# Schools in Tower Hamlets

80 schools with published admissions figures

"1st preferences per place" is how many families named a school first, for each place it offered, in the newest year held. It describes demand. It is not a pass rate and it does not say whether a child would be offered a place. A dash means the figure is not held.

## How the 2026 round went

Counts families, not schools. The table below cannot be added up into these figures, because a child naming three schools appears in three of its rows.

### Primary

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

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.


## 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 Most appeals that do not are withdrawn because a place comes up first.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](/school/143379/st-paul-s-way-trust-school) | all through | Resourced provision |
| [Bangabandhu Primary School, London](/school/100937/bangabandhu-primary-school) | primary | Resourced provision |
| [Elizabeth Selby Infants' School, London](/school/100908/elizabeth-selby-infants-school) | primary | Resourced provision |
| [Globe Primary School, London](/school/100902/globe-primary-school) | primary | Resourced provision |
| [Hermitage Primary School, London](/school/151013/hermitage-primary-school) | primary | SEN unit |
| [George Green's School, London](/school/100974/george-green-s-school) | 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 | Latest Ofsted |
|---|---:|---|
| [St Paul's Way Trust School (London)](/school/143379/st-paul-s-way-trust-school) | 2.00 | Good |

## Primary

| School | 1st prefs per place | Latest Ofsted |
|---|---:|---|
| [Arnhem Wharf Primary School (London)](/school/130352/arnhem-wharf-primary-school) | 0.93 | School remains Good |
| [Bangabandhu Primary School (London)](/school/100937/bangabandhu-primary-school) | 1.04 | Good |
| [Ben Jonson Primary School (London)](/school/100890/ben-jonson-primary-school) | 0.96 | Good |
| [Bigland Green Primary School (London)](/school/100939/bigland-green-primary-school) | 1.59 | School remains Outstanding |
| [Blue Gate Fields Infants' School (London)](/school/100915/blue-gate-fields-infants-school) | 0.95 | Standards maintained |
| [Bonner Primary School (London)](/school/100891/bonner-primary-school) | 1.07 | Standards maintained |
| [Bygrove Primary School (London)](/school/144236/bygrove-primary-school) | 1.14 | Outstanding |
| [Canary Wharf College, East Ferry (London)](/school/137016/canary-wharf-college-east-ferry) | 0.84 | Good |
| [Canary Wharf College, Glenworth (London)](/school/141039/canary-wharf-college-glenworth) | 1.05 | Not judged |
| [Cayley Primary School (London)](/school/100894/cayley-primary-school) | 0.97 | School remains Good |
| [Chisenhale Primary School (London)](/school/100896/chisenhale-primary-school) | 0.73 | Good |
| [Christ Church CofE School (London)](/school/100944/christ-church-cofe-school) | - | School remains Good |
| [Columbia Primary School (London)](/school/150662/columbia-primary-school) | 0.90 | Good |
| [Cubitt Town Primary School (London)](/school/100898/cubitt-town-primary-school) | 0.97 | Not judged |
| [Culloden Primary - A Paradigm Academy (London)](/school/140064/culloden-primary-a-paradigm-academy) | 0.91 | Not judged |
| [Cyril Jackson Primary School (London)](/school/148681/cyril-jackson-primary-school) | 0.90 | Not judged |
| [Elizabeth Selby Infants' School (London)](/school/100908/elizabeth-selby-infants-school) | 0.98 | School remains Good |
| [English Martyrs Roman Catholic Primary School (London)](/school/100962/english-martyrs-roman-catholic-primary-school) | 0.78 | School remains Good |
| [Globe Primary School (London)](/school/100902/globe-primary-school) | 0.88 | School remains Outstanding |
| [Hague Primary School (London)](/school/100903/hague-primary-school) | 1.00 | School remains Good |
| [Halley Primary School (London)](/school/100938/halley-primary-school) | 0.95 | Good |
| [Harbinger Primary School (London)](/school/100904/harbinger-primary-school) | 1.00 | Good |
| [Harry Gosling Primary School (London)](/school/131737/harry-gosling-primary-school) | 0.79 | School remains Good |
| [Hermitage Primary School (London)](/school/151013/hermitage-primary-school) | 0.81 | Requires improvement |
| [John Scurr Primary School (London)](/school/100906/john-scurr-primary-school) | 1.00 | Good |
| [Kobi Nazrul Primary School (London)](/school/100940/kobi-nazrul-primary-school) | 0.72 | Improved significantly |
| [Lansbury Lawrence Primary School (London)](/school/133574/lansbury-lawrence-primary-school) | 0.84 | Outstanding |
| [Malmesbury Primary School (London)](/school/134160/malmesbury-primary-school) | 0.98 | School remains Good |
| [Manorfield Primary School (London)](/school/100920/manorfield-primary-school) | 0.95 | Good |
| [Marion Richardson Primary School (London)](/school/100911/marion-richardson-primary-school) | 0.93 | Outstanding |
| [Marner Primary School (London)](/school/100912/marner-primary-school) | 1.00 | School remains Good |
| [Mayflower Primary School (London)](/school/100913/mayflower-primary-school) | 1.31 | School remains Outstanding |
| [Mowlem Primary School (London)](/school/100914/mowlem-primary-school) | 0.95 | School remains Outstanding |
| [Mulberry Canon Barnett Primary Academy (London)](/school/148769/mulberry-canon-barnett-primary-academy) | 1.00 | Expected standard |
| [Mulberry Wood Wharf Primary School (London)](/school/149084/mulberry-wood-wharf-primary-school) | 1.42 | Not judged |
| [Old Ford Primary - A Paradigm Academy (London)](/school/140096/old-ford-primary-a-paradigm-academy) | 0.92 | Outstanding |
| [Old Palace Primary School (London)](/school/100892/old-palace-primary-school) | 0.94 | Good |
| [Olga Primary School (London)](/school/100916/olga-primary-school) | 0.83 | Expected standard |
| [Osmani Primary School (London)](/school/100934/osmani-primary-school) | 0.92 | Strong standard |
| [Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School (London)](/school/139423/our-lady-and-st-joseph-catholic-primary-school) | 0.94 | School remains Good |
| [Seven Mills Primary School (London)](/school/100931/seven-mills-primary-school) | 0.96 | Good |
| [Sir William Burrough Primary School (London)](/school/137682/sir-william-burrough-primary-school) | 0.96 | Not judged |
| [Solebay Primary - A Paradigm Academy (London)](/school/138276/solebay-primary-a-paradigm-academy) | 0.91 | Outstanding |
| [St Agnes RC Primary School (London)](/school/100949/st-agnes-rc-primary-school) | 1.00 | Outstanding |
| [St Anne's and Guardian Angels Catholic Primary School (London)](/school/150554/st-anne-s-and-guardian-angels-catholic-primary-school) | - | School remains Good |
| [St Edmund's Catholic School (London)](/school/100951/st-edmund-s-catholic-school) | 0.96 | School remains Good |
| [St Elizabeth Catholic Primary School (London)](/school/150596/st-elizabeth-catholic-primary-school) | 0.92 | School remains Good |
| [St John's Church of England Primary School (London)](/school/100953/st-john-s-church-of-england-primary-school) | 1.00 | Expected standard |
| [St Luke's Church of England Primary School (London)](/school/100954/st-luke-s-church-of-england-primary-school) | 0.86 | Good |
| [St Mary and St Michael Primary School (London)](/school/131936/st-mary-and-st-michael-primary-school) | 0.74 | School remains Good |
| [St Paul With St Luke CofE Primary Federation (London)](/school/100958/st-paul-with-st-luke-cofe-primary-federation) | 0.95 | Standards maintained |
| [St Paul's Whitechapel Church of England Primary School (London)](/school/100959/st-paul-s-whitechapel-church-of-england-primary-school) | 0.80 | Good |
| [St Peter's London Docks CofE Primary School (London)](/school/100960/st-peter-s-london-docks-cofe-primary-school) | 1.67 | Standards maintained |
| [St Saviour's Church of England Primary School (London)](/school/100961/st-saviour-s-church-of-england-primary-school) | 0.94 | Standards maintained |
| [Stebon Primary School (London)](/school/144235/stebon-primary-school) | 1.00 | Outstanding |
| [Stepney Greencoat Church of England Primary School (London)](/school/100946/stepney-greencoat-church-of-england-primary-school) | 1.00 | Good |
| [Stepney Park Primary School (London)](/school/100917/stepney-park-primary-school) | 0.94 | Good |
| [Stewart Headlam Primary School (London)](/school/100923/stewart-headlam-primary-school) | 1.00 | Outstanding |
| [The Clara Grant Primary School (London)](/school/144699/the-clara-grant-primary-school) | 0.98 | School remains Good |
| [Thomas Buxton Primary School (London)](/school/100930/thomas-buxton-primary-school) | 1.12 | School remains Outstanding |
| [Virginia Primary School (London)](/school/151832/virginia-primary-school) | 1.00 | School remains Outstanding |
| [Wellington Primary School (London)](/school/100927/wellington-primary-school) | 1.00 | Outstanding |
| [William Davis Primary School (London)](/school/100943/william-davis-primary-school) | 0.92 | Not judged |
| [Woolmore Primary School (London)](/school/100928/woolmore-primary-school) | 0.83 | Outstanding |

