Wapping High School
About the school
Wapping High 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
- 21 November 2023
- Published
- 4 February 2024
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
- Latest outcome
- Good
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Not applicable
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 46.9
- 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
- 44.60%
- Tower Hamlets
- 47.50%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 70.80%
- Tower Hamlets
- 67.30%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 50.80%
- Tower Hamlets
- 53.70%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 4.33
- Tower Hamlets
- 4.27
- England
- 4.09
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
294
Girls
38.10%
Boys
61.90%
SEN support
12.59%
Education, health and care plan
4.76%
English as an additional language
55.80%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
43.20%
Overall absence
9.81
Persistent absence
34.53
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
68
Sustained education or employment
91%
Education
91%
Apprenticeship
0%
Employment
0%
Not sustained
7%