Wapping High School
Summary
The key facts, in one place- Inspection
- Good, November 2023
- Results
- +0.04 progress 8; 46.9 attainment 8
- Size
- 248 pupils; classes of 16
- Run by
- The Wapping and Shadwell Secondary Education Trust
- Type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 11 to 16 · Mixed
- Progress 8: +0.04, against +0.16 in Tower Hamlets.
- English and maths, grade 5+: 47%, against 51% in Tower Hamlets.
- Sessions missed: 9.8%, against 7.0% in Tower Hamlets.
- Persistently absent: 34.5%, against 18.9% in Tower Hamlets.
At a glance
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SourceWhere these figures come from
How it is worked outTower Hamlets and England: DfE's own averages for results. For the rest, the middle state secondary school of the same phase, from every school we hold, since DfE publishes no council figure we hold.
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SourceCouncil offer-day figures; none held for this school yet.
How it is worked outThe bars show how far the last place offered reached each year. A full bar means everyone who applied was offered a place; a dash means we hold no distance for that year. Your postcode is set against each year's last distance.
- A record of past years, not a promise: the distance changes every year with who applies.
We hold no offer-day distances for this school yet. Enter your postcode to see how far it is from your home.
Offers
How far offers reached
How far away the last child offered a place under the distance rule lived, as the council measures it. It changes every year with who applies: a record, not a promise. Children with a higher priority can be offered places from further away.Year 7. Distance of the last child offered a place on offer day. What the last distance means →
Results
Quality
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SourceOfsted · inspected 21 November 2023
DfE school performance tables · 2023/2024
DfE school performance tables · 2025/2026
- Good
- Progress 8: +0.04 (England +0.01) (county +0.16)
- Attainment 8: 46.9 (England 47.4) (county 48.0)
- English and maths grade 5 or above: 47% (England 48%) (county 51%)
- Progress, set against pupils who started with the same results: average
Results
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SourceDfE school performance tables, 2023/2024, 2025/2026.
| Measure | This school | England | Council | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progress 8 | +0.04 | +0.01 | +0.16 | 2023/2024 |
| Attainment 8 | 46.9 | 47.4 | 48.0 | 2025/2026 |
| English and maths grade 5 or above | 47% | 48% | 51% | 2025/2026 |
League table place
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SourceDfE school performance tables: the newest year's results, place among the council's schools of the same phase.
| Table | League rank |
|---|---|
| GCSE (key stage 4) | (12/17) |
Where leavers go
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SourceDfE, destination measures.
- A figure DfE hides for a small group is left out, not shown as nought. The newest year may be provisional.
| Stage | Leavers in | Pupils | In a sustained place | Of which |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| After GCSEs | 2023/24 | 81 | 86% | In education 85%; Apprenticeship 1.2%; Employment 0.0% |
| After GCSEs | 2022/23 | 68 | 91% | In education 91%; Apprenticeship 0.0%; Employment 0.0% |
| After GCSEs | 2021/22 | 71 | 92% | In education 90%; Apprenticeship 1.4%; Employment 0.0% |
Daily life and who goes there
Daily life
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SourceDfE, Pupil absence in schools in England: absence rates by school level · 2024/25
DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England: school level · 2024/25
DfE, school workforce and pupil census · 2025/26
DfE, school workforce · November 2025
DfT, NaPTAN (National Public Transport Access Nodes) · within 800 m
DfT, Road safety data (STATS19): collisions and casualties, last five years · 2021 to 2025
DEFRA, Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) 1 km background maps · 2024
- Absence: 9.8% of sessions missed; 35% of pupils miss 1 in 10 or more. Schools with a similar intake: 9.0% and 27%
- Suspensions: 15 per 100 pupils (schools with a similar intake: 20); 0 permanent exclusions
- Classes average 15.5 pupils; 0.0% of classes have more than 30
- 9.4 pupils for each teacher
- Nearest stops, in a straight line: bus 36 m, tram or metro 474 m, rail 498 m
- 495 police-reported road collisions within 500 m (1 fatal, 67 serious)
- Air: nitrogen dioxide 27.8 µg/m³, PM2.5 10.2 (1 km square, background level)
Absence
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SourceDfE, Pupil absence in schools in England: absence rates by school level, 2024-25.
