- Council to support their next steps with college and uni bursaries
- Employment support also available through Young Workpath
The future is bright for nearly 3,000 pupils received their GCSE results in secondary schools across Tower Hamlets yesterday.
The provisional overall results showed that in English, 82 per cent of students achieved grades 9-4 (equivalent to the old A* to C grades).
In maths, 74 per cent of students achieved grades 9-4. In the English Baccalaureate, 35 per cent of students achieved grades 9-4.
Tower Hamlets has the youngest population in London and GCSEs are a crucial stepping stone to training and employment or more education such as sixth form and university – all of which Tower Hamlets Council offers support for.
Lutfur Rahman, Executive Mayor of Tower Hamlets said:
“I want to congratulate every young person receiving their GCSE results. These achievements reflect not only your hard work and determination, but also the dedication of teachers, support staff, and families who have encouraged you along the way.
“Whatever path you choose for your futures, I wish you every success and look forward to seeing the incredible contributions you will make to our borough and beyond.”
GCSE achievements from St Paul’s Way Trust School
Cllr Maium Talukdar, Deputy Mayor and Cabinet Member for Education, Youth and Lifelong Learning, joined students collecting their results at St Paul’s Way Trust Secondary School, to celebrate their achievements and congratulate them on their successes.
Cllr Talukdar said:
“Well done to all the students collecting their GCSE results. You should be proud of your achievements, which show the talent and resilience of young people in Tower Hamlets.
“We remain committed to providing opportunities and support so that every young person can go on to achieve their potential. Today is the beginning of an exciting new chapter, and I know you will continue to make your families and community proud.”
St Paul’s Way Trust School pupils Miu, Salman, Tahya and Rayat were delighted with their results.
Miu Sata got five 9s, two 8s and two 7s in her GCSEs. She said:
“I hope next I’m going to go into sixth form and do maths, psychology and economics. I’m hoping to study economics at university.”
Salman Islam got five 9s, two 8s and one 6. He said:
“I’m feeling happy. I want to stay here for sixth form and go on to do A-levels in maths, chemistry and economics. After that I’d like to secure an apprenticeship in finance. Today has been a really good experience.”
Tahya Ahmed got four 8s, two 7s and two 6s. She said:
“I’m feeling good, I’m really proud of myself and I hope to continue studying here for sixth form. I want to become a speech and language therapist, and I feel like I’m on a steady path for my future.”
Rayat Shabib got seven 9s and three 8s. He said:
“Overall I’m happy – there was still room for me to do better! I’m going to stay at this school for sixth form to study maths, further maths and computer science as I want to be a civil engineer. My maths teacher here has really inspired me to pursue this in the future.”
Next steps – ongoing support for careers, college and university
Tower Hamlets Council has one of the best support offers for young people in the country.
Its Tower Hamlets Young WorkPath provides careers information, advice and guidance about the next steps available to young people, no matter what their results are.
For young people who received their results but are not sure what to do next, the service offers careers interviews in person, over the phone, or via video.
Find out more here.
The council also continues to invest in young people and their educational journeys. It is the only council to have restored the Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA) and one of a few to offer university and college grants.
Since the relaunch of the scheme, the council has distributed £1.9million in grants and will be awarding a further £2million in the current funding round.
The council was also the first local authority in the country to provide universal free school meals to all primary and secondary pupils and is running a new school uniform grant programme for pupils starting school this September.
Its youth service Young Tower Hamlets offers young people activities out of school hours including sport, training and other opportunities to develop social, mental and physical skills.
Posted on Friday 22nd August 2025