Wapping High School: admissions history
How many families applied, how many places there were, and how far the last place went - every year we hold.
Across Tower Hamlets, 79% of families were offered their first-choice secondary school for 2026 entry, and 97% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2025, families in Tower Hamlets lodged 176 appeals against secondary school offers; 154 reached a hearing and 4 succeeded (2.6% of those heard).
Applications and offers by year
| Entry year | Places offered | First choices | Named at all | First choices per place | First choices not offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 13 | 19 | - | 13 |
| 2025 | 34 | 18 | 149 | 0.5 | 0 |
| 2024 | 57 | 13 | 156 | 0.2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 99 | 18 | 129 | 0.2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 76 | 17 | 149 | 0.2 | 0 |
| 2021 | 77 | 17 | 138 | 0.2 | 0 |
| 2020 | 48 | 15 | 136 | 0.3 | 0 |
| 2019 | 82 | 27 | 171 | 0.3 | 0 |
| 2018 | 37 | 24 | 157 | 0.6 | 0 |
| 2017 | 31 | 20 | 187 | 0.6 | 0 |
| 2016 | 46 | 33 | 203 | 0.7 | 0 |
| 2015 | 50 | 33 | 214 | 0.7 | 0 |
| 2014 | 55 | 38 | 263 | 0.7 | 0 |
Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school-level file). "Places offered" is the number of offers made on national offer day, which can differ from the school's published admission number.