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State-funded · Secondary · Tower Hamlets

London Enterprise Academy

Free school · Ages 11 to 16 · Mixed · 396 pupils

Closes in 21 days Application deadline 31 October 2026

At a glance

Type
Free school (state-funded)
Phase
Secondary
Ages
11 to 16
Gender
Mixed
Pupils
396 census January 2026
Capacity
600
Head
Mr ASHID ALI
Trust
TOWER HAMLETS ENTERPRISE ACADEMY LTD
Address
81-91 Commercial Road, Whitechapel, London, E1 1RD
Telephone
02074260746
DfE reference (URN)
141133

Source: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools · daily extract as at 2026-10-07 · last checked 9 October 2026

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Where leavers went

Official destination measures after GCSEs (key stage 4)

Staying in education or employment for at least 2 terms after key stage 486%
In a sustained education destination85%
Going to a school sixth form53%
Going to a sixth-form college7%
Going to a further education college or other FE provider22%
In a sustained apprenticeship1%
In sustained employment0%
Whose destination was not sustained8%

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2022/23 cohort · last checked 9 October 2026 · 86 leavers, cohort that left in 2022/23

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Key dates for 2027 entry

Year 7 (11+)

  1. Application deadlineSaturday 31 October 2026Closes in 21 days

    National closing date for Year 7 applications: Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply through your home borough's coordinated scheme (eAdmissions), not directly to the school.

    Source: Your borough's admissions page · checked 9 Oct 2026

  2. National offer dayMonday 1 March 2027Upcoming

    Secondary National Offer Day: Monday 1 March 2027. Offers are released by your home borough.

    Source: Your borough's admissions page · checked 9 Oct 2026

  3. Accept your offerDate not statedDate not stated

    Accept the offer by the deadline given in your offer letter; your home borough sets the date.

    Source: GOV.UK · checked 9 Oct 2026

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Admissions

You apply through the council where you live, not to the school, naming up to six schools in order on one form. Every applicant on time hears on the same national offer day.

34 first-preference applications and 130 applications naming it at any preference for 55 places offered (September 2026 entry, DfE)

EntryPlaces offeredFirst preferencesAll preferences
September 20265534130
September 20254319140
September 20249533203
September 202314036196

These are counts of applications and offers on national offer day. They are not a chance of getting in: places are allocated by the school's published admissions criteria, such as siblings, distance or faith.

Source: Department for Education, Secondary and primary school applications and offers · entry years up to 2026/27 · last checked 9 October 2026

Tower Hamlets: Year 7 offers, September 2026 entry

Across the borough, 79.1% of applicants were offered their first preference and 96.6% were offered one of their preferences (2,716 applications). These are borough-wide figures, not a forecast for any school or child.

Source: Department for Education, Secondary and primary schools applications and offers 2026 · entry years 2014/15 to 2026/27 (release published 2026-06-18) · last checked 9 October 2026

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Inspection

Ofsted graded inspection, 1 October 2024

No overall grade was given: Ofsted had stopped using one for state schools.

Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good

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Last overall grade: Requires improvement, given on 5 July 2022

Historic. This is the last time Ofsted gave the school a single overall grade. Overall grades were abolished for state schools in September 2024.

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Source: Ofsted, Management information - state-funded schools - latest inspections as at 31 August 2026 · latest inspections as at 2026-08-31 · last checked 9 October 2026

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Results

GCSE (key stage 4), 2024/25

  • Attainment 8 score2022/23: 39.2 · 2023/24: 46
    48This school47.4Tower Hamlets46.1England, state-funded
  • % achieving grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs2022/23: 35% · 2023/24: 48%
    51%This school48%Tower Hamlets45%England, state-funded
  • % achieving grade 4 or above in English and maths GCSEs2022/23: 52% · 2023/24: 66%
    70%This school67%Tower Hamlets65%England, state-funded
  • % entering the English Baccalaureate2022/23: 51% · 2023/24: 45%
    58%This school54%Tower Hamlets40%England, state-funded
  • EBacc average point score2022/23: 3.56 · 2023/24: 4.22
    4.46This school4.27Tower Hamlets4.09England, state-funded

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · academic year 2024/25 · 92 pupils in the cohort

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Pupils and context

Eligible for free school meals
26.6% January 2026
English as an additional language
77.6%
Receiving SEN support
11.8%
With an Education, Health and Care Plan
1.9%
Girls / boys
30% / 70%

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · school census 2024/25

Attendance and staffing

Overall absence
6.4% 2024/25
Persistently absent (missed 10% or more)
16.4%
Pupils per teacher
11.9 2025/26

Source: Department for Education, Absence rates by school level · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026

Places

Places
600
Pupils on roll
420

Source: Department for Education, Capacity - school / Sixth form capacity - school · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · position at 1 May, 2024/25

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Nearby schools

Schools covering the same ages within about a mile, by straight-line distance (not walking or travel time).

Independent · Senior · Ages 11 to 18 · Girls · Tower Hamlets

244 pupils · A level average C (2023/24)

State-funded · Secondary · Ages 11 to 16 · Mixed · Tower Hamlets

248 pupils · Attainment 8 46.9 (2024/25)

Applications: closes in 21 days (31 Oct 2026)

Independent · Senior · Ages 11 to 16 · Boys · Tower Hamlets

143 pupils

State-funded · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18 · Girls · Tower Hamlets

1,634 pupils · Attainment 8 55.2 (2024/25)

Applications: closes in 21 days (31 Oct 2026)

Independent · Senior · Ages 11 to 16 · Boys · Tower Hamlets

181 pupils · £2,100 a term (2026-27)

Independent · All-through · Ages 5 and over · Mixed · Tower Hamlets

126 pupils

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