Schools in Tower Hamlets

80 schools with published admissions figures

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

Offered their first choice 92.5%
Of families applying for a primary place for September 2026. Against 87.2% in 2016.
Offered one of their three 97.8%
Families offered any of the schools they named.
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

Offered their first choice 79.0%
Of families applying for a secondary place for September 2026. Against 75.2% in 2016.
Offered one of their three 94.7%
Families offered any of the schools they named.
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 Most appeals that do not are withdrawn because a place comes up first.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.

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)

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)
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