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London Enterprise Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Free school
81-91 Commercial Road, Whitechapel, Tower Hamlets, London E1 1RD · londonenterpriseacademy.org · 020 7426 0746
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Oct 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 48
- 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
- 396
- 66% of 600 places
- Local authority
- Tower Hamlets
- Sixth form
- No
- Free school meals
- 26.6%
- First language not English
- 72%
- 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, 34 families put the school first and 55 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 55 | 34 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 43 | 19 | 0.4 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 95 | 33 | 0.3 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 140 | 36 | 0.3 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 110 | 32 | 0.3 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 48, and 51.1% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Tower Hamlets it was 47.4, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●48 | 46 | ||
| ▲51.1% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲69.6% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲57.6% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.46 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 66.4 | +6 |
| Sixth form college | 0.8 | −5.5 |
| Further education | 23.4 | +3.6 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.6 | — |
| Employment | 0.8 | −1.9 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.7 | −1.6 |
| Activity not captured | 2.3 | −2.2 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected London Enterprise Academy on 1 October 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 1 Oct 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Jul 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Jul 2022Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective - Jan 2022Monitoring visitEffective action
- Sept 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
- Mar 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
- Jan 2020Monitoring visitEffective action
Before September 2019
Apr 2019Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Personal development, behaviour and welfare Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate Safeguarding Not effective Apr 2017Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective