Bow School
Community secondary school in London (Tower Hamlets).
Attainment 8
43.8
▼ 2.4 England 2025/26 provisional: 46.2
2025/26 provisional
English & maths 5+
39.7%
▼ 7pp England 2025/26 provisional: 46.3%
2025/26 provisional
Attendance rate
93.1%
▲ 1pp England 2024/25: 91.6%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
13.8
▼ 2.9 England 2025/26: 16.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
45.2%
▲ 18pp England 2025/26: 27.3%
school census 15/01/2026
Teacher turnover
17.0%
▲ 3pp England 2024/25: 14.2% (secondary schools)
2024/25
Capacity
83%
1,126 / 1,350 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Ofsted
Ungraded inspection
inspected Sep 2023
Map of nearby schools
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Nearby schools
nearest firstThe nearest 100 of 136 schools within 2 miles. The nearest is East London Arts & Music, 0.1 miles away.
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| Phase | Ofsted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East London Arts & MusicFree schools 16 to 19 | 0.1 mi | 16 plus | 292 | - |
| Marner Primary SchoolCommunity | 0.1 mi | Primary | 641 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2022Last graded Good (Nov 2011) |
| Ian Mikardo High SchoolAcademy special converter | 0.2 mi | Special | 67 | Good, 2023 |
| Old Palace Primary SchoolCommunity | 0.2 mi | Primary | 386 | Good, 2023 |
| Harris Science Academy East LondonFree schools | 0.3 mi | Secondary | 513 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in all four key judgements; sixth form provision Good |
| Childrens House Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery | 0.4 mi | Nursery | 145 | Ungraded inspection, May 2023Last graded Outstanding (Oct 2013) |
| Manorfield Primary SchoolCommunity | 0.4 mi | Primary | 652 | Good, 2024 |
| Onelab CollegeSpecial post 16 institution | 0.4 mi | Special | - | - |
| The Clara Grant Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 0.5 mi | Primary | 389 | Report card, 2026Exceptional in 6 areas, Strong standard in 1 |
| St Agnes RC Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 0.5 mi | Primary | 214 | Outstanding, 2024 |
| Oasis School 360Free schools | 0.5 mi | Primary | 201 | Good, 2023 |
| St Saviour's Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 0.6 mi | Primary | 198 | Ungraded inspection, Jul 2025Last graded Outstanding (May 2019) |
| Langdon Park Community SchoolCommunity | 0.6 mi | Secondary | 1,055 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in all seven areas |
| Phoenix Autism TrustSpecial post 16 institution | 0.6 mi | Special | - | - |
| Gainsborough Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 0.7 mi | Primary | 198 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in 2 key judgements, Good in 2; early years provision Good |
| Culloden Primary - A Paradigm AcademyAcademy converter | 0.7 mi | Primary | 623 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding |
| Wellington Primary SchoolCommunity | 0.7 mi | Primary | 396 | Outstanding, 2023 |
| St Paul's Way Trust SchoolAcademy converter | 0.7 mi | All-through | 1,866 | Good, 2022 |
| Star Primary SchoolCommunity | 0.7 mi | Primary | 557 | Ungraded inspection, Oct 2022Last graded Good (Jul 2013) |
| Phoenix SchoolCommunity special | 0.8 mi | Special | 533 | Ungraded inspection, Apr 2024Last graded Outstanding (Dec 2013) |
| Lansbury Lawrence Primary SchoolCommunity | 0.8 mi | Primary | 451 | Outstanding, 2024 |
| Stebon Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 0.8 mi | Primary | 695 | Outstanding, 2023 |
| Bygrove Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 0.8 mi | Primary | 247 | Outstanding, 2023 |
| Central Foundation Girls' SchoolVoluntary aided | 0.8 mi | Secondary | 1,526 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 5 areas, Expected standard in 2 |
| Eastlea Community SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 0.8 mi | Secondary | 593 | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements |
| Beatrice Tate SchoolCommunity special | 0.9 mi | Special | 134 | Report card, 2025Strong standard in 3 areas, Expected standard in 3, Needs attention in 1 |
| Malmesbury Primary SchoolCommunity | 0.9 mi | Primary | 453 | Ungraded inspection, Jun 2023Last graded Good (Mar 2014) |
| Woolmore Primary SchoolCommunity | 0.9 mi | Primary | 652 | Outstanding, 2022 |
| St Paul with St Luke CofE Primary FederationVoluntary aided | 0.9 mi | Primary | 180 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2025Last graded Good (Apr 2016) |
| Carpenters Primary SchoolCommunity | 0.9 mi | Primary | 306 | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good |
| The Mary Ward Centre (AE Centre)Further education | 0.9 mi | 16 plus | - | - |
