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School Atlas lists 66 state primary schools, 17 state secondary schools, 1 all-through school, 5 special schools, 1 alternative provision school and 3 post-16 schools and colleges in Tower Hamlets. It also lists 17 independent schools and 96 nurseries and other early-years settings.
Of the state primary, secondary and all-through schools, 20 have a religious character: 9 Church of England, 8 Roman Catholic and 3 Christian.
Of the 84 state primary, secondary and all-through schools in Tower Hamlets, 57 hold an Ofsted overall-effectiveness grade from their last graded inspection: 19 Outstanding, 37 Good and 1 Requires improvement.
Ofsted stopped giving state schools a single overall grade in September 2024. Since November 2025 its report cards grade each area separately; 11 of these schools have had one.
We hold the catchment area for 70 schools in Tower Hamlets. Select a school on the map to see its area.
We also hold last-distance-offered records for 35 schools. That distance is not always a cut-off: at a school with places to spare it is simply the furthest applicant.