Schools in Tower Hamlets
80 schools with published admissions figures
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The newest figures for each school. "1st prefs per place" is how many families put the school first, for each place it gave out. It measures demand, not whether a child would get a place. A dash means the figure is not available.
How the 2026 round went in Tower Hamlets
Primary
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Offered their first choice
92.5%
Of families applying for a primary place for September 2026. Against 87.2% in 2016.
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Offered one of their three
97.8%
Families offered any of the schools they named.
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Families who applied
2,713
Applications received for a primary place. A family naming three schools counts once.
For September 2026, 92.5% of families applying for a primary place here were offered their first choice, and 97.8% were offered one of the three schools they named.
That is 5.4 points higher than in 2016, when it was 87.2%.
The council's primary schools between them had 3,355 places for 2,713 applications. That is a total for the whole council and says nothing about any one school in it.
Secondary
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Offered their first choice
79.0%
Of families applying for a secondary place for September 2026. Against 75.2% in 2016.
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Offered one of their three
94.7%
Families offered any of the schools they named.
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Families who applied
2,716
Applications received for a secondary place. A family naming three schools counts once.
For September 2026, 79.0% of families applying for a secondary place here were offered their first choice, and 94.7% were offered one of the three schools they named.
That is 3.9 points higher than in 2016, when it was 75.2%.
The council's secondary schools between them had 3,059 places for 2,716 applications. That is a total for the whole council and says nothing about any one school in it.
Source: Department for Education, applications and offers. The same round across England.
If a family is refused a place
In 2026, families in Tower Hamlets lodged 274 appeals about a school place.
239 of them were heard by a panel and 3 succeeded, which is about 1 in every 100 heard.
The other 35 did not reach a panel. Most appeals that do not are withdrawn because a place comes up first.
This is a record of decisions already made. A panel hears one case at a time and decides it on what that family sets out, so these figures do not indicate what would happen in any particular appeal.
Source: Department for Education, admission appeals in England, reporting year 2026. Counts every school in this council area. The share that succeeded is taken over appeals heard by a panel, not over appeals lodged.
Schools here running specialist SEN provision
6 of this council's published schools run a SEN unit or a resourced provision: teaching for children with special educational needs, on the same site as the rest of the school.
| School | Phase | What it runs |
|---|---|---|
| St Paul's Way Trust School
London |
all through | Resourced provision |
| Bangabandhu Primary School
London |
primary | Resourced provision |
| Elizabeth Selby Infants' School
London |
primary | Resourced provision |
| Globe Primary School
London |
primary | Resourced provision |
| Hermitage Primary School
London |
primary | SEN unit |
| George Green's School
London |
secondary | Resourced provision |
This says a provision exists and nothing more. Neither how many children it takes nor which kinds of need it is set up for is published for a mainstream school, and it is not a statement about how well any school supports children with SEN. Ask the school or the council. Source: Department for Education, special educational needs in England.
