Best primary schools in Tower Hamlets (2026)

Tower Hamlets has 60 ranked primary schools with published results. The top-ranked is Canary Wharf Primary, Glenworth, in the top 1% in England. The average reading, writing & maths here in 2025 was 71%, against 62% for England. 12 are in England's top 10%, and 10 are rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

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Rank	School	Reading, writing & maths (2023–2025 average)	Reading, writing & maths 2025	Higher standard	Ofsted
1 Top 1% in England	Canary Wharf Primary, Glenworth Tower Hamlets · Christian	88%	85%	38%	Not judged
2 Top 3% in England	Blue Gate Fields Junior School Tower Hamlets	82%	76%	26%	Good
3 Top 4% in England	Old Palace Primary School Tower Hamlets	81%	75%	25%	Good
4 Top 5% in England	St Agnes RC Primary School Tower Hamlets · Roman Catholic	80%	73%	23%	Outstanding
5 Top 6% in England	St Peter's London Docks CofE Primary School Tower Hamlets · Church of England	81%	83%	21%	No rating
6 Top 6% in England	Stewart Headlam Primary School Tower Hamlets	82%	83%	20%	Outstanding
7 Top 6% in England	Columbia Primary School Tower Hamlets	81%	81%	19%	Good
8 Top 6% in England	Mayflower Primary School Tower Hamlets	81%	80%	20%	No rating
9 Top 7% in England	Bigland Green Primary School Tower Hamlets	84%	87%	15%	No rating
10 Top 9% in England	Globe Primary School Tower Hamlets	82%	80%	7%	No rating
11 Top 9% in England	Stebon Primary School Tower Hamlets	80%	77%	14%	Outstanding
12 Top 10% in England	Canary Wharf Primary, East Ferry Tower Hamlets · Christian	78%	79%	15%	Good
13 Top 12% in England	Sir William Burrough Primary School Tower Hamlets	80%	74%	7%	Not judged
14 Top 12% in England	William Davis Primary School Tower Hamlets	80%	83%	9%	Not judged
15 Top 13% in England	Hermitage Primary School Tower Hamlets	77%	77%	14%	Requires improvement
16 Top 13% in England	Solebay Primary - A Paradigm Academy Tower Hamlets	75%	78%	9%	Outstanding
17 Top 15% in England	Bygrove Primary School Tower Hamlets	77%	79%	7%	Outstanding
18 Top 15% in England	Cayley Primary School Tower Hamlets	76%	70%	7%	No rating
19 Top 16% in England	Osmani Primary School Tower Hamlets	77%	78%	11%	Report card
20 Top 18% in England	Culloden Primary - A Paradigm Academy Tower Hamlets	71%	74%	20%	Not judged
21 Top 18% in England	Old Ford Primary - A Paradigm Academy Tower Hamlets	70%	65%	16%	Outstanding
22 Top 19% in England	St Mary and St Michael Primary School Tower Hamlets · Roman Catholic	73%	76%	11%	No rating
23 Top 20% in England	Manorfield Primary School Tower Hamlets	73%	77%	16%	Good
24 Top 21% in England	Stepney Park Primary School Tower Hamlets	75%	77%	10%	Good
25 Top 22% in England	St Paul's Whitechapel Church of England Primary School Tower Hamlets · Church of England	75%	72%	7%	Good
26 Top 23% in England	Kobi Nazrul Primary School Tower Hamlets	76%	70%	3%	No rating
27 Top 23% in England	Christ Church CofE School Tower Hamlets · Church of England	67%	71%	35%	No rating
28 Top 23% in England	St Edmund's Catholic School Tower Hamlets · Roman Catholic	74%	69%	8%	No rating
29 Top 24% in England	The Clara Grant Primary School Tower Hamlets	70%	80%	16%	No rating
30 Top 24% in England	Lawdale Junior School Tower Hamlets	74%	70%	2%	No rating
31 Top 25% in England	Marner Primary School Tower Hamlets	72%	69%	9%	No rating
32 Top 26% in England	Harry Gosling Primary School Tower Hamlets	72%	60%	7%	No rating
33 Top 26% in England	John Scurr Primary School Tower Hamlets	72%	72%	8%	Good
