The Complete Works
The Complete Works is an independent school in for boys and girls aged 5 to 25. It has 126 pupils and room for 194.
1st Floor, Universal House, 88-94 Wentworth St, London, E1 7SA020 7377 0280tcw.org.ukMr Dean Phillips-Smith headteacherAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.
Results
GCSE results, summer 2025
60 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.
All GCSE measures, year by year
| Measure | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2019 | 2018 | Tower Hamlets | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of Year 11 | 60 | 34 | 24 | 16 | 46 | 46 | – | – |
| Average GCSE scoreAttainment 8 | 4.9 | 9.4 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 8.5 | 3.7 | 46.5 | 46.8 |
| Strong pass in English and mathsGrade 5+ in English and maths | 0% | 3% | 4% | 0% | 2% | 2% | 46% | 46% |
| Standard pass in English and mathsGrade 4+ in English and maths | 8% | 6% | 13% | 0% | 7% | 4% | 66% | 66% |
| Core subjects scoreEBacc average point score | 0.22 | 0.48 | 0.38 | 0.39 | 0.48 | 0.23 | 4.18 | 4.15 |
| Taking the core subjectsEBacc entry | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 51% | 41% |
Subjects
Results came out for 4 GCSE subjects in 2025. Each figure is the share of pupils who got a grade 5 or better, next to the average for state secondaries in England.
Subjects that did worse than the England average: Biology (8% here, 82% across England), Mathematics (0% here, 53% across England), English Language (8% here, 54% across England).
The small number is how many pupils sat each subject. Subjects with fewer than six pupils aren't published.
Every subject against England, 2025
| Subject | Entries | Grades 9 to 7 | Grades 9 to 5 | Grades 9 to 4 | England 9 to 5 | Rank in England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 27 | 0% | 0% | 26% | 53% | – |
| English Language | 25 | 0% | 8% | 24% | 54% | – |
| Biology | 25 | 0% | 8% | 16% | 82% | – |
| Art and Design | 8 | 13% | 25% | 50% | 58% | – |
In combined science each pupil gets two grades and we count the lower one. Rankings only include state secondaries where 20 or more pupils sat the subject.
A level and sixth-form results, 2025
8 students finished sixth-form courses.
All sixth-form measures, year by year
| Measure | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 8 | 11 | 13 | 11 |
| Average A level grade | z | z | z | z |
Does every child do well here?
A good school does well by every child, not just on average. Each row compares two groups of pupils here. The grey marks show the same two groups across England. Every gap at this school is smaller than the gap across England. When a group has fewer than about ten pupils, its figures jump around a lot from year to year.
At GCSE, 2025
Low-income means the child has had free school meals at some point in the last six years. A group's figure isn't published when it has fewer than six pupils.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
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.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 126 | 97 | 90 | 81 | 72 | 73 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 5% | 9% | 9% | 1% | 12% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 93% | 91% | 90% | 99% | 86% |
What pupils do next
After sixth form
Where the 10 pupils who left in 2022/23 were a year later.
Earlier years
| Destination | 2022/23 leavers | 2021/22 leavers |
|---|---|---|
| Still in education, work or training | 40% | 38% |
| Education | 30% | 38% |
| Apprenticeship | 0% | 0% |
| Work | 10% | 0% |
| Not in education, work or training | 30% | 38% |
The area around the school
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.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mulberry Canon Barnett Primary Academy | Academy | 100 m | 152 | Report card 2026 | 17 | Compare |
| Royal Mencap Society | Special post 16 institution | 120 m | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Christ Church CofE School | Church of England | 200 m | 145 | Good 2023 | 81 | Compare |
| OMG Education | Independent | 300 m | 26 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| London East Academy | Independent | 350 m | 143 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Al-Mizan School | Independent (grammar) | 350 m | 106 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Date Palm Primary | Independent | 410 m | 227 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Kobi Nazrul Primary School | Council | 440 m | 227 | Not inspected | 67 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is The Complete Works a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score The Complete Works yet.
How good are The Complete Works's GCSE results?
In summer 2025, 0% of pupils got a grade 5 or better in both English and maths. Across England it was 46%. Its Attainment 8 score, which is the average grade across a pupil's best eight subjects times ten, was 4.9, against 46.8 for England.
How many pupils does The Complete Works have?
126 pupils aged 5 to 25 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 194 places, so it is 65% full.
Does The Complete Works have a sixth form?
Yes. The average A level grade in 2025 was z.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- 1st Floor, Universal House, 88-94 Wentworth St, London, E1 7SA
- Telephone
- 020 7377 0280
- Website
- www.tcw.org.uk
- Headteacher
- Mr Dean Phillips-Smith
- Type of school
- Independent school (Other independent school, independent schools)
- Phase
- Independent school, ages 5-25, with sixth form
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- Tower Hamlets
- Ward
- Spitalfields & Banglatown
- Constituency
- Bethnal Green and Stepney
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 29 April 2013 (new provision)
- URN
- 139601 · LAESTAB 2116006 · UKPRN 10070561
Recent changes
- New KS4 results for 2024/25
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.
- GCSE results: DfE key stage 4 performance tables, 2024/25 final.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.