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George Green's School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–19 · Voluntary controlled
100 Manchester Road, Isle of Dogs, London E14 3DW · georgegreens.com · 020 7987 6032
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · May 2022
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 49
- average Attainment 8 score. Tower Hamlets 47.4, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 2.72 mi
- 4.38 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Tower Hamlets Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,256
- 17 over 1,239 places · 101%
- Local authority
- Tower Hamlets
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 50.1%
- First language not English
- 66.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 2.72 mi (4.38 km) from the school. Its other admission rules have their own figures. Source: Tower Hamlets Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 175 families put the school first and 188 places were offered; 98% 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 | 188 | 175 | 0.9 | 98% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 197 | 164 | 0.8 | 97% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 192 | 180 | 0.9 | 83% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 190 | 197 | 1▲ | 76% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 199 | 157 | 0.8 | 90% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 – Band A: Distance | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 2.72 mi4.38 km | |
| Year 7 – Band B: Distance | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 6.65 mi10.71 km | |
| September 2024 | 1.14 mi1.84 km | |
| Year 7 – Band C: Distance | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 8.82 mi14.19 km | |
| September 2024 | 1.04 mi1.68 km | |
| Year 7 – Band D: Distance | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 1.95 mi3.14 km | |
| Year 7 – All applicants | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | All | |
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 49, and 51.8% 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 B- (36.4 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲49 | 46 | ||
| ▲51.8% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲75.6% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲59.6% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.53 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 60.8 | +2.3 |
| Sixth form college | 1 | −3.9 |
| Further education | 28.9 | +5.5 |
| Other education | 0.5 | 0 |
| Apprenticeship | 1 | 0 |
| Employment | 1 | −1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.9 | −2.9 |
| Activity not captured | 2 | 0 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 66 students | B- (36.4) | Well above average +0.44 | |
| 66 students | B- (36.4) | Well above average +0.44 | |
| 31 students | Merit+ (30) | Average -0.16 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 70 | C+ (33.5) | -0.01 |
| 2022/23 | 60 | C+ (33.7) | — |
| 2021/22 | 52 | B- (36.6) | — |
| 2016/17 | 20 | C (29.3) | -0.13 |
| 2015/16 | 40 | C (28.9) | +0.19 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 55.8 | +2.3 |
| Further and other education | 6.3 | +0.5 |
| Further education | 3.2 | −1.5 |
| Other education | 3.2 | +2 |
| Apprenticeship | 3.2 | −3.8 |
| Employment | 13.7 | +3.2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 17.9 | +2.8 |
| Activity not captured | 3.2 | −4.9 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 25 May 2022, Ofsted’s outcome for George Green's School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 24 May 2022
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Mar 2013
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Mar 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Oct 2009Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement
What parents said
79% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (28 replies, to 2 April 2023).
- Recommend
- 79%
- Replies
- 28
- 2% · 2 Apr 2023
based on the 71% who raised concerns
based on the 43% who had a child bullied