Wapping High School

State-Funded School

wapping-high-school-tower-hamlets-london

LondonRegion

Tower HamletsLocal Authority

Bethnal Green and StepneyConstituency

E1 2DAPostcode

6.4

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Wapping High School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Tower Hamlets, London.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 248 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 46.9
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 44.6%
EBacc average point score: 4.33

Ethnicity

White

22%

Asian

49%

Black

Mixed

10%

Chinese

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

248

Total Pupils

67%Boys

33%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

38%

England average

27%

First language not English

58%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 248
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
4 Feb 2024	Good	Good	Outstanding	Good	Good
23 Jul 2018	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.