Bow SchoolLangdon Park Community School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in London.
Summary of the comparison
Bow School and Langdon Park Community School are secondary schools in London.
Bow School scores 56 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Langdon Park Community School scores 55 out of 100 (grade C, average). Bow School is ahead on our composite score.
Bow School was judged Good and Langdon Park Community School was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 43.2 for Bow School and 43.5 for Langdon Park Community School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Bow School (51.6 in 2021-22, 43.2 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Langdon Park Community School (45.9 in 2021-22, 43.5 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | LondonBow School | LondonLangdon Park Community School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C56/100Stronger figure | C55/100 | |
| Local ranking | 13th of 17 in Tower Hamlets Stronger figure | 15th of 17 in Tower Hamlets | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Expected | |
| School type | Community school | Community school | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,126 | 1,055 | |
| Capacity | 1,350 | 950 | |
| Location | London, E3 3QW | London, E14 0RZ | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 43.2 | 43.5 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 33.2% | 46.1% Stronger figure | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 60.5% Stronger figure | 60.1% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 38.2% | 44.4% Stronger figure | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.79 | 3.92 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 220 | 178 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 42 | 70 | |
| A-level average points | 39.1 Stronger figure | 29.2 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | B | C | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 39.0 Stronger figure | 29.3 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 19.0% Stronger figure | 7.1% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,173 | 1,061 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 57.5% | 64.2% | |
| English as an additional language | 67.7% | 59.9% | |
| SEN support | 15.3% | 13.9% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.3% | 5.8% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 6.9% Stronger figure | 7.9% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 18.6% Stronger figure | 23.5% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
A-level average points
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Bow School
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