SCHOOL PROFILE

George Green's School

Secondary Voluntary controlled school URN 100974
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 1,239 Published school capacity
Capacity used 101.4% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 11 – 19 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

25 May 2022
Latest published outcome School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Voluntary controlled school
Phase Secondary
Gender Mixed
Religious character —
Local authority Tower Hamlets
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 1,256 1,256 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 613 48.8% of pupils
Male pupils 643 51.2% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

51.4%
26.6 pts above England
School 51.4%
Tower Hamlets 41.4%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

66.3%
46.0 pts above England
School 66.3%
Tower Hamlets 54.1%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

3.1%
2.1 pts above England
School 3.1%
Tower Hamlets 1.0%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

Bangladeshi
56.1%
705
White British
10.7%
135
Any other Asian background
6.3%
79
Any other White background
5.4%
68
Any other ethnic group
5.2%
65
Any other Mixed background
4.1%
51
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 22.8% 286 of 1,256 pupils
1.9 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 22.8%
Tower Hamlets 22.3%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 15.1% 190 pupils
England 14.8% 0.3 pts above
EHC plans 7.6% 96 pupils
England 6.0% 1.6 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder 71
Social, emotional & mental health 60
Speech, language & communication 54
Specific learning difficulty 30
Other difficulty or disability 29
Moderate learning difficulty 16

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 4 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
ATTAINMENT 8

Average attainment score

49.0 9.8 pts above England
School 49.0
Tower Hamlets 43.8
London 42.1
England 39.2
English & maths grade 5+ 51.8% England 36.0% 15.8 pts above England
English & maths grade 4+ 75.6% England 51.4% 24.2 pts above England
EBacc entry 59.6% England 30.6% 29.0 pts above England
EBacc average point score 4.53 England 3.41
Progress 8 Not available for 2024/25

Latest published: 0.06 · 2023/24

Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.

ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

7.13%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.91 pts higher than England
School 7.13%
Tower Hamlets 7.13%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

23.03%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

7.22 pts higher than England
School 23.03%
Tower Hamlets 20.44%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

2.27%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.47 pts higher than England
School 2.27%
Tower Hamlets 1.84%
London 1.67%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open secondary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

101.4% 9.1 pts above England
George Green's School
101.4%
Tower Hamlets
87.8%
London
91.3%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information