Swanlea SchoolWapping High School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in London.
Summary of the comparison
Swanlea School and Wapping High School are secondary schools in London.
Swanlea School scores 80 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Wapping High School scores 58 out of 100 (grade C, average). Swanlea School is ahead on our composite score.
Swanlea School was judged Outstanding and Wapping High School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 58.7 for Swanlea School and 46.9 for Wapping High School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Swanlea School (57.1 in 2021-22, 58.7 in 2025-26) and has held broadly level at Wapping High School (45.8 in 2021-22, 46.9 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | LondonSwanlea School | LondonWapping High School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | B80/100Stronger figure | C58/100 | |
| Local ranking | 1st of 17 in Tower Hamlets Stronger figure | 12th of 17 in Tower Hamlets | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Community school | Free schools | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,253 | 248 | |
| Capacity | 1,260 | 420 | |
| Location | London, E1 5DJ | London, E1 2DA | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 58.7 Stronger figure | 46.9 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 68.2% Stronger figure | 46.6% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 82.6% Stronger figure | 63.0% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 201 | 73 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 100 | Not reported | |
| A-level average points | 35.9 | Not reported | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | B- | Not reported | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 34.5 | Not reported | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 6.0% | Not reported | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,281 | 294 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 54.3% | 43.2% | |
| English as an additional language | 28.3% | 55.8% | |
| SEN support | 10.6% | 12.6% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 6.7% | 4.8% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 4.0% Stronger figure | 9.8% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 8.6% Stronger figure | 34.5% | 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
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.
Swanlea School
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