London East Alternative Provision
21 Tollet Street, Stepney, London, E1 4EE
- Phase
- Local authority maintained schools
- School type
- Pupil referral unit
- Ages
- 5 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Afrooz Hannan
- Constituency
- Bethnal Green and Stepney
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Pupils on roll
- 101
- URN
- 100889
- Local authority
- Tower Hamlets
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02077917720
About this school
London East Alternative Provision is a special school in London. It teaches children aged 5 to 19 and has 101 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Sixth form
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How London East Alternative Provision has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 93 |
| 2023/24 | 96 |
| 2024/25 | 106 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 84.62%
- English as an additional language
- 34.9%
Location
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Mazahirul Uloom London School0.1 miles
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Darul Hadis Latifiah0.4 miles
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Gatehouse School0.6 miles
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London Islamic School0.7 miles
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Common questions
- What year groups does London East Alternative Provision teach?
- London East Alternative Provision teaches children aged 5 to 19. It is a special school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of London East Alternative Provision?
- The headteacher of London East Alternative Provision is Mr Afrooz Hannan, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was London East Alternative Provision last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected London East Alternative Provision, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is London East Alternative Provision?
- London East Alternative Provision has 101 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 19.
- Is London East Alternative Provision a faith school?
- No. London East Alternative Provision has no designated religious character.
- Does London East Alternative Provision publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for London East Alternative Provision. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.