London Enterprise Academy
81-91 Commercial Road, Whitechapel, London, E1 1RD
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- TOWER HAMLETS ENTERPRISE ACADEMY LTD
- Headteacher
- Mr ASHID ALI
- Constituency
- Bethnal Green and Stepney
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 600
- Pupils on roll
- 396
- URN
- 141133
- Local authority
- Tower Hamlets
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02074260746
About this school
London Enterprise Academy is a secondary academy in London. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 396 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 86 | 128 | 92 |
| Attainment 8 score | 39.2 | 46.0 | 48.0 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.65 -1.02 to -0.27 | -0.10 -0.41 to +0.20 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 35% | 47.7% | 51.1% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 52% | 66.4% | 69.6% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 51% | 45.3% | 57.6% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.5 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How London Enterprise Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Tower Hamlets average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 39.2 | 44.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 46 | 44 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 48 | 43.8 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 464 |
| 2023/24 | 485 |
| 2024/25 | 415 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How London Enterprise Academy compares
London Enterprise Academy ranked 10th of 17 secondary schools in Tower Hamlets for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 69% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 32% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 48 | 6.4% | 46% | 396 | — |
| Wapping High School | 46.9 | 9.8% | 43.2% | 248 | 0.2 miles |
| Mulberry School for Girls | 55.2 | 5.3% | 51.3% | 1,634 | 0.2 miles |
| Mulberry Academy London Dock | — | 5.3% | 40.9% | 304 | 0.4 miles |
| Swanlea School | 56.9 | 4% | 54.3% | 1,253 | 0.4 miles |
| Bishop Challoner Catholic School | 44.6 | 8.8% | 56.7% | 867 | 0.6 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 46.02%
- English as an additional language
- 77.6%
- Overall absence
- 6.44%
- Persistent absence
- 16.41%
Location
Nearby schools
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Wapping High School0.2 miles
Secondary · London
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Mulberry School for Girls0.2 miles
Secondary · London
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Mulberry Academy London Dock0.4 miles
Secondary · London
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Swanlea School0.4 miles
Secondary · London
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Bishop Challoner Catholic School0.6 miles
Secondary · London
Other schools in London
London Enterprise Academy ranks 157th of the 258 ranked secondary schools in London.
- Acland Burghley School Secondary
- Ada Lovelace Church of England High School Secondary
- Addey and Stanhope School Secondary
- AIM Academy North London Secondary
- Alexandra Park School Secondary
- All Saints Catholic College Secondary
- All Saints Catholic High School Secondary
- Ark Acton Academy Secondary
- Ark All Saints Academy Secondary
- Ark Bolingbroke Academy Secondary
- Ark Burlington Danes Academy Secondary
- Ark Elvin Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does London Enterprise Academy teach?
- London Enterprise Academy teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of London Enterprise Academy?
- The headteacher of London Enterprise Academy is Mr ASHID ALI, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was London Enterprise Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected London Enterprise Academy, 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 Enterprise Academy?
- London Enterprise Academy has 396 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is London Enterprise Academy full?
- London Enterprise Academy has capacity for 600 pupils and 396 on roll (66%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is London Enterprise Academy a faith school?
- No. London Enterprise Academy has no designated religious character.
- Who runs London Enterprise Academy?
- London Enterprise Academy is part of TOWER HAMLETS ENTERPRISE ACADEMY LTD. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have London Enterprise Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 39.2 in 2022/23 and 48 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does London Enterprise Academy rank locally?
- London Enterprise Academy ranked 10th of 17 secondary schools in Tower Hamlets for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 69% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 32% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is London Enterprise Academy's absence rate?
- London Enterprise Academy's overall absence rate is 6.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are London Enterprise Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, London Enterprise Academy's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
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 1 July 2026.