All Through
| School | 1st prefs per place | Demand since | Latest Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Paul's Way Trust School
London |
2.00 | - | Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
Primary
| School | 1st prefs per place | Demand since | Latest Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arnhem Wharf Primary School
London |
0.93 | - | School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection |
| Bangabandhu Primary School
London |
1.04 | - | Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| Ben Jonson Primary School
London |
0.96 | - | Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| Bigland Green Primary School
London |
1.59 | - | School remains Outstanding Ofsted ungraded inspection |
| Blue Gate Fields Infants' School
London |
0.95 | - | Standards maintained Ofsted ungraded inspection |
| Bonner Primary School
London |
1.07 | - | Standards maintained Ofsted ungraded inspection |
| Bygrove Primary School
London |
1.14 | - | Outstanding Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| Canary Wharf College, East Ferry
London |
0.84 | - | Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| Canary Wharf College, Glenworth
London |
1.05 | - | Not judged Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| Cayley Primary School
London |
0.97 | - | School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection |
| Chisenhale Primary School
London |
0.73 | - | Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| Christ Church CofE School
London |
- | - | School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection |
| Columbia Primary School
London |
0.90 | - | Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| Cubitt Town Primary School
London |
0.97 | - | Not judged Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| Culloden Primary - A Paradigm Academy
London |
0.91 | - | Not judged Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| Cyril Jackson Primary School
London |
0.90 | - | Not judged Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| Elizabeth Selby Infants' School
London |
0.98 | - | School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection |
| English Martyrs Roman Catholic Primary School
London |
0.78 | - | School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection |
| Globe Primary School
London |
0.88 | - | School remains Outstanding Ofsted ungraded inspection |
| Hague Primary School
London |
1.00 | - | School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection |
| Halley Primary School
London |
0.95 | - | Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| Harbinger Primary School
London |
1.00 | - | Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| Harry Gosling Primary School
London |
0.79 | - | School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection |
| Hermitage Primary School
London |
0.81 | - | Requires improvement Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| John Scurr Primary School
London |
1.00 | - | Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| Kobi Nazrul Primary School
London |
0.72 | - | Improved significantly Ofsted ungraded inspection |
| Lansbury Lawrence Primary School
London |
0.84 | - | Outstanding Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| Malmesbury Primary School
London |
0.98 | - | School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection |
| Manorfield Primary School
London |
0.95 | - | Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| Marion Richardson Primary School
London |
0.93 | - | Outstanding Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| Marner Primary School
London |
1.00 | - | School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection |
| Mayflower Primary School
London |
1.31 | - | School remains Outstanding Ofsted ungraded inspection |
| Mowlem Primary School
London |
0.95 | - | School remains Outstanding Ofsted ungraded inspection |
| Mulberry Canon Barnett Primary Academy
London |
1.00 | - | Expected standard Ofsted report card (current framework) |
| Mulberry Wood Wharf Primary School
London |
1.42 | - | Not judged Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| Old Ford Primary - A Paradigm Academy
London |
0.92 | - | Outstanding Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| Old Palace Primary School
London |
0.94 | - | Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| Olga Primary School
London |
0.83 | - | Expected standard Ofsted report card (current framework) |
| Osmani Primary School
London |
0.92 | - | Strong standard Ofsted report card (current framework) |
| Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School
London |
0.94 | - | School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection |
| Seven Mills Primary School
London |
0.96 | - | Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| Sir William Burrough Primary School
London |
0.96 | - | Not judged Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| Solebay Primary - A Paradigm Academy
London |
0.91 | - | Outstanding Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| St Agnes RC Primary School
London |
1.00 | - | Outstanding Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| St Anne's and Guardian Angels Catholic Primary School
London |
- | - | School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection |
| St Edmund's Catholic School
London |
0.96 | - | School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection |
| St Elizabeth Catholic Primary School
London |
0.92 | - | School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection |
| St John's Church of England Primary School
London |
1.00 | - | Expected standard Ofsted report card (current framework) |
| St Luke's Church of England Primary School
London |
0.86 | - | Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| St Mary and St Michael Primary School
London |
0.74 | - | School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection |
| St Paul With St Luke CofE Primary Federation
London |
0.95 | - | Standards maintained Ofsted ungraded inspection |
| St Paul's Whitechapel Church of England Primary School
London |
0.80 | - | Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| St Peter's London Docks CofE Primary School
London |
1.67 | - | Standards maintained Ofsted ungraded inspection |
| St Saviour's Church of England Primary School
London |
0.94 | - | Standards maintained Ofsted ungraded inspection |
| Stebon Primary School
London |
1.00 | - | Outstanding Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| Stepney Greencoat Church of England Primary School
London |
1.00 | - | Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| Stepney Park Primary School
London |
0.94 | - | Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| Stewart Headlam Primary School
London |
1.00 | - | Outstanding Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
| The Clara Grant Primary School
London |
0.98 | - | School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection |
Elsewhere
- Most sought-after schools in Tower Hamlets by first preferences per place
- Schools in E1 (25)
- Schools in E14 (26)
- Schools in E2 (17)
- Schools in E3 (14)
- What data we hold