- Similar intake: state schools of the same phase with free school meals in the same band (30-40%), the median of 654 schools.
| Year | Sessions missed | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils missing 1 in 10 | Pupils missing 1 in 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 9.8% | 3.9% | 5.9% | 35% | 5.4% |
| 2023/24 | 9.3% | 4.1% | 5.2% | 30% | 3.2% |
| 2022/23 | 9.3% | 5.6% | 3.7% | 31% | 4.5% |
| Schools with a similar intake | 9.0% | 27% |
Suspensions and exclusions
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SourceDfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England: school level, 2024-25.
| Year | Suspensions per 100 pupils | Pupils suspended | Suspensions | Permanent exclusions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 15.3 | 9.9% | 45 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 6.3 | 5.4% | 21 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | 6.0 | 3.9% | 20 | 0 |
| Schools with a similar intake | 19.7 |
Class sizes and staff
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SourceDfE, school workforce; school census, 2025/26.
| Measure | Figure | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Average class size | 15.5 | 2025/26 |
| Classes over 30 pupils | 0.0% | 2025/26 |
| Pupils for each teacher | 9.4 | November 2025 |
Stops nearby
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SourceDfT, NaPTAN (National Public Transport Access Nodes), current.
- A stop across a railway or main road may be a long walk. Bus frequency is not held.
| Kind | Nearest (metres, straight line) |
|---|---|
| bus | 36 |
| tram or metro | 474 |
| rail | 498 |
Road collisions within 500 m
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SourceDfT, Road safety data (STATS19): collisions and casualties, last five years, 2021 to 2025.
- 67 serious and 1 fatal in all; 88 involved a pedestrian, 150 a cyclist. Only collisions with an injury reported to police are counted.
| Year | Collisions |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 73 |
| 2024 | 95 |
| 2023 | 110 |
| 2022 | 108 |
| 2021 | 109 |
Air quality
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SourceDEFRA, Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) 1 km background maps.
- A 1 km background figure: not the air at the school gate beside a busy road.
| Pollutant | Annual mean (µg/m³) | Year |
|---|---|---|
| NO2 | 27.8 | 2024 |
| PM10 | 17.4 | 2024 |
| PM25 | 10.2 | 2024 |
Who goes there
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SourceDfE, schools, pupils and their characteristics; special educational needs, 2025/26.
| Measure | Share of pupils | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Eligible for free school meals | 38% | 2025/26 |
| First language other than English | 58% | 2025/26 |
| SEN support | 17% | 2025/26 |
| Education, health and care plan | 6.0% | 2025/26 |
| Girls | 34% | 2025/26 |
Ofsted
Inspections
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SourceOfsted, 2023.
| Date | Kind | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 21 November 2023 | Graded inspection | Good |
Admissions
Getting in
- We hold no catchment map for this school, so we can't say which addresses are inside it.
- We can't tell how far Year 7 places reached: we hold no offer-day figures for this school. Ask the council or the school for the last distance offered.
Applications and offers, DfE
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SourceDfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school level, Open Government Licence), 2014 to 2026.
- Families name up to three schools, so most applications are somebody's second or third choice.
| Entry | Year | Places | First choices | Any choice | First choices offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year 7 | 2026 | 0 | 13 | 19 | 0 |
| Year 7 | 2025 | 34 | 18 | 149 | 18 |
| Year 7 | 2024 | 57 | 13 | 156 | 13 |
| Year 7 | 2023 | 99 | 18 | 129 | 18 |
| Year 7 | 2022 | 76 | 17 | 149 | 17 |
| Year 7 | 2021 | 77 | 17 | 138 | 17 |
| Year 7 | 2020 | 48 | 15 | 136 | 15 |
| Year 7 | 2019 | 82 | 27 | 171 | 27 |
| Year 7 | 2018 | 37 | 24 | 157 | 24 |
| Year 7 | 2017 | 31 | 20 | 187 | 20 |
Who runs it
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SourceDfE, Get Information about Schools: group links · joined September 2012
DfE, open academies list
- The Wapping and Shadwell Secondary Education Trust
- Opened as an academy (free schools) on 1 September 2012
- We can't compare results before and after it converted: we hold results for only one side of the date, because DfE publishes a few years at a time.
Fees and clubs
State schools charge no tuition fees. Breakfast clubs, after-school clubs and holiday clubs are set by each school: ask the school what it runs and what it costs.
Childcare costsWhat wraparound care and early years places cost, and what funding covers.See costs →Nearby
Schools nearby
Mulberry School for Girls0.1 miLondon Enterprise Academy0.2 miSwanlea School0.4 miBishop Challoner Catholic School0.4 miCompare side by side →Nurseries nearby
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SourceOfsted early years register.
Sources
- DEFRA, Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) 1 km background maps
- DfE school performance tables
- DfE school performance tables: the newest year's results, place among the council's schools of the same phase
- DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school level, Open Government Licence)
- DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England: absence rates by school level
- DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England: school level
- DfE, destination measures
- DfE, school workforce; school census
- DfE, schools, pupils and their characteristics; special educational needs
- DfT, NaPTAN (National Public Transport Access Nodes)
- DfT, Road safety data (STATS19): collisions and casualties, last five years
- Ofsted
- School register: DfE Get Information about Schools, updated 17 October 2026 (this school)
- How we check these figures: How we know
More in schools in London and the Tower Hamlets league table.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Sources and methods: tap the (i) on each section. How we know · All sources.