Tower Hamlets school admissions

For a September 2027 start, secondary applications close on 31 Oct 2026 and primary applications on 15 Jan 2027. Always confirm details on the council's own admissions page.

How to apply

Apply online through the council where you live, naming several schools in order of preference — including schools in other council areas. Every preference is considered equally against each school's admission criteria, and you're offered the highest-ranked school that can offer you a place.

We haven't yet confirmed the council's admissions page link.

GOV.UK: School admissions

Key dates for September 2027

Secondary applications close	31 Oct 2026	School Admissions Code 2021, para 2.24
Primary (reception) applications close	15 Jan 2027	School Admissions Code 2021, para 2.24
Secondary national offer day	1 Mar 2027	1 March or next working day
Primary national offer day	16 Apr 2027	16 April or next working day

Appeals

The council hasn't published a single appeal date we've confirmed. By law you must have at least 20 school days from the date of your refusal letter.

Source: School Admissions Code and School Admission Appeals Code (Open Government Licence v3.0).

Applications and offers by school, 2026/27

Catchment areas and admission decisions are made by the school's admissions authority (the local council or, for academies and many faith schools, the school or trust). Distances and past figures don't guarantee a place.

Secondary schools (17)

School	Places offered	All applications	First preferences	First preferences offered	Applications per offer
Bishop Challoner Catholic School	90	181	61	61	2.0 per offer
Bow School	122	265	72	72	2.2 per offer
Canary Wharf Secondary	74	197	59	59	2.7 per offer
Central Foundation Girls' School	214	445	170	170	2.1 per offer
George Green's School	188	293	175	172	1.6 per offer
Langdon Park Community School	167	294	106	106	1.8 per offer
London Enterprise Academy	55	130	34	34	2.4 per offer
Morpeth School	219	486	177	176	2.2 per offer
Mulberry Academy London Dock	161	341	122	122	2.1 per offer
Mulberry Academy Shoreditch	143	374	119	119	2.6 per offer
Mulberry School for Girls	232	534	238	210	2.3 per offer
Mulberry Stepney Green Mathematics and Computing College	185	584	116	106	3.2 per offer
Oaklands School	86	231	67	67	2.7 per offer
St Paul's Way Trust School	200	995	401	191	5.0 per offer
Stepney All Saints Church of England Secondary School	188	870	234	160	4.6 per offer
Swanlea School	192	857	276	187	4.5 per offer
Wapping High School	0	19	13	0	Not published

Primary schools (65)

