Wapping High School
153 Commercial Road, London, E1 2DA
248 pupils · 59% of 420 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- THE WAPPING AND SHADWELL SECONDARY EDUCATION TRUST
- Local authority
- Tower Hamlets
- Free school meals
- 38.2%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 21 November 2023, published 4 February 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 46.9 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 44.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 70.8% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 50.8% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 0 | 13 | 19 | 0 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 34 | 18 | 149 | 32 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 57 | 13 | 156 | 33 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 99 | 18 | 129 | 36 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 76 | 17 | 149 | 31 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 77 | 17 | 138 | 36 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 48 | 15 | 136 | 24 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 82 | 27 | 171 | 42 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Mulberry School for Girls 0.1 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
- London Enterprise Academy 0.2 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Swanlea School 0.6 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
- Bishop Challoner Catholic School 0.7 km · Good (2021) · previous system
- Mulberry Academy London Dock 0.8 km · No Ofsted rating
- Stepney All Saints Church of England Secondary School 1.2 km · Most areas: Exceptional (2026)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.