| Mayflower Primary SchoolCommunity | 0.9 mi | Primary | 400 | Ungraded inspection, Dec 2022Last graded Outstanding (Jan 2017) |
| Stratford Manor Primary School & NurseryCommunity | 1.0 mi | Primary | 221 | Ungraded inspection, Jun 2023Last graded Good (Jul 2017) |
| Ranelagh Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.0 mi | Primary | 263 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in 1 key judgement, Good in 3; early years provision Good |
| Bobby Moore AcademyFree schools | 1.0 mi | All-through | 971 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 4 areas, Expected standard in 4 |
| Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 1.0 mi | Primary | 411 | Ungraded inspection, Sep 2022Last graded Good (Jul 2017) |
| Mulberry UTCUniversity technical college | 1.0 mi | Secondary | 536 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in 1 key judgement, Good in 3; sixth form provision Good |
| New City CollegeFurther education | 1.1 mi | 16 plus | - | - |
| Grange Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.1 mi | Primary | 180 | Good, 2022 |
| Rokeby SchoolAcademy converter | 1.1 mi | Secondary | 473 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in 2 key judgements, Good in 2 |
| St Helen's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.1 mi | Primary | 497 | Outstanding, 2022 |
| Stepney Greencoat Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 1.2 mi | Primary | 189 | Good, 2023 |
| Old Ford Primary - A Paradigm AcademyAcademy converter | 1.2 mi | Primary | 660 | Outstanding, 2022 |
| John F Kennedy Special SchoolAcademy special converter | 1.2 mi | Special | 201 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2022Last graded Outstanding (May 2017) |
| Oasis School 21Free schools | 1.2 mi | All-through | 1,080 | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good; sixth form provision Good |
| London Academy of ExcellenceFree schools 16 to 19 | 1.2 mi | 16 plus | 522 | - |
| Rebecca Cheetham Nursery and Children's CentreLocal authority nursery | 1.2 mi | Nursery | 160 | Outstanding, 2019Ungraded inspection Mar 2025, no grade given |
| Halley Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.2 mi | Primary | 194 | Good, 2023 |
| St Luke's Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 1.2 mi | Primary | 208 | Good, 2019Ungraded inspection Mar 2025, no grade given |
| Ben Jonson Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.2 mi | Primary | 591 | Good, 2024 |
| Solebay Primary - A Paradigm AcademyFree schools | 1.2 mi | Primary | 170 | Outstanding, 2023 |
| Sir William Burrough Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.2 mi | Primary | 294 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in 1 key judgement, Good in 3; early years provision Outstanding |
| Cyril Jackson Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.3 mi | Primary | 448 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in 2 key judgements, Good in 2; early years provision Outstanding |
| Olga Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.3 mi | Primary | 490 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in all seven areas |
| Faraday SchoolOther independent | 1.3 mi | Independent | 98 | - |
| West Ham Church Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled | 1.3 mi | Primary | 273 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 3 areas, Expected standard in 4 |
| Azhar Academy Girls SchoolOther independent | 1.3 mi | Independent | 585 | - |
| Cayley Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.3 mi | Primary | 388 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2022Last graded Good (Jun 2012) |
| Queen Mary University of LondonHigher education institutions | 1.3 mi | Higher education institutions | - | - |
| Hallsville Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.4 mi | Primary | 460 | Outstanding, 2023 |
| Keir Hardie Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.4 mi | Primary | 437 | Outstanding, 2024 |
| Curwen Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.4 mi | Primary | 810 | Outstanding, 2023 |
| Mulberry Wood Wharf Primary SchoolFree schools | 1.4 mi | Primary | 186 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in 2 key judgements, Good in 2; early years provision Outstanding |
| Ravenscroft Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.4 mi | Primary | 479 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding |
| The Hamlet SchoolCommunity special | 1.4 mi | Special | 93 | Ungraded inspection, Jan 2025Last graded Outstanding (Mar 2013) |
| Portway Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 1.4 mi | Primary | 513 | Ungraded inspection, Feb 2025Last graded Outstanding (Mar 2019) |
| Stratford CircusMiscellaneous | 1.4 mi | Miscellaneous | - | - |
| Chisenhale Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.4 mi | Primary | 322 | Good, 2024 |
