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Phoenix School
All-through · Mixed · Ages 3–19 · Community special school
49 Bow Road, London E3 2AD · phoenix.towerhamlets.sch.uk · 020 8980 4740
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Outstanding
- Ungraded inspection · Apr 2024
- GCSEs, 2023/24
- 0.4
- average Attainment 8 score. Tower Hamlets 48.3, England 45.9
- Pupils
- 533
- 33 over 500 places · 107%
- Local authority
- Tower Hamlets
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 60.9%
- First language not English
- 57%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Results
In 2023/24 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 0.4, and 0% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Tower Hamlets it was 48.3, and across England 45.9.
In 2024/25, 0% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard. Across Tower Hamlets it was 69%, and across England 62%.
Key stage 2 results
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼0% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼98 | 106 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
| Grammar and spelling | ▼102 | 105 | |
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | 46 | ||
| n/a | 45.4% | ||
| n/a | 64.8% | ||
| n/a | 40.5% | ||
| n/a | 4.09 |
hidden: too few pupils to publish
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| Further education | 2.8 | −8.6 |
| Other education | 97.2 | +8.6 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 18 April 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Phoenix School was: School remains Outstanding.
- Outcome
- Remains Outstanding
- Inspected
- 17 Apr 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Outstanding, ungraded inspection, Nov 2018
Other inspections
Report cards, from November 2025
Jan 2026Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Met
Before September 2019
Nov 2018Ungraded inspectionRemains Outstanding
Safeguarding Effective Dec 2013Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Oct 2008Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding
What parents said
53% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (34 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 53%
- Replies
- 34
- 7% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 91% who raised concerns
based on the 74% who had a child bullied
based on 34 parents (100%) with SEND