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Langdon Park Community School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Community school
Bright Street, Poplar, London E14 0RZ · langdonparkschool.co.uk · 020 7987 4811
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Apr 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 43.5
- average Attainment 8 score. Tower Hamlets 47.4, England 46
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Year 7, September 2026 entry · Tower Hamlets Council
- Demand for places
- 0.6
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,055
- 105 over 950 places · 111%
- Local authority
- Tower Hamlets
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 58.1%
- First language not English
- 49.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Tower Hamlets Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 106 families put the school first and 167 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 167 | 106 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 173 | 101 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 176 | 108 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 169 | 101 | 0.6 | 99% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 174 | 133 | 0.8 | 89% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 – All applicants | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | All | |
| September 2025 | All | |
| Year 7 – Band A: Distance | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2024 | 0.73 mi1.17 km | |
| Year 7 – Band B: Distance | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2024 | 2.39 mi3.84 km | |
| Year 7 – Band C: Distance | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2024 | 1.92 mi3.10 km | |
| Year 7 – Band D: Distance | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2024 | 5.68 mi9.15 km | |
The prospectus says no one was refused a place: everyone who applied was offered one.
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 43.5, and 46.1% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Tower Hamlets it was 47.4, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C (29.2 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼43.5 | 46.0 | ||
| ●46.1% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼60.1% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲44.4% | 40.5% | ||
| ●3.92 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 65.3 | +7.8 |
| Sixth form college | 3 | +0.8 |
| Further education | 25.7 | −4.5 |
| Other education | 0.6 | — |
| Not in a lasting destination | 3.6 | −0.9 |
| Activity not captured | 1.8 | −2.1 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 70 students | C (29.2) | Below average -0.42 | |
| 70 students | C (29.2) | Below average -0.42 | |
| 33 students | Dist (34.4) | Above average +0.30 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 66 | C- (27.6) | -0.21 |
| 2022/23 | 60 | C- (26.9) | — |
| 2021/22 | 47 | C+ (34.3) | — |
| 2018/19 | 57 | C- (26.8) | -0.32 |
| 2017/18 | 28 | C- (27.3) | -0.41 |
| 2016/17 | 25 | C+ (31.8) | +0.50 |
| 2015/16 | 32 | D+ (24.7) | -0.06 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 66 | +8.6 |
| Further and other education | 2 | −2.4 |
| Further education | 1 | — |
| Other education | 1 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 5.2 | +3.7 |
| Employment | 8.2 | −2.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 13.4 | −5.7 |
| Activity not captured | 5.2 | −2.2 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Langdon Park Community School on 28 April 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Post-16 provision: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 28 Apr 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Post-16 provision | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Apr 2023
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Apr 2023Good
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Sixth form Good Safeguarding Effective Feb 2020Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jun 2016Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective Jan 2014Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
33% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (12 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 33%
- Replies
- 12
- 1% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 100% who raised concerns
based on the 50% who had a child bullied