranked on reading, writing and maths at the expected standard (50% of the score), reading, writing and maths at the higher standard (50% of the score), three-year average to 2024/25. England: reading, writing and maths at the expected standard 62%; reading, writing and maths at the higher standard 8%. A dash: no figure published for that school (DfE hides figures for small groups). Source: DfE, key stage 2 school performance tables, latest year 2024/25; the ranking is kinplace's league table, built 16 October 2026 (how it is worked out). Distances are as the crow flies.

Secondary schools (GCSE)

Tower Hamlets's own ranking

In Tower HamletsSchoolProgress 8Attainment 8Grade 5+ English and mathsBand in EnglandPlace in England
1Swanlea School+0.8157.266%Top 10%298 of 3,292
2Stepney All Saints Church of England Secondary School+0.7755.263%Top 25%348 of 3,292
3Mulberry School for Girls+0.6156.259%Top 25%452 of 3,292
4St Paul's Way Trust School+0.5453.162%Top 25%525 of 3,292
5Central Foundation Girls' School+0.5054.157%Top 25%582 of 3,292
6Canary Wharf Secondary+0.3252.559%Top 25%732 of 3,292
7Oaklands School+0.4151.253%Top 25%768 of 3,292
8Morpeth School+0.2449.146%Top half1,127 of 3,292
9Mulberry Stepney Green Mathematics and Computing College+0.1349.353%Top half1,136 of 3,292
10George Green's School+0.0647.650%Top half1,326 of 3,292
11Wapping High School+0.0446.949%Top half1,413 of 3,292
12Mulberry Academy Shoreditch+0.0147.247%Top half1,495 of 3,292
13London Enterprise Academy-0.1047.449%Top half1,612 of 3,292
14Bishop Challoner Catholic School-0.2744.144%Lower half2,092 of 3,292
15Langdon Park Community School-0.3444.745%Lower half2,147 of 3,292
16Bow School-0.3943.537%Lower half2,444 of 3,292
17Mulberry UTC-0.9830.520%Lower half3,218 of 3,292
18New City College—11.215%Lower half3,279 of 3,292

Not ranked: Mulberry Academy London Dock: too few pupils to rank fairly, or no published results.

Best ranked within 6 miles

SchoolTownFrom the centreProgress 8Attainment 8Grade 5+ English and mathsBand in EnglandPlace in England
Ark Greenwich Free SchoolLondon5.0 miles+1.4365.884%Top 5%44 of 3,292
Mossbourne Victoria Park AcademyLondon1.4 miles+1.5464.975%Top 5%57 of 3,292
Mossbourne Community AcademyLondon2.5 miles+1.4765.475%Top 5%66 of 3,292
The St Thomas the Apostle CollegeLondon3.4 miles+1.4561.373%Top 5%91 of 3,292
The Grey Coat HospitalLondon4.4 miles+1.0465.381%Top 5%116 of 3,292
Sacred Heart Catholic SchoolLondon3.9 miles+1.2457.871%Top 5%150 of 3,292
Eden Girls' School, Waltham ForestLondon5.2 miles+0.9461.873%Top 10%177 of 3,292
Forest Gate Community SchoolLondon3.4 miles+1.0558.170%Top 10%186 of 3,292
The Charter School North DulwichLondon4.8 miles+0.8063.575%Top 10%196 of 3,292
Valentines High SchoolIlford5.9 miles+0.9158.572%Top 10%217 of 3,292

Ranked on Progress 8 (50% of the score), Attainment 8 (25% of the score), grade 5 or above in English and maths (25% of the score), 2023/24 to 2025/26, weighted by cohort. England: Progress 8 +0.01; Attainment 8 47.4; grade 5 or above in English and maths 48%. A dash: no figure published for that school (DfE hides figures for small groups). Source: DfE, key stage 4 school performance tables, latest year 2025/26; the ranking is kinplace's league table, built 16 October 2026 (how it is worked out). Distances are as the crow flies.

