Side by side
Faraday School and The Pointer School
The published facts for both schools, each with its source. Where a school or the government has not published something, the cell says so. We do not name a winner.
What differs
- Faraday School takes ages 4 to 11; The Pointer School takes ages 3 to 11.
- Faraday School has 98 pupils; The Pointer School has 344.
- Published day fees start at £6,492 a term at Faraday School and £5,387 at The Pointer School.
- The Pointer School has published where its leavers went; we hold no published list for Faraday School.
- The two schools are 2.4 miles apart in a straight line.
Facts side by side
| Fact | Faraday School | The Pointer School |
|---|---|---|
| The basics | ||
| Type | Independent school DfE register | Independent school DfE register |
| Ages | 4 to 11 DfE register | 3 to 11 DfE register |
| Gender | Mixed DfE register | Mixed DfE register |
| Pupils | 98 DfE register | 344 DfE register |
| Borough | Tower Hamlets DfE register | Greenwich DfE register |
| Boarding | No DfE register | No DfE register |
| Admissions policy | Non-selective DfE register | Non-selective DfE register |
| Cost | ||
| Published day fees | £6,492 a term school's fees page, 2026-27 | £5,387 to £6,994 a term school's fees page, 2026-27 |
| Inspection | ||
| Latest inspection | Inspected by ISI (no grade is published as data) DfE register | Inspected by ISI (no grade is published as data) DfE register |
| Where leavers went | ||
| Destinations published | Not published | 25 destinations named: Alleyn's School, Babington House School, Bexley Grammar School and others school's published list |
| Pupils | ||
| Receiving SEN support | 13.9% school census 2024/25 | 13.8% school census 2024/25 |
DfE register: Get Information About Schools, daily extract as at 2026-10-07. Other sources are named in each cell; every figure links to its source on the school's own page.
Shaded cells differ between the two schools. A blank is not a weakness: it means the figure has not been published, or does not apply to that type of school. Fees and results are not comparable between state and independent schools.