Fee-paying schools in E3, Tower Hamlets

19 fee-paying schools sit within 3 miles of central E3, the nearest being Mazahirul Uloom London School at 0.9 mi, 4 of them selective, 10 single-sex. Nearest first; each age range is the school's own statutory range, which decides whether it takes a given year group.

School	Distance	Ages	Takes
Mazahirul Uloom London School	0.9 mi	11 to 16	Secondary Boys
Gatehouse School	1.0 mi	3 to 11	Primary
Darul Hadis Latifiah	1.2 mi	11 to 20	Secondary Boys Selective
London Islamic School	1.6 mi	11 to 16	Secondary Boys
Azhar Academy Girls School	1.6 mi	3 to 16	All-through
Jamiatul Ummah School	1.8 mi	11 to 16	Secondary Boys Selective
Daffodil Preparatory School	1.8 mi	5 to 11	Primary
Madani Secondary Girls' School	1.8 mi	11 to 18	Secondary Girls
Hafs Academy	1.8 mi	7 to 16	All-through Boys
Buttercup Primary School	1.9 mi	3 to 11	Primary
Date Palm Primary	1.9 mi	2 to 11	Primary
Al-Mizan School	1.9 mi	7 to 11	Primary Selective
London East Academy	1.9 mi	11 to 16	Secondary Boys
Faraday School	2.0 mi	4 to 11	Primary
Al-Falah Primary School	2.5 mi	5 to 11	Primary
Noor Ul Islam Primary School	2.6 mi	4 to 11	Primary Islam
Lantern of Knowledge Secondary School	2.6 mi	10 to 16	Secondary Boys Selective Muslim
Marathon Science School	2.7 mi	10 to 19	Secondary Boys
Ohr Emes	2.9 mi	3 to 11	Primary Boys

No Ofsted grades here, and that is not a bad sign. Fee-paying schools like Mazahirul Uloom London School are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate rather than Ofsted, and the ISI publishes no open data feed, so no rating exists for us to show. Fees are not open data either.

The state schools alongside them

E3 also holds 127 state primary and 39 state secondary schools, with Ofsted ratings and exam results. The full school breakdown for E3 →

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Common questions

How many private schools are there in E3?

19 fee-paying schools within 3 miles of central E3, Tower Hamlets, from the Department for Education's register. Each one's age range, whether it selects and how full it is are listed on this page.

Do private schools in E3 have Ofsted ratings?

No, and a blank rating is not a bad sign. Fee-paying schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate rather than Ofsted, and the ISI publishes no open data feed, so no rating exists for us to show.

Are private schools in E3 selective?

4 of the 19 select on ability at entry, according to their admissions policy on the register. The rest do not, though most fee-paying schools still assess applicants in some way.

Are there single-sex private schools in E3?

10 of the 19 take boys only or girls only. The rest are mixed.

Source: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools. Read how every figure here is sourced on the methodology page. If something looks wrong, tell us and it goes on the accuracy log.