Schools in Tower Hamlets
115 schools across 4 towns
Based on the most recent published single-word Ofsted grades. Ofsted stopped issuing overall grades (Outstanding, Good, Requires Improvement, Inadequate) in September 2024, so schools inspected more recently — under Ofsted’s report cards — may not have one. Figures cover the 39 of 115 schools here that have a published grade.
Tower Hamlets has 115 schools across 4 towns — 66 primary, 17 secondary, educating around 46,428 pupils. 95% of schools with a published Ofsted grade are rated Good or Outstanding (37 of 39). There are currently 10 open teaching jobs in Tower Hamlets. Browse schools by town, compare Ofsted ratings and exam results, and find teaching jobs across Tower Hamlets.
Tower Hamletslocal authority guide — teacher pay, ratios & spending →School spending in Tower Hamlets
Gross expenditure per pupil — LA-maintained schools (2024-25).
Source: DfE “LA and school expenditure” (Consistent Financial Reporting), 2024-25, under the Open Government Licence. Covers council-maintained schools; academies report separately.
Top-performing schools in Tower Hamlets
Ranked on the latest DfE results. Higher is better.
By Attainment 8 — average GCSE score
- 1Swanlea School56.9Attainment 8
- 2Mulberry School for Girls55.2Attainment 8
- 3Central Foundation Girls' School54.3Attainment 8
- 4Stepney All Saints Church of England Secondary School53.6Attainment 8
- 5Canary Wharf College Crossharbour52.9Attainment 8
Source: DfE performance tables, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Towns in Tower Hamlets
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Outstanding Schools in Tower Hamlets
Schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted
Bygrove Primary School
Tower Hamlets, Tower Hamlets· E14 6DN
249 pupils
KS2: 79% met expected standard
Trust: THE LETTA TRUST
Lansbury Lawrence Primary School
Tower Hamlets, Tower Hamlets· E14 6DZ
452 pupils
KS2: 71% met expected standard
London East Alternative Provision
Tower Hamlets, Tower Hamlets· E1 4EE
106 pupils
Marion Richardson Primary School
Tower Hamlets, Tower Hamlets· E1 0QF
469 pupils
KS2: 64% met expected standard
Mulberry School for Girls
Tower Hamlets, Tower Hamlets· E1 2JP
1,647 pupils
Attainment 8: 55.2
Trust: MULBERRY SCHOOLS TRUST
Old Ford Primary - A Paradigm Academy
Tower Hamlets, Tower Hamlets· E3 5LD
647 pupils
KS2: 65% met expected standard
Trust: PARADIGM TRUST