Overall Oxbridge
#857
10 ranked schools · -204 places vs Eng avg #653 of 1,538
Applications
81
Offers
15
Offer rate18.5%
-10.2 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 28.7%
Schools in Tower Hamlets, London
The borough that completed more skyscrapers between 2014 and 2024 than any other English council, Tower Hamlets stretches from the traditional East End immediately east of the City of London to the regenerated London Docklands waterfront. Few inner-London boroughs have changed so visibly. Formed in 1965 and home to around 325,000 residents today, the borough has one of London's largest British Bangladeshi communities, a demographic that has shaped its social and cultural life for decades.
Whitechapel, served by the Hammersmith and City line and the Overground, has emerged as one of the borough's most school-competitive postcodes, drawing families who weigh state provision carefully. Wapping's riverside streets and the older terraces of Stepney lie to the west, while Bow and Poplar extend the eastern residential belt towards the borough boundary.
72
Primary
schools
24
Secondary
schools
1
All-through
schools
2
Post-16
colleges
8
Special
schools
3
Other
schools
of which23sixth forms·19faith·3nursery schools113 total
Area Performance
Tower Hamlets schools rank in the top 36% of England
Across 109 primary, secondary and sixth-form schools, state and independent. The average Find My School Inspection Score is 8.11/10, +0.69 vs England.
Find My School Inspection Band
34% Elite
Distribution across all Tower Hamlets schools
EliteExcellentGoodDeveloping
Tower Hamlets vs England distribution
National Rank
Top 36%
Across all ranked Tower Hamlets schools
Top 27%Primaryavg #4,010 of 14,821
Top 45%Secondaryavg #1,699 of 3,803
Top 55%Sixth formavg #1,385 of 2,523
Primary schools: 65 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
8.2/10
+0.86 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#4,010
+23 pts vs medianmedian 7,411
top 27% of 14,821
% reaching expected RWM standardstate
71%
+9 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 62%
% reaching higher RWM standardstate
12%
+4 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 8%
Average FMS Inspection Score
8.2/10
+0.86 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#4,010
+23 pts vs medianmedian 7,411
top 27% of 14,821
% reaching expected RWM standardstate
71%
+9 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 62%
% reaching higher RWM standardstate
12%
+4 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 8%
Secondary schools: 25 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.8/10
+0.44 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.4/10
Average national rank
#1,699
+5 pts vs medianmedian 1,902
top 45% of 3,803
Attainment 8 score (out of 90)state
50.0
+10.9 vs Eng avgEng avg 39.1
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.8/10
+0.44 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.4/10
Average national rank
#1,699
+5 pts vs medianmedian 1,902
top 45% of 3,803
Attainment 8 score (out of 90)state
50.0
+10.9 vs Eng avgEng avg 39.1
Sixth form schools: 19 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
8.2/10
+0.41 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.7/10
Average national rank
#1,385
-5 pts vs medianmedian 1,262
top 55% of 2,523
% A*-A at A-Level
19%
-6 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 25%
% A*-B at A-Level
45%
-6 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 50%
Average FMS Inspection Score
8.2/10
+0.41 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.7/10
Average national rank
#1,385
-5 pts vs medianmedian 1,262
top 55% of 2,523
% A*-A at A-Level
19%
-6 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 25%
% A*-B at A-Level
45%
-6 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 50%
Oxford
#284
12 ranked schools · -22 places vs Eng avg #262 of 1,866
Applications
29
Offers
0
Offer rate0.0%
-16.6 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 16.6%
Cambridge
#861
11 ranked schools · -162 places vs Eng avg #699 of 1,830
Applications
60
Offers
15
Offer rate25.0%
-12.0 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 37.0%
Top 3 Primary Schools
2026
Tower Hamlets
Top 3 Secondary Schools
2026
Tower Hamlets
Top 3 Sixth Forms
2026
Tower Hamlets
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School profiles in Tower Hamlets, London
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