School	Places offered	All applications	First preferences	First preferences offered	Applications per offer
Arnhem Wharf Primary School	44	106	41	41	2.4 per offer
Bangabandhu Primary School	28	63	29	27	2.3 per offer
Ben Jonson Primary School	51	83	49	49	1.6 per offer
Bigland Green Primary School	56	174	89	56	3.1 per offer
Blue Gate Fields Infants' School	85	145	81	74	1.7 per offer
Bonner Primary School	30	70	32	30	2.3 per offer
Bygrove Primary School	28	131	32	24	4.7 per offer
Canary Wharf Primary, East Ferry	44	174	37	37	4.0 per offer
Canary Wharf Primary, Glenworth	44	155	46	36	3.5 per offer
Cayley Primary School	36	78	35	35	2.2 per offer
Chisenhale Primary School	44	122	32	32	2.8 per offer
Christ Church CofE School	9	20	9	9	2.2 per offer
Columbia Primary School	48	93	43	43	1.9 per offer
Cubitt Town Primary School	80	157	78	78	2.0 per offer
Culloden Primary - A Paradigm Academy	57	81	52	52	1.4 per offer
Cyril Jackson Primary School	50	91	45	45	1.8 per offer
Elizabeth Selby Infants' School	51	71	50	50	1.4 per offer
English Martyrs Roman Catholic Primary School	27	53	21	21	2.0 per offer
Globe Primary School	42	113	37	37	2.7 per offer
Hague Primary School	21	41	21	21	2.0 per offer
Halley Primary School	19	46	18	18	2.4 per offer
Harbinger Primary School	29	72	29	29	2.5 per offer
Harry Gosling Primary School	43	63	34	34	1.5 per offer
Hermitage Primary School	27	51	22	22	1.9 per offer
John Scurr Primary School	56	89	56	56	1.6 per offer
Kobi Nazrul Primary School	29	40	21	21	1.4 per offer
Lansbury Lawrence Primary School	55	124	46	46	2.3 per offer
Malmesbury Primary School	54	107	53	53	2.0 per offer
Manorfield Primary School	61	94	58	58	1.5 per offer
Marion Richardson Primary School	58	96	54	54	1.7 per offer
Marner Primary School	61	121	61	61	2.0 per offer
Mayflower Primary School	52	168	68	51	3.2 per offer
Mowlem Primary School	22	40	21	21	1.8 per offer
Mulberry Canon Barnett Primary Academy	12	20	12	12	1.7 per offer
Mulberry Wood Wharf Primary School	59	176	84	57	3.0 per offer
Old Ford Primary - A Paradigm Academy	83	101	76	76	1.2 per offer
Old Palace Primary School	51	81	48	48	1.6 per offer
Olga Primary School	46	137	38	38	3.0 per offer
Osmani Primary School	26	70	24	24	2.7 per offer
Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School	52	83	49	49	1.6 per offer
Seven Mills Primary School	28	68	27	27	2.4 per offer
Sir William Burrough Primary School	28	58	27	27	2.1 per offer
Solebay Primary - A Paradigm Academy	11	30	10	10	2.7 per offer
St Agnes RC Primary School	27	45	27	27	1.7 per offer
St Anne's and Guardian Angels Catholic Primary School	6	18	6	6	3.0 per offer
St Edmund's Catholic School	27	78	26	26	2.9 per offer
St Elizabeth Catholic Primary School	13	24	12	12	1.8 per offer
St John's Church of England Primary School	20	34	20	20	1.7 per offer
St Luke's Church of England Primary School	37	119	32	32	3.2 per offer
St Mary and St Michael Primary School	31	48	23	23	1.5 per offer
St Paul With St Luke CofE Primary Federation	21	38	20	20	1.8 per offer
St Paul's Way Trust School	44	97	42	42	2.2 per offer
St Paul's Whitechapel Church of England Primary School	20	41	16	16	2.1 per offer
St Peter's London Docks CofE Primary School	30	75	50	30	2.5 per offer
St Saviour's Church of England Primary School	18	44	17	17	2.4 per offer
Stebon Primary School	88	141	88	88	1.6 per offer
Stepney Greencoat Church of England Primary School	25	52	25	25	2.1 per offer
Stepney Park Primary School	82	109	77	77	1.3 per offer
Stewart Headlam Primary School	24	45	24	24	1.9 per offer
The Clara Grant Primary School	44	72	43	43	1.6 per offer
Thomas Buxton Primary School	59	88	66	59	1.5 per offer
Virginia Primary School	24	54	24	24	2.3 per offer
Wellington Primary School	53	96	53	53	1.8 per offer
William Davis Primary School	12	25	11	11	2.1 per offer
Woolmore Primary School	83	127	69	69	1.5 per offer

Source: DfE secondary and primary school applications and offers (Open Government Licence v3.0).

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Questions

When is the Tower Hamlets secondary school application deadline?

31 October for a September start, set nationally by the School Admissions Code. Late applications are usually considered only after on-time ones.

How long do I have to appeal?

Admission authorities must give you at least 20 school days from the date of your refusal letter (usually offer day). Many councils publish a specific date — use the council's date where shown.

Does this page tell me my chance of getting a place?

No. Places depend on each school's oversubscription criteria, which change every year. Only the admissions authority decides.