Swanlea School
Secondary · Community school · Ages 11–18 · London, Tower Hamlets
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
0.54 miles
Last offer on distance in meters: Band A · Published by London Borough of Tower Hamlets · offers on 2 March 2026
Year 7 last distance offered, 2025–2026 (miles)
Swanlea School is a secondary school in London, Tower Hamlets for ages 11–18 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 24 April 2024. Tower Hamlets has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2025 to 2026 entry.
Swanlea School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | 0.54 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 0.71 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last child offered a Year 7 place in 2026 lived 0.54 miles away, the 2nd shortest of 6 Tower Hamlets secondary schools with a published last distance.
- The 2026 Year 7 last distance was nearer the school than in 2025.
- For Year 7 entry in 2026 there were 276 first-choice applications for 192 offers; 187 offers went to first-choice families, and 89 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 64% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths, the highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Tower Hamlets.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Tower Hamlets schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- 31 Brady Street, Whitechapel, London, E1 5DJ
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Tower Hamlets
- Pupils on roll
- 1,253 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 43.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Outstanding Inspected 24 April 2024
Strengths
- “Leaders have very high expectations for all pupils.”
- “Every pupil attends enrichment activities organised by the school and which enrich their experiences, deepen their interests and build character.”
- “Through the curriculum, pupils develop a deep understanding of the subjects they study over time.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 13 June 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 64% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 56.9 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | B- | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 276 first-preference applications, 192 offers in total, 187 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Tower Hamlets.
- Wapping High School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- London Enterprise Academy 0.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Mulberry School for Girls 0.5 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Oaklands School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Mulberry Academy Shoreditch 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Bishop Challoner Catholic School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Morpeth School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Stepney All Saints Church of England Secondary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published