London Enterprise Academy, London

Inadequate
Secondary
Free schools
Mixed
Ages 1116

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Very likely (~303m)Possible (~433m)Unlikely (~563m)Confidence: medium

Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mr ASHID ALI
Pupils:396 / 600 capacity
LA:Tower Hamlets
Phone:02074260746
Address:81-91 Commercial Road, Whitechapel, London, E1 1RD
Trust:TOWER HAMLETS ENTERPRISE ACADEMY LTD
Status:open
Opened:1 September 2014

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 2 years ago
-

Overall

Good

Quality of Education

Good

Behaviour & Attitudes

Good

Personal Development

Good

Leadership & Management

Inspected 1 October 2024View full report
URN:141133
UKPRN:10047033
Constituency:Bethnal Green and Stepney
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Inadequate at its April 2019 inspection — down from Requires Improvement.

Areas Ofsted flagged

Leadership & management (Inadequate).

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At a Glance

26.6%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Class Sizes

23.0

Avg class size

15

Total classes

1 class with more than 30 pupils

2024/25 academic year

Getting There

Train Stations

Whitechapel Station (Entrance)
572m · 9 min walk
Whitechapel Rail Station
591m · 10 min walk
Shadwell Rail Station
678m · 11 min walk

Tube / Metro / Tram

Aldgate East
381m · 6 min walk
Aldgate East Underground Station
464m · 8 min walk
Whitechapel Underground Station
543m · 9 min walk

Bus Stops

Henriques Street (Stop U)
61m · 1 min walk
New Road (E1) (Stop Q)
135m · 2 min walk
Commercial Road (Stop B)
223m · 4 min walk
Royal London Hospital (Stop L)
235m · 4 min walk
Altab Ali Park (Stop K)
302m · 5 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

66%

Available places

396 pupils

600 capacity

204 spare places available

Area Demand Pressure - London

Medium pressure
New homes approved:104,823
Projected new pupils:18,868

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for London

Admissions Demand - Tower Hamlets

Low demand0.92x oversubscription

Places available

3,203

Applications

2,958

Got 1st preference

74.8%

Got preferred school

94.2%

Secondary admissions across Tower Hamlets (2025/26)

Inspection History(11)

1 October 2024
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
5 July 2022
19 January 2022

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Pupil Absence
2024/25

6.44388%

Overall absence

16.41469%

Persistent absence

463

Enrolments

Authorised4.55526%
Unauthorised1.88862%
Persistent (10%+)16.41469%
Severe (50%+)2.37581%

Absence trend

5.46458%
18/19
4.96532%
20/21
6.96041%
21/22
6.70345%
22/23
6.82085%
23/24
6.44388%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

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