Ian Mikardo High School
Special schoolIan Mikardo High School is a special school in Tower Hamlets, for pupils aged 11 to 18. It had 67 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), June 2023
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 27 June 2023
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Ian Mikardo High School was 6.1, against 46.7 in Tower Hamlets and 46.2 in England.
0% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).
End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs)
2025/26, provisional| Measure | This school | Tower Hamlets | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | 6.1 | 46.7 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 49.7% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 66.4% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 9 | – | – |
- Ian Mikardo High School teaches pupils with needs that most schools' pupils do not have, often in very small year groups, so its results are not a fair comparison with mainstream schools. They are not shown on the map.
- The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
- Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Marner Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, November 2022. 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)250 m
- Old Palace Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), January 2023. 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)290 m
- East London Arts & MusicSixth form and further education. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file290 m
- Bow SchoolSecondary. School remains Good, September 2023. Attainment 8 of 43.8 (2025/26, provisional)320 m
- Childrens House Nursery SchoolNursery. School remains Outstanding, May 2023330 m
- Harris Science Academy East LondonSecondary. Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 59.3 (2025/26, provisional)460 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Tower Hamlets
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).