Swanlea School
About the school
Swanlea 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
- 24 April 2024
- Published
- 12 June 2024
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
- Latest outcome
- Outstanding
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Outstanding
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 56.9
- 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
- 63.80%
- Tower Hamlets
- 47.50%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 81.20%
- Tower Hamlets
- 67.30%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 71.50%
- Tower Hamlets
- 53.70%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 5.25
- Tower Hamlets
- 4.27
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- B-
Average A-level points
- School
- 35.94
AAB or better
- School
- 6.00%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1281
Girls
38.41%
Boys
61.59%
SEN support
10.62%
Education, health and care plan
6.71%
English as an additional language
28.30%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
54.30%
Overall absence
3.98
Persistent absence
8.63
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
208
Sustained education or employment
97%
Education
95%
Apprenticeship
Less than 0.5%
Employment
1%
Not sustained
3%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
119
Sustained education or employment
82%
Higher education
65%
Further education
0%
Apprenticeship
4%
Employment
11%