OFSTED
29 September 2022
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
All-through
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Tower Hamlets
Trust
UNIVERSITY SCHOOLS TRUST, EAST LONDON
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,866
1,844 full-time ·
22 part-time
Female pupils
825
44.2% of pupils
Male pupils
1,041
55.8% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
25.8 pts
above England
School
50.6%
Tower Hamlets
41.4%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
39.1 pts
above England
School
59.4%
Tower Hamlets
54.1%
London
39.2%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
2.1 pts
above England
School
3.1%
Tower Hamlets
1.0%
London
0.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
Bangladeshi
70.7%
1,319
African
7.2%
134
Any other Mixed background
4.7%
88
Any other White background
4.0%
74
White British
2.9%
55
Any other Asian background
2.3%
42
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
17.5%
326 of
1,866 pupils
3.4 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
7.1 pts
below
England
6.0%
3.7 pts
above
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
51.8
12.6 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.54 · 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
5.36%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.85 pts
lower than
England
School
5.36%
Tower Hamlets
7.13%
London
6.38%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
11.01%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
4.80 pts
lower than
England
School
11.01%
Tower Hamlets
20.44%
London
17.60%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.82%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.99 pts
lower than
England
School
0.82%
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 all-through schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
115.2%
24.1 pts
above England
St Paul's Way Trust School
115.2%
Tower Hamlets
115.2%
London
91.4%
England
91.1%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.