United Kingdom · London · Local Authority
Tower Hamlets
Local Authority · London, England · population ~332k · 92 state-funded schools
The signature
How Tower Hamlets ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£51,823/yr
Very high
Better than 98% of UK LAs
House price
£500,000
Very expensive
Worse than 91% of UK LAs
Rent
£2,396/mo
Very expensive
Worse than 98% of UK LAs
Council tax
£1,838/yr
Cheapest
Better than 98% of UK LAs
Crime
106.4/1k
Highest
Worse than 88% of UK LAs
Deprivation
27.9
Most deprived
Worse than 84% of UK LAs
Schools
97.8%
Very strong
Better than 86% of UK LAs
Colour shows quintile position against 361 UK Local Authorities. Green is the best position for someone moving here; red is the worst. Direction is set per indicator — higher pay, lower rent, less crime, less deprivation are all green.
Schools
91 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
88 of 90 (97.8%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. 1 school is on the post-2024 report-card framework and don't roll up into the legacy total. How we count →
The map
92 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Showing 20 of 92 schools.
| New framework | Links | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
St Paul's Way Trust School | Secondary | 1,884 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Mulberry School for Girls | Secondary | 1,647 | Outstanding2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Central Foundation Girls' School | Secondary | 1,541 | Good2021 | OfstedWebsite | |
Morpeth School | Secondary | 1,513 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Mulberry Academy Shoreditch | Secondary | 1,419 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Stepney All Saints Church of England Secondary School | Secondary | 1,373 | Outstanding2021 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Mulberry Stepney Green Mathematics and Computing College | Secondary | 1,352 | Good2021 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Swanlea School | Secondary | 1,281 | Outstanding2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
George Green's School | Secondary | 1,261 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Bow School | Secondary | 1,173 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Langdon Park Community School | Secondary | 1,061 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Bishop Challoner Catholic School Grade inherited from previous URN 100978 | Secondary | 1,034 | Good2021 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Oaklands School | Secondary | 880 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Stepney Park Primary School | Primary | 738 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Bonner Primary School | Primary | 704 | Good2019 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Stebon Primary School | Primary | 703 | Outstanding2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Cubitt Town Primary School | Primary | 694 | Good2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Manorfield Primary School | Primary | 691 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Woolmore Primary School | Primary | 654 | Outstanding2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Marner Primary School | Primary | 651 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
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Commute times · GP appointment availability · broadband speeds · air quality at LA level · green-space proximity · public transport coverage. These matter for a relocation decision. We'll add them when the source data is reliable nationally and consistent across LA boundaries.