## Secondary

| School | 1st prefs per place | Latest Ofsted |
|---|---:|---|
| [Bishop Challoner Catholic School (London)](/school/150606/bishop-challoner-catholic-school) | 0.68 | Good |
| [Bow School (London)](/school/100965/bow-school) | 0.59 | School remains Good |
| [Canary Wharf College Crossharbour (London)](/school/142879/canary-wharf-college-crossharbour) | 0.80 | Requires improvement |
| [Central Foundation Girls' School (London)](/school/100975/central-foundation-girls-school) | 0.79 | Strong standard |
| [George Green's School (London)](/school/100974/george-green-s-school) | 0.93 | School remains Good |
| [Langdon Park Community School (London)](/school/100966/langdon-park-community-school) | 0.63 | Expected standard |
| [London Enterprise Academy (London)](/school/141133/london-enterprise-academy) | 0.62 | Not judged |
| [Morpeth School (London)](/school/100967/morpeth-school) | 0.81 | Good |
| [Mulberry Academy Shoreditch (London)](/school/137789/mulberry-academy-shoreditch) | 0.83 | Good |
| [Mulberry School for Girls (London)](/school/143629/mulberry-school-for-girls) | 1.03 | Outstanding |
| [Mulberry Stepney Green Mathematics and Computing College (London)](/school/144700/mulberry-stepney-green-mathematics-and-computing-college) | 0.63 | Expected standard |
| [Oaklands School (London)](/school/100972/oaklands-school) | 0.78 | Strong standard |
| [Stepney All Saints Church of England Secondary School (London)](/school/100977/stepney-all-saints-church-of-england-secondary-school) | 1.24 | Exceptional |
| [Swanlea School (London)](/school/100973/swanlea-school) | 1.44 | Outstanding |
| [Wapping High School (London)](/school/138202/wapping-high-school) | 0.53 | Good |

Full page: /schools/tower-hamlets
Figures from the Department for Education, Ofsted and local authorities; each school's own page lists its sources and dates.