| East London Independent SchoolOther independent special | 1.4 mi | Special | 89 | - |
| Mulberry Stepney Green Mathematics and Computing CollegeAcademy converter | 1.4 mi | Secondary | 1,364 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 6 |
| Sarah Bonnell SchoolAcademy converter | 1.5 mi | Secondary | 1,202 | Good, 2022 |
| Mazahirul Uloom London SchoolOther independent | 1.5 mi | Independent | 113 | - |
| Lister Community SchoolAcademy converter | 1.6 mi | Secondary | 1,470 | Ungraded inspection, Oct 2024Last graded Good (Nov 2013, previous school) |
| Stepney All Saints Church of England Secondary SchoolVoluntary aided | 1.6 mi | Secondary | 1,445 | Report card, 2026Exceptional in 5 areas, Strong standard in 2 |
| Kaizen Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.6 mi | Primary | 419 | Outstanding, 2024 |
| Alice Model Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery | 1.6 mi | Nursery | 56 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 5 areas, Expected standard in 1 |
| London East Alternative ProvisionPupil referral unit | 1.6 mi | Alternative provision | 101 | Outstanding, 2024 |
| RavensbourneHigher education institutions | 1.6 mi | Higher education institutions | - | - |
| Park Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.7 mi | Primary | 627 | Good, 2023 |
| Edith Kerrison Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery | 1.7 mi | Nursery | 127 | Ungraded inspection, Jan 2023Last graded Good (Sep 2012) |
| Rosetta Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.7 mi | Primary | 548 | Outstanding, 2023 |
| Al Kafilah Damascus Shell SchoolService children's education | 1.7 mi | Service children's education | - | - |
| Bonny Island SchoolService children's education | 1.7 mi | Service children's education | - | - |
| Ecole YenziService children's education | 1.7 mi | Service children's education | - | - |
| Ogunu SchoolService children's education | 1.7 mi | Service children's education | - | - |
| Oman Lng LLC SchoolService children's education | 1.7 mi | Service children's education | - | - |
| OSA SchoolService children's education | 1.7 mi | Service children's education | - | - |
| Panaga SchoolService children's education | 1.7 mi | Service children's education | - | - |
| Pdo Oman SchoolService children's education | 1.7 mi | Service children's education | - | - |
| Piasau SchoolService children's education | 1.7 mi | Service children's education | - | - |
| Rumukoroshe SchoolService children's education | 1.7 mi | Service children's education | - | - |
| Sakhalin International SchoolService children's education | 1.7 mi | Service children's education | - | - |
| Tabangao SchoolService children's education | 1.7 mi | Service children's education | - | - |
| The British School of TeheranService children's education | 1.7 mi | Service children's education | - | - |
| Selwyn Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.7 mi | Primary | 448 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding |
| Gatehouse SchoolOther independent | 1.7 mi | Independent | 494 | - |
| Morpeth SchoolCommunity | 1.7 mi | Secondary | 1,512 | Good, 2023 |
| Marion Richardson Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.7 mi | Primary | 465 | Outstanding, 2024 |
| Gainsborough Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.7 mi | Primary | 308 | Good, 2023 |
| Bonner Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.7 mi | Primary | 640 | Good, 2019Ungraded inspection Feb 2025, no grade given |
Straight-line distance from each school's register location, in miles: schools within 2 miles, widened to 5 or 10 miles where fewer than 10 schools are that close (the nearest 100 are listed). Register details: Get Information about Schools, DfE (extract of 24 Oct 2026). Ofsted: the latest outcome in our data (Ofsted management information as at 30 Sep 2026, so a newer report may exist). Where no Ofsted outcome is shown we do not hold one; many independent schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate instead. Phase colours match the map. Governance Register does not rank schools.
The neighbourhood
iEnglish Indices of Deprivation 2025 (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government) for the small area around the school (LSOA).This school's neighbourhood is among the 20% most deprived in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, decile 2 of 10).
Overall deprivation2
Income1
Employment3
Education and skills4
Health5
Crime4
Barriers to housing and services2
Living environment4
most deprivedleast deprived
Each number is a decile from 1 to 10: 1 = the most deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, 10 = the least deprived 10%.
- Children in income-deprived families
- 360
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