Bishop Challoner Catholic School
Academy converter · sixth form · 867 pupils
89% stayed in education · Attainment 8 44.6
Voluntary controlled school
George Green's School
- Pupils on roll
- 1,256of 1,239 places
- Free school meals
- 50.1%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 193
- Ofsted
- School remains Good, 25 May 2022Read the Ofsted report
What the data says
Of the 191 pupils who finished Year 11 at George Green's School in 2023, 66% stayed on in George Green's School’s own sixth form (Tower Hamlets average 64%), 22% went to a further education college and 2% started an apprenticeship.
Among the 92 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 57% went to university (Tower Hamlets 36%, England 37%), and 28% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.
Religious Studies is unusually popular at GCSE: 95% of the year group took it, against 31% of pupils across England.
GCSE results in 2025 were above the national picture: Attainment 8 of 49.0 against 46.1 across England and 47.4 in Tower Hamlets, with 52% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Tower Hamlets and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | George Green's School | Tower Hamlets | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 191 | 3,085 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 94% | 94% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 91% | 93% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 66% | 64% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 2% | 3% | 13% |
| — further education college | 22% | 23% | 37% |
| — other education | 1% | 3% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 2% | 1% | 3% |
| Employment | 1% | 1% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 5% | 4% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 2% | 2% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | George Green's School | Tower Hamlets | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students in the cohort | 92 | 6,181 | 541,441 |
| Any sustained destination | 77% | 74% | 79% |
| University (higher education) | 57% | 36% | 37% |
| — most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students | 28% | 11% | 19% |
| Further education | 0% | 7% | 5% |
| Apprenticeship | 3% | 6% | 7% |
| Employment | 15% | 24% | 28% |
| No sustained destination | 11% | 18% | 16% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | George Green's School | Tower Hamlets | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 49.0 | 47.4 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 52% | 48% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 76% | 67% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 60% | 54% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.53 | 4.27 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 67% | 55% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 46.6 | 45.7 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 53.8 | 49.4 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 66% | 47% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 191 | 99% | 89% | 20% | 20% | 81% |
| Mathematics | 191 | 99% | 88% | 26% | 22% | 79% |
| English Literature | 189 | 98% | 86% | 27% | 21% | 85% |
| Religious Studies | 183 | 95% | 31% | 18% | 32% | 67% |
| Combined Science | 141 | 73% | 65% | 6% | 9% | 59% |
| Geography | 100 | 52% | 41% | 23% | 25% | 60% |
| History | 84 | 44% | 41% | 30% | 26% | 83% |
| Spanish | 59 | 31% | 19% | 27% | 27% | 68% |
| French | 54 | 28% | 18% | 9% | 29% | 56% |
| Physics | 48 | 25% | 23% | 40% | 46% | 100% |
| Chemistry | 48 | 25% | 23% | 42% | 47% | 100% |
| Biology | 48 | 25% | 23% | 52% | 45% | 98% |
| Business Studies | 28 | 15% | 18% | 7% | 20% | 57% |
| Computer Science | 26 | 13% | 13% | 19% | 30% | 88% |
| Economics | 24 | 12% | 1% | 4% | 34% | 54% |
| Physical Education | 23 | 12% | 11% | 13% | 24% | 65% |
| Sociology | 20 | 10% | 4% | 20% | 21% | 75% |
| Design and Technology | 16 | 8% | 11% | 6% | 23% | 31% |
| Psychology | 15 | 8% | 3% | 27% | 22% | 73% |
| Fine Art | 14 | 7% | 9% | 21% | 28% | 79% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 10 | 5% | 8% | 0% | 21% | 30% |
| Music | 7 | 4% | 5% | 29% | 33% | 86% |
| Drama | 4 | 2% | 7% | — | 27% | — |
| Russian | 3 | 2% | 0% | — | 87% | — |
| Turkish | 3 | 2% | 0% | — | 71% | — |
| Portuguese | 2 | 1% | 0% | — | 50% | — |
| Arabic | 2 | 1% | 1% | — | 47% | — |
| Citizenship Studies | 2 | 1% | 3% | — | 19% | — |
| Chinese | 1 | 1% | 1% | — | 75% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | George Green's School | Tower Hamlets | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 250 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 66 | 2,132 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | B- | C | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | 36.42 | 30.92 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | B- | C | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | 11% | 7% | 18% |
| Average grade, applied general courses | — | — | — |
| Average grade, T levels | — | — | — |
A level subjects
Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 34 | 52% | 31% |
| English Literature | 20 | 30% | 11% |
| Sociology | 19 | 29% | 13% |
| Economics | 18 | 27% | 13% |
| Biology | 17 | 26% | 20% |
| Psychology | 16 | 24% | 23% |
| Politics | 15 | 23% | 6% |
| Chemistry | 13 | 20% | 17% |
| Physics | 12 | 18% | 12% |
| History | 11 | 17% | 13% |
| Geography | 8 | 12% | 10% |
| Further Mathematics | 6 | 9% | 5% |
| Fine Art | — | — | 3% |
| Spanish | — | — | 2% |
| French | — | — | 1% |
| Italian | — | — | 0% |
| Computer Science | — | — | 5% |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finance / Accounting (General) | VRQ Level 3 | 27 | 41% | — |
| Business Studies | BTEC National Diploma L3 - Band J - PP-D*D* | 25 | 38% | — |
| Study Skills | Extended Project (Diploma) | — | — | — |
| Business Studies | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | — | — | — |
Other secondary schools in Tower Hamlets
Bow School
Community school · sixth form · 1,126 pupils
96% stayed in education · Attainment 8 43.2
Canary Wharf Secondary
Free schools · 417 pupils
87% stayed in education · Attainment 8 52.9
Central Foundation Girls' School
Voluntary aided school · sixth form · 1,526 pupils
95% stayed in education · Attainment 8 54.3
Langdon Park Community School
Community school · sixth form · 1,055 pupils
93% stayed in education · Attainment 8 43.5
London Enterprise Academy
Free schools · 396 pupils
85% stayed in education · Attainment 8 48.0
Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.