Bow School
About the school
Bow School is an open secondary school in Tower Hamlets.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 13 September 2023
- Published
- 17 October 2023
- Inspection type
- Ungraded inspection
- Latest outcome
- School remains Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 43.2
- Tower Hamlets
- 47.4
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Tower Hamlets
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 33.20%
- Tower Hamlets
- 47.50%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 60.50%
- Tower Hamlets
- 67.30%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 38.20%
- Tower Hamlets
- 53.70%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 3.79
- Tower Hamlets
- 4.27
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- B
Average A-level points
- School
- 39.11
AAB or better
- School
- 19.00%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1173
Girls
35.81%
Boys
64.19%
SEN support
15.35%
Education, health and care plan
3.32%
English as an additional language
67.70%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
57.48%
Overall absence
6.92
Persistent absence
18.57
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
223
Sustained education or employment
96%
Education
96%
Apprenticeship
Less than 0.5%
Employment
Less than 0.5%
Not sustained
3%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
34
Sustained education or employment
91%
Higher education
82%
Further education
0%
Apprenticeship
3%
Employment
6%