Schools in Tower Hamlets
Tower Hamlets at a glance
- Schools
- 99 66 state primary, 18 state secondary, 3 sixth-form or college and 12 private. DfE Get Information about Schools, 17 October 2026.
- Good or Outstanding
- 97% 70 of the 72 state schools whose latest Ofsted inspection gave a grade. 9 more have the new report card, which gives no single grade. Ofsted, latest inspections.
- Oversubscribed in 2026
- 13 Of 81 state schools with DfE figures for 2026: more first preferences than places at entry (Reception or Year 7). DfE, school applications and offers, 2026.
- Offer distances held
- 19% How far the last place reached on offer day: held for 16 of 84 state schools that take an intake. Tower Hamlets's published offer-day figures.
The best schools in Tower Hamlets
Primary
| Place in Tower Hamlets | School | Town | Band in England |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canary Wharf Primary, Glenworth | London | Top 1% |
| 2 | Blue Gate Fields Junior School | London | Top 5% |
| 3 | Old Palace Primary School | London | Top 5% |
| 4 | St Agnes RC Primary School | London | Top 5% |
| 5 | Columbia Primary School | London | Top 5% |
| 6 | St Peter's London Docks CofE Primary School | London | Top 5% |
| 7 | Mayflower Primary School | London | Top 10% |
| 8 | Stewart Headlam Primary School | London | Top 10% |
| 9 | Old Ford Primary - A Paradigm Academy | London | Top 10% |
| 10 | Solebay Primary - A Paradigm Academy | London | Top 10% |
Ranked on three years of results, progress first, the same measures as the full Tower Hamlets primary table (method). Source: DfE, key stage 2 school performance tables; table built 16 October 2026.
Secondary (GCSE)
| Place in Tower Hamlets | School | Town | Band in England |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swanlea School | London | Top 10% |
| 2 | Stepney All Saints Church of England Secondary School | London | Top 25% |
| 3 | Mulberry School for Girls | London | Top 25% |
| 4 | St Paul's Way Trust School | London | Top 25% |
| 5 | Central Foundation Girls' School | London | Top 25% |
| 6 | Canary Wharf Secondary | London | Top 25% |
| 7 | Oaklands School | London | Top 25% |
| 8 | Morpeth School | London | Top half |
| 9 | Mulberry Stepney Green Mathematics and Computing College | London | Top half |
| 10 | George Green's School | London | Top half |
Ranked on three years of results, progress first, the same measures as the full Tower Hamlets secondary table (method). Source: DfE, key stage 4 school performance tables; table built 16 October 2026.
Towns
- London 98 schools · best schools
Getting in
Starting Reception in September 2027
| Date | What | What to do | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 January 2027 | Primary applications close | Apply to your home council (where you live), listing your schools in order of preference. A late application is looked at after every on-time one. | Tower Hamlets council |
| 16 April 2027 | Primary offer day | Offers arrive by email from your home council. Check which school you were offered. | Tower Hamlets council |
Starting secondary school (Year 7) in September 2027
| Date | What | What to do | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 September 2026 | Year 7 applications open | The council's application form opens. Look at your schools' admission rules and open days now. | Tower Hamlets council |
| 31 October 2026 | Secondary applications close | Apply to your home council (where you live), listing your schools in order of preference. A late application is looked at after every on-time one. | Tower Hamlets council |
| 1 March 2027 | Secondary offer day | Offers arrive by email from your home council. Check which school you were offered. | Tower Hamlets council |
Every Tower Hamlets admission date · After offer day in Tower Hamlets: replies, waiting lists and appeals
Tower Hamlets catchment maps: the 36 school catchments we hold, with each map's source and year.
Offer-day distances (how far the last place reached) are held for 16 of 84 state schools (19%). Could we get in? sets your distance beside them.
Private schools, fees and childcare
Private school fees in Tower Hamlets: we hold checked fees for 6 of 12 private schools.
Childcare costs, town by town: 81 nurseries and pre-schools in Tower Hamlets, with fees held for 15. Nurseries in Tower Hamlets by Ofsted rating.
Every school in Tower Hamlets, A to Z by town
London
- Al-Mizan School
- Arnhem Wharf Primary School
- Bangabandhu Primary School
- Ben Jonson Primary School
- Bigland Green Primary School
- Bishop Challoner Catholic School
- Blue Gate Fields Infants' School
- Blue Gate Fields Junior School
- Bonner Primary School
- Bow School
- Buttercup Primary School
- Bygrove Primary School
- Canary Wharf Primary, East Ferry
- Canary Wharf Primary, Glenworth
- Canary Wharf Secondary
- Cayley Primary School
- Central Foundation Girls' School
- Chisenhale Primary School
- Christ Church CofE School
- Columbia Primary School
- Cubitt Town Primary School
- Culloden Primary - A Paradigm Academy
- Cyril Jackson Primary School
- Daffodil Preparatory School
- Darul Hadis Latifiah
- East London Arts & Music
- Elizabeth Selby Infants' School
- English Martyrs Roman Catholic Primary School
- Faraday School
- Gatehouse School
- George Green's School
- Globe Primary School
- Hague Primary School
- Halley Primary School
- Harbinger Primary School
- Harry Gosling Primary School
- Hermitage Primary School
- Jamiatul Ummah School
- John Scurr Primary School
- Kobi Nazrul Primary School
- Langdon Park Community School
- Lansbury Lawrence Primary School
- Lawdale Junior School
- London East Academy
- London Enterprise Academy
- London Islamic School
- Madani Secondary Girls' School
- Malmesbury Primary School
- Manorfield Primary School
- Marion Richardson Primary School
- Marner Primary School
- Mayflower Primary School
- Mazahirul Uloom London School
- Morpeth School
- Mowlem Primary School
- Mulberry Academy London Dock
- Mulberry Academy Shoreditch
- Mulberry Canon Barnett Primary Academy
- Mulberry School for Girls
- Mulberry Stepney Green Mathematics and Computing College
- Mulberry UTC
- Mulberry Wood Wharf Primary School
- New City College
- Oaklands School
- Old Ford Primary - A Paradigm Academy
- Old Palace Primary School
- Olga Primary School
- Osmani Primary School
- Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School
- Seven Mills Primary School
- Sir William Burrough Primary School
- Solebay Primary - A Paradigm Academy
- St Agnes RC Primary School
- St Anne's and Guardian Angels Catholic Primary School
- St Edmund's Catholic School
- St Elizabeth Catholic Primary School
- St John's Church of England Primary School
- St Luke's Church of England Primary School
- St Mary and St Michael Primary School
- St Paul With St Luke CofE Primary Federation
- St Paul's Way Trust School
- St Paul's Whitechapel Church of England Primary School
- St Peter's London Docks CofE Primary School
- St Saviour's Church of England Primary School
- Stebon Primary School
- Stepney All Saints Church of England Secondary School
- Stepney Greencoat Church of England Primary School
- Stepney Park Primary School
- Stewart Headlam Primary School
- Swanlea School
- The Clara Grant Primary School
- Thomas Buxton Primary School
- Virginia Primary School
- Wapping High School
- Wellington Primary School
- William Davis Primary School
- Woolmore Primary School
- Workers' Educational Association
Tower Hamlets
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