OFSTED
6 January 2026
Latest inspection
Latest published outcome
Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum & teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Strong standard
Attendance & behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development
Strong standard
Leadership & governance
Strong standard
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
4 November 2021
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Published
12 December 2021
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Girls
Religious character
—
Local authority
Tower Hamlets
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,526
1,526 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
1,526
100.0% of pupils
Male pupils
0
0.0% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
20.2 pts
above England
School
45.0%
Tower Hamlets
41.4%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
20.9 pts
above England
School
41.2%
Tower Hamlets
54.1%
London
39.2%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.4 pts
above England
School
1.4%
Tower Hamlets
1.0%
London
0.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
Bangladeshi
77.6%
1,184
African
5.2%
80
Any other Asian background
3.9%
59
Any other ethnic group
2.2%
34
Any other Mixed background
2.2%
33
White British
1.7%
26
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
9.8%
150 of
1,526 pupils
11.0 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
7.2 pts
below
England
6.0%
3.7 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
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
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
54.3
15.1 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.50 · 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
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
7.07%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.85 pts
higher than
England
School
7.07%
Tower Hamlets
7.13%
London
6.38%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
21.96%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
6.14 pts
higher than
England
School
21.96%
Tower Hamlets
20.44%
London
17.60%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.33%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.48 pts
lower than
England
School
1.33%
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
98.5%
6.1 pts
above England
Central Foundation Girls' School
98.5%
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.