Wapping High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 21 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Free Schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Tower Hamlets
- Unique reference
- 138202
- Address
- 153 Commercial Road, E1 2DA
- Website
- www.wappinghigh.org
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 335 (81% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 58.8%
- Girls
- 41.2%
- First language not English
- 60.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 30.4%
- Persistent absence
- 22.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.0%
Bangladeshi 50.4%
Other White 11.6%
White British 9.3%
Mixed 9.3%
Other 8.4%
African 4.8%
Pakistani 1.2%
Caribbean 1.2%
Unclassified 1.2%
Indian 0.6%
Other Asian 0.6%
Other Black 0.6%
Chinese 0.6%
Irish 0.3%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.37
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.21
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 32%
Local authority average 59%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 34%
Local authority average 53%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 40.9
Local authority average 48.6
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.7
Local authority average 4.31
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 23 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 9 |
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 16 |
| Sports Leadership | Technical Award | 12 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 17 |
| Bengali | GCSE | 10 |
| Biology | GCSE | 3 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 3 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 15 |
| English Language | GCSE | 70 |
Admissions
Wapping High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 57
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 13
- 2nd preference
- 26
- 3rd preference
- 39
- From another Local Authority
- 4
Offers
- 1st preference
- 13
- 2nd preference
- 8
- 3rd preference
- 8
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 16.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 54 46 8 |
| Year 8 | 48 24 24 |
| Year 9 | 77 43 34 |
| Year 10 | 74 39 35 |
| Year 11 | 82 45 37 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 88.0% 92.7% 86.5% |
Further education | 47.0% 21.8% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 41.0% 66.8% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 3.4% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.7% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 1.4% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 0.0% 0.4% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 8.0% 4.6% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 0.8% 1.0% |