Sixth forms and colleges (A level)

Tower Hamlets's own ranking

In Tower HamletsSchoolValue addedPoints per A level entryBand in EnglandPlace in England
1George Green's School+0.2134.5Top 25%311 of 2,007
2Oaklands School+0.1336.2Top 25%375 of 2,007
3Bow School+0.2132.6Top 25%433 of 2,007
4Mulberry School for Girls+0.1035.4Top 25%486 of 2,007
5St Paul's Way Trust School-0.0636.9Top half726 of 2,007
6Stepney All Saints Church of England Secondary School-0.0634.9Top half864 of 2,007
7Bishop Challoner Catholic School+0.0231.3Top half924 of 2,007
8Swanlea School-0.1635.8Lower half1,007 of 2,007
9Central Foundation Girls' School-0.3033.4Lower half1,375 of 2,007
10New City College-0.2028.0Lower half1,469 of 2,007
11East London Arts & Music-0.3934.1Lower half1,486 of 2,007
12Mulberry Academy Shoreditch-0.2226.9Lower half1,552 of 2,007
13Morpeth School-0.3430.8Lower half1,560 of 2,007
14Langdon Park Community School-0.3228.0Lower half1,641 of 2,007
15Mulberry Stepney Green Mathematics and Computing College-0.3227.1Lower half1,672 of 2,007
16Mulberry UTC-0.6620.3Lower half1,957 of 2,007

Best ranked within 6 miles

SchoolTownFrom the centreValue addedPoints per A level entryBand in EnglandPlace in England
King's College London Maths SchoolLondon3.5 miles+0.7255.2Top 1%2 of 2,007
City of London Academy, Highgate HillLondon5.2 miles+0.7845.8Top 1%4 of 2,007
Brampton Manor AcademyLondon3.4 miles+0.3149.8Top 1%9 of 2,007
The Charter School North DulwichLondon4.8 miles+0.4444.3Top 1%12 of 2,007
Newham Collegiate Sixth Form Centre, City of London AcademyLondon4.1 miles+0.1449.9Top 5%21 of 2,007
London Academy of ExcellenceLondon2.1 miles+0.1848.4Top 5%22 of 2,007
Trinity AcademyLondon5.5 miles+0.6232.7Top 5%28 of 2,007
London Academy of Excellence TottenhamLondon6.1 miles+0.2544.4Top 5%37 of 2,007
Ark Globe AcademyLondon2.8 miles+0.3738.2Top 5%55 of 2,007
The Excelsior AcademyLondon2.7 miles+0.4634.6Top 5%63 of 2,007

Ranked on A level value added (60% of the score), average A level points per entry (40% of the score), 2022/23 to 2024/25, weighted by cohort. England: A level value added -0.03; average A level points per entry 35.0. A dash: no figure published for that school (DfE hides figures for small groups). Source: DfE, 16 to 18 school and college performance tables, latest year 2024/25; the ranking is kinplace's league table, built 16 October 2026 (how it is worked out). Distances are as the crow flies.

Private schools (A level)

None in Tower Hamlets itself is ranked.

Best ranked within 12 miles

SchoolTownFrom the centrePoints per A level entryValue added (not counted)Band in EnglandPlace in England
St Paul's Girls' SchoolLondon7.9 miles54.6+0.21Top 1%1 of 451
St Paul's SchoolLondon8.9 miles53.7+0.37Top 1%2 of 451
Westminster SchoolLondon4.1 miles53.6+0.10Top 1%3 of 451
King's College SchoolLondon10.5 miles52.5+0.23Top 5%6 of 451
City of London School for GirlsLondon2.4 miles52.0+0.14Top 5%9 of 451
The Godolphin and Latymer SchoolLondon8.4 miles51.6+0.19Top 5%13 of 451
Highgate School6.1 miles51.5+0.26Top 5%14 of 451
Alleyn's SchoolLondon4.8 miles51.2+0.28Top 5%16 of 451
Latymer Upper School and Latymer PrepLondon8.8 miles51.1+0.36Top 5%18 of 451
Wimbledon High School GDST10.0 miles51.0+0.35Top 5%19 of 451

Ranked on average A level points per entry (100% of the score), 2022/23 to 2024/25, weighted by cohort. A level value added is shown beside it, not counted. England (private schools): average A level points per entry 43.0. A dash: no figure published for that school (DfE hides figures for small groups). Source: DfE, 16 to 18 school and college performance tables, latest year 2024/25; the ranking is kinplace's league table, built 16 October 2026 (how it is worked out). Distances are as the crow flies.

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