Most sought-after schools in Tower Hamlets

Ordered by how many families put the school first, for each place it gave out.

This list is sorted by one number: first preferences per place. For each school it is the number of families who named it first, divided by the number of offers it made, in the newest year we hold. A higher number means more families wanted a place than there were places.

This is not a list of the best schools. It does not measure how good a school is, how happy the children are, or how well they do. It also does not tell you whether a child would get a place: that depends on where you live, the year, and the council's rules. It only shows how many people applied.

#	School	First preferences per place	Newest intake	Latest Ofsted
1	St Paul's Way Trust School London, all through	2.00	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
2	St Peter's London Docks CofE Primary School London, primary	1.67	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
3	Bigland Green Primary School London, primary	1.59	2026	School remains Outstanding (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
4	Swanlea School London, secondary	1.44	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
5	Mulberry Wood Wharf Primary School London, primary	1.42	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
6	Mayflower Primary School London, primary	1.31	2026	School remains Outstanding (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
7	Stepney All Saints Church of England Secondary School London, secondary	1.24	2026	Exceptional (Ofsted report card (current framework))
8	Bygrove Primary School London, primary	1.14	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
9	Thomas Buxton Primary School London, primary	1.12	2026	School remains Outstanding (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
10	Bonner Primary School London, primary	1.07	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
11	Canary Wharf College, Glenworth London, primary	1.05	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
12	Bangabandhu Primary School London, primary	1.04	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
13	Mulberry School for Girls London, secondary	1.03	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
14	Hague Primary School London, primary	1.00	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
15	Harbinger Primary School London, primary	1.00	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
16	John Scurr Primary School London, primary	1.00	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
17	Marner Primary School London, primary	1.00	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
18	Mulberry Canon Barnett Primary Academy London, primary	1.00	2026	Expected standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
19	St Agnes RC Primary School London, primary	1.00	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
20	St John's Church of England Primary School London, primary	1.00	2026	Expected standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
21	Stebon Primary School London, primary	1.00	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
22	Stepney Greencoat Church of England Primary School London, primary	1.00	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
23	Stewart Headlam Primary School London, primary	1.00	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
24	Virginia Primary School London, primary	1.00	2026	School remains Outstanding (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
25	Wellington Primary School London, primary	1.00	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
26	Elizabeth Selby Infants' School London, primary	0.98	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
27	Malmesbury Primary School London, primary	0.98	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
28	The Clara Grant Primary School London, primary	0.98	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
29	Cayley Primary School London, primary	0.97	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
30	Cubitt Town Primary School London, primary	0.97	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
31	Ben Jonson Primary School London, primary	0.96	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
32	Seven Mills Primary School London, primary	0.96	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
33	Sir William Burrough Primary School London, primary	0.96	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
34	St Edmund's Catholic School London, primary	0.96	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
35	Blue Gate Fields Infants' School London, primary	0.95	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
36	Halley Primary School London, primary	0.95	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
37	Manorfield Primary School London, primary	0.95	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
38	Mowlem Primary School London, primary	0.95	2026	School remains Outstanding (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
39	St Paul With St Luke CofE Primary Federation London, primary	0.95	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
40	Old Palace Primary School London, primary	0.94	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
41	Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School London, primary	0.94	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
42	St Saviour's Church of England Primary School London, primary	0.94	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
43	Stepney Park Primary School London, primary	0.94	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
44	Arnhem Wharf Primary School London, primary	0.93	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
45	George Green's School London, secondary	0.93	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
46	Marion Richardson Primary School London, primary	0.93	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
47	Old Ford Primary - A Paradigm Academy London, primary	0.92	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
48	Osmani Primary School London, primary	0.92	2026	Strong standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
49	St Elizabeth Catholic Primary School London, primary	0.92	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
50	William Davis Primary School London, primary	0.92	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
51	Culloden Primary - A Paradigm Academy London, primary	0.91	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
52	Solebay Primary - A Paradigm Academy London, primary	0.91	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
53	Columbia Primary School London, primary	0.90	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
54	Cyril Jackson Primary School London, primary	0.90	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
55	Globe Primary School London, primary	0.88	2026	School remains Outstanding (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
56	St Luke's Church of England Primary School London, primary	0.86	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
57	Canary Wharf College, East Ferry London, primary	0.84	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
58	Lansbury Lawrence Primary School London, primary	0.84	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
59	Mulberry Academy Shoreditch London, secondary	0.83	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
60	Olga Primary School London, primary	0.83	2026	Expected standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
61	Woolmore Primary School London, primary	0.83	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
62	Hermitage Primary School London, primary	0.81	2026	Requires improvement (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
63	Morpeth School London, secondary	0.81	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
64	Canary Wharf College Crossharbour London, secondary	0.80	2026	Requires improvement (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
65	St Paul's Whitechapel Church of England Primary School London, primary	0.80	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
66	Central Foundation Girls' School London, secondary	0.79	2026	Strong standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
67	Harry Gosling Primary School London, primary	0.79	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
68	English Martyrs Roman Catholic Primary School London, primary	0.78	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
69	Oaklands School London, secondary	0.78	2026	Strong standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
70	St Mary and St Michael Primary School London, primary	0.74	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
71	Chisenhale Primary School London, primary	0.73	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
72	Kobi Nazrul Primary School London, primary	0.72	2026	Improved significantly (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
73	Bishop Challoner Catholic School London, secondary	0.68	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
74	Langdon Park Community School London, secondary	0.63	2026	Expected standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
75	Mulberry Stepney Green Mathematics and Computing College London, secondary	0.63	2026	Expected standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
76	London Enterprise Academy London, secondary	0.62	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
77	Bow School London, secondary	0.59	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
78	Wapping High School London, secondary	0.53	2025	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))

Figures from the Department for Education, applications and offers. 78 schools in Tower Hamlets have a published per-place figure. Schools with too few places for the figure to mean anything are left off. All schools in Tower Hamlets · How we compare schools.