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Tower Hamlets has 15 private and independent schools — 6 prep and 9 senior. Schools below are ranked by latest inspection grade (ISI for ISC members, Ofsted for non-ISC independents) with pupil count as the tie-break. Click any school for fees, inspection history and entry requirements.
Aggregated across London for searchers thinking in terms of the historic county.
Browse private schools across the UK by countyPreparatory schools educate children roughly aged 4-13 and prepare them for entrance exams to senior independent schools.
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Senior independent schools typically start at 11+ or 13+ and run through to sixth form, with many offering boarding alongside day places.
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Widening the search beyond Tower Hamlets surfaces more private and independent options across East London.
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