34 Top 26% in England	Bangabandhu Primary School Tower Hamlets	74%	77%	5%	Good
35 Top 27% in England	Wellington Primary School Tower Hamlets	70%	71%	5%	Outstanding
36 Top 28% in England	Ben Jonson Primary School Tower Hamlets	68%	72%	18%	Good
37 Top 29% in England	Cyril Jackson Primary School Tower Hamlets	68%	65%	12%	Not judged
38 Top 29% in England	Mowlem Primary School Tower Hamlets	68%	72%	12%	No rating
39 Top 30% in England	Lansbury Lawrence Primary School Tower Hamlets	67%	71%	15%	Outstanding
40 Top 33% in England	Malmesbury Primary School Tower Hamlets	66%	67%	6%	No rating
41 Top 34% in England	St John's Church of England Primary School Tower Hamlets · Church of England	69%	64%	12%	Report card
42 Top 36% in England	St Paul With St Luke CofE Primary Federation Tower Hamlets · Church of England	66%	57%	9%	No rating
43 Top 37% in England	Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School Tower Hamlets · Roman Catholic	65%	62%	10%	No rating
44 Top 37% in England	Woolmore Primary School Tower Hamlets	68%	71%	13%	Outstanding
45 Top 41% in England	Hague Primary School Tower Hamlets	67%	79%	3%	No rating
46 Top 43% in England	English Martyrs Roman Catholic Primary School Tower Hamlets · Roman Catholic	61%	63%	16%	No rating
47 Top 44% in England	Thomas Buxton Primary School Tower Hamlets	64%	71%	14%	No rating
48 Top 46% in England	Seven Mills Primary School Tower Hamlets	64%	55%	14%	Good
49 Top 49% in England	Marion Richardson Primary School Tower Hamlets	62%	64%	5%	Outstanding
50 Top 50% in England	Bonner Primary School Tower Hamlets	62%	65%	11%	Good
51 Bottom 50% in England	Chisenhale Primary School Tower Hamlets	61%	61%	10%	Good
52 Bottom 49% in England	Cubitt Town Primary School Tower Hamlets	61%	63%	10%	Not judged
53 Bottom 47% in England	St Luke's Church of England Primary School Tower Hamlets · Church of England	60%	64%	12%	Good
54 Bottom 46% in England	Stepney Greencoat Church of England Primary School Tower Hamlets · Church of England	58%	61%	22%	Good
55 Bottom 44% in England	St Saviour's Church of England Primary School Tower Hamlets · Church of England	59%	64%	9%	No rating
56 Bottom 43% in England	Halley Primary School Tower Hamlets	62%	68%	4%	Good
57 Bottom 41% in England	Arnhem Wharf Primary School Tower Hamlets	59%	60%	3%	No rating
58 Bottom 41% in England	Olga Primary School Tower Hamlets	58%	62%	7%	Report card
59 Bottom 34% in England	Harbinger Primary School Tower Hamlets	57%	63%	3%	Good
60 Bottom 20% in England	Mulberry Canon Barnett Primary Academy Tower Hamlets	52%	59%	4%	Report card

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What is the best primary school in Tower Hamlets?

On exam results over the last three years, Canary Wharf Primary, Glenworth is the top-ranked primary school in Tower Hamlets, in the top 1% of schools in England.

How are the schools ranked?

By published Department for Education exam results averaged over three years: for secondary schools, Attainment 8 plus a quarter of the share getting grade 5+ in English and maths; for primary schools, the share reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths plus half the share reaching the higher standard. The order uses the three-year average, so a school can rank above one with a higher single-year result. Schools with fewer than 10 pupils taking the tests are not ranked. Exam results are only part of the picture: visit, read the Ofsted report and check admissions rules, as living nearby does not guarantee a place.