East London Arts & Music

Sixth form / post-16 · ages 16-19MixedFree schools 16 to 19292 pupilsSixth formLondon Tower Hamlets

School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.

Pupils from low-income families0%Far fewer than most schools

Places8 spare292 pupils, 300 places

Pupils per teacher13.8School workforce census

Average A level gradeC+2024/25

Pupils on roll292Census January 2026

East London Arts & Music is a free schools 16 to 19 in London for boys and girls aged 16 to 19. It has 292 pupils and room for 300. About 0 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in England.

Maltings Close, Bromley By Bow, London, E3 3TA020 7515 2159elam.co.ukMs Yansé Cooper principalAll details

Ofsted

Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.

Results

A level and sixth-form results, 2025

150 students finished sixth-form courses.

Average A level gradeC+31.7 points per entry

A level progress-0.44Against students elsewhere with the same GCSE grades. 0 is average.

AAB or better0%with two subjects universities favour

Stayed and finished65%of students who started

All sixth-form measures, year by year

Measure	2025	2024	2023	2022	2019	2018
Students	150	153	150	157	292	202
Average A level points per entryA level APS per entry	31.67	33.16	36.67	45.24	37.25	43.68
Average A level grade	C+	C+	B-	A-	B-	B+
Best three A levelsBest 3 A levels APS	10.56	11.05	12.22	15.08	12.96	16.04
AAB or better in subjects universities likeAAB+ in two facilitating subjects	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
A level progressA level value added	-0.44	-0.36	–	–	+0.40	+1.16
Stayed and finishedRetained and assessed	65%	100%	87%	96%	–	83%

A level subjects

1 A level subjects had results in 2025. Each figure is the share of students who got an A* to B, next to the average for state sixth forms in England. When only a handful of students take a subject, its figures jump around from year to year.

A levels taught hereThe small number is how many students sat each one in 2025.

SubjectsEnglish Language and Literature12

Every A level subject against England, 2025

English Language and Literature12 entries · 8% A* or A · 100% passed

42%England 47%

A levels only. BTECs, T levels and other courses are in the table above. Subjects with fewer than five students aren't published.

Getting a place

Open to all. There is no entrance test.

Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Tower Hamlets council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll292Census January 2026

Places30097% full

Pupils from low-income families31%0% have had free school meals at some point in the last six years

Pupils learning English11%First language is not English

Pupils getting extra support14%41 pupils with SEN support

Pupils with an EHC plan5%15 pupils with a plan

Average class size25.010 classes, January 2026; England 25.4

Classes with more than 30 pupils0%share of one-teacher classes; England 10%

Boys and girls187 / 105

White British pupils32%

The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: Autistic spectrum disorder (25), emotional and mental health (20), Specific learning difficulty (10), Hearing impairment (1).

How the mix of pupils has changed

Census	2026	2025	2024	2023	2022	2021
Pupils on roll	292	275	300	297	303	308
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals	31%	29%	30%	34%	18%	30%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language	11%	14%	18%	18%	11%	14%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support	–	10%	12%	10%	7%	4%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans	–	4%	6%	6%	3%	3%

What pupils do next

After sixth form

Where the 147 pupils who left in 2022/23 were a year later.

Still in education, work or training70%and stayed there for at least six months

40%23%20%

University 40%Further education college 1%Work 23%Other education or training 7%Not in education, work or training 20%

Among pupils from low-income families it was 55%, compared with 77% for everyone else.

Where the ones heading for university went

Went on to degree-level study or training55%England 72%

Top-third universities5%England 22%. The universities that ask for the highest grades

Higher or degree apprenticeship0%England 6%

Higher technical course3%Level 4 or 5, such as an HNC or HND

Among students from low-income families, 50% went on to degree-level study or training and 7% to a top-third university.

Earlier years

Destination	2022/23 leavers	2021/22 leavers	2020/21 leavers	2019/20 leavers
Still in education, work or training	70%	75%	81%	–
Education	47%	45%	53%	–
Apprenticeship	0%	0%	0%	0%
Work	23%	30%	27%	–
Not in education, work or training	20%	19%	12%	–

Staff and money

From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.

Teachers21.1full-time equivalent, 23 people

Pupils per teacher13.8Pupils for every full-time teacher

Fully qualified teachers83%hold qualified teacher status

Teaching assistants3.8full-time equivalent

Average teacher pay£61,144

Teachers who left in the year11%2024/25, for any reason including retirement

Vacancies0

Sick days per teacher11.12024/25

Money

From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.

Spend per pupil£13,244England £7,128. Total £3.6m

Income per pupil£12,720England £7,587. Total £3.5m

Spent on teachers per pupil£6,629England £3,405

Money in reserve10%A healthy amount put by: £331k, £1,202 per pupil. England 9%

Money in against money out-£144kit spent more than it took in this year

Where the money goes£13,244spent per pupil

50%36%

Teachers 50%Supply staff 1%Buildings 3%Learning resources 6%Catering 2%Energy 2%Everything else 36%

Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m1,40812 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences

Local crime rate155 per 1,000 people70% higher than the England average

Typical house price£505,000Tower Hamlets

Nearest bus stop130 mBromley-By-Bow, 14 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored

School	Type	Distance	Pupils	Ofsted	Score
Bow School	Council	130 m	1,126	Good 2023	31	Compare
Marner Primary School	Council	290 m	641	Good 2022	68	Compare
Ian Mikardo High School	Academy	290 m	67	Good 2023	–	Compare
Harris Science Academy East London	Free school	320 m	513	No overall grade 2025	91	Compare
Old Palace Primary School	Council	500 m	386	Good 2023	89	Compare
Childrens House Nursery School	Local authority nursery school	620 m	145	Outstanding 2023	–	Compare
Onelab College	Special post 16 institution	690 m	–	Not inspected	–	Compare
St Agnes RC Primary School	Roman Catholic	750 m	214	Outstanding 2024	92	Compare

All schools in Tower Hamlets All schools in London Best primary schools in England

Questions parents ask

Is East London Arts & Music a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score East London Arts & Music yet.

How many pupils does East London Arts & Music have?

292 pupils aged 16 to 19 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 300 places, so it is 97% full.

How big are the classes at East London Arts & Music?

The average class had 25.0 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 25.4. No class had more than 30 pupils.

Does East London Arts & Music have a sixth form?

Yes. The average A level grade in 2025 was C+. 1 A level subjects had results in 2025; the full list is in the results section.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address: Maltings Close, Bromley By Bow, London, E3 3TA
Telephone: 020 7515 2159
Website: elam.co.uk
Principal: Ms Yansé Cooper
Type of school: Free schools 16 to 19 (Free schools 16 to 19, free schools)
Phase: Sixth form / post-16, ages 16-19, with sixth form
Gender: Mixed
Religious character: None
Multi-academy trust: Day One Trust (2 schools)
Local authority: Tower Hamlets
Ward: Bromley South
Constituency: Poplar and Limehouse
Setting: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened: 1 September 2014 (new provision)
URN: 141095 · LAESTAB 2114002 · UKPRN 10047200

Official record Government performance tables Download this school's data (CSV)

Where these figures come from

School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
Class sizes: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026.
Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, academy accounts return 2024/25.
A level subjects: DfE A level and other 16 to 18 results, subject entries and grades, 2024/25.
Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
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