Swanlea School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Apr 25 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Tower Hamlets
- Unique reference
- 100973
- Address
- 31 Brady Street, Whitechapel, E1 5DJ
- Website
- www.swanlea.co.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1304 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 63.3%
- Girls
- 36.7%
- First language not English
- 36.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 45.6%
- Persistent absence
- 9.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.3%
Bangladeshi 83.6%
African 4.8%
Mixed 3.6%
Other 2.5%
Other White 2.1%
Pakistani 1.5%
Indian 0.5%
Other Asian 0.5%
White British 0.3%
Caribbean 0.2%
Unclassified 0.2%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 1.27
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.21
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 73%
Local authority average 59%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 74%
Local authority average 53%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 58.7
Local authority average 48.6
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 5.32
Local authority average 4.31
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | Technical Award | 1 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 22 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 24 |
| Ancient History | GCSE | 28 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 20 |
| Bengali | GCSE | 4 |
| Biology | GCSE | 27 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 1 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 27 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
Admissions
Swanlea School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 198
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 329
- 2nd preference
- 269
- 3rd preference
- 207
- From another Local Authority
- 35
Offers
- 1st preference
- 183
- 2nd preference
- 8
- 3rd preference
- 6
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 218 130 88 |
| Year 8 | 208 128 80 |
| Year 9 | 209 143 66 |
| Year 10 | 212 135 77 |
| Year 11 | 205 131 74 |
| Year 12 | 130 87 43 |
| Year 13 | 122 72 50 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 94.0% 92.7% 86.5% |
Further education | 24.0% 21.8% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 68.0% 66.8% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 1.0% 3.4% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.7% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 1.4% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 0.0% 0.4% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 4.6% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.8% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 90.0% 66.8% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 45.0% 16.6% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 45.0% 15.7% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 0.0% 0.4% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 0.8% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 1.0% 1.1% 1.7% |