London Enterprise Academy, London

From the headteacher's welcome: "I am delighted to introduce myself as the Principal of London Enterprise Academy - a brand new state funded secondary school which opened in September 2014 in Tower Hamlets. It is my sincere belief that, with the right teaching and care, every pupil can succeed."

In 2026, pupils at London Enterprise Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 48.7, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 46.4 in Tower Hamlets and 47 across England.

49% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 49% in Tower Hamlets and 47% in England.

That is in line with 2025, when the score was 48.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.1: pupils made about average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 47.1, against 50.2 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 3.1 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 20 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Religious Studies, Statistics and Combined Science.

For September 2026 entry, 34 families put London Enterprise Academy as their first choice and 130 named it as one of their preferences, for 55 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state secondary schools to London Enterprise Academy are Wapping High School (0.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 46.9); Mulberry School for Girls (0.2 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 57.2); Mulberry Academy London Dock (0.4 miles); and Swanlea School (0.4 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 58.7).

London Enterprise Academy's 2026 results were higher than 1 of these 3 schools.

London Enterprise Academy is run by its own single-school academy trust.

Of the 128 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 91% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 23% to a further education college, 2% to an apprenticeship and 1% into work.

72% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (78%) and Black (14%).

In 2026, 54 pupils (13.6%) received SEN support and 10 (2.5%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

London Enterprise Academy had 34 teachers in 2026, one for every 12 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical secondary school, at about one for every 17.

The nearest tram or metro stop is Aldgate East, about 380 metres away (roughly a 5-minute walk).

13 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Henriques Street, 60 metres away.

In 2024/25, London Enterprise Academy issued 31 suspensions, 7.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The primary schools closest to London Enterprise Academy are Kobi Nazrul Primary School (under 0.1 miles), Harry Gosling Primary School (0.1 miles), Bigland Green Primary School (0.2 miles) and Mulberry Canon Barnett Primary Academy (0.3 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.