Primary school

Canary Wharf College, East Ferry

  • Free School
  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Christian
  • Tower Hamlets
  • E14 3BA

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 2,088 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 14%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 5%5%2016/17: top 34%2017/18: top 76%2018/19: top 37%2022/23: top 30%2023/24: top 5%2024/25: top 14%No exams

Against LondonArrows: London rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM79% · London 72%8/10 Above+24 pts
Higher standard, RWM15% · London 12%7/10 Above+16.4 pts
Reading score108 · London 1076/10 Middle−30 pts
Maths score110 · London 1079/10 Top 20%+5.9 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 84% · 19 pupils · London 61%2016/17: 70% · 20 pupils · London 69%2017/18: 55% · 40 pupils · London 72%2018/19: 72% · 39 pupils · London 73%2022/23: 69% · 36 pupils · London 68%2023/24: 86% · 35 pupils · London 70%2024/25: 79% · 33 pupils · London 72%86%55%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 11% · 19 pupils · London 7%2016/17: 5% · 20 pupils · London 10%2017/18: 15% · 40 pupils · London 12%2018/19: 13% · 39 pupils · London 13%2022/23: 17% · 36 pupils · London 11%2023/24: 17% · 35 pupils · London 11%2024/25: 15% · 33 pupils · London 12%17%5%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 107 · 19 pupils · London 1032016/17: 109 · 20 pupils · London 1052017/18: 108 · 40 pupils · London 1062018/19: 109 · 39 pupils · London 1062022/23: 109 · 36 pupils · London 1062023/24: 111 · 35 pupils · London 1072024/25: 108 · 33 pupils · London 107111107No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 108 · 19 pupils · London 1042016/17: 105 · 20 pupils · London 1062017/18: 106 · 40 pupils · London 1062018/19: 109 · 39 pupils · London 1072022/23: 110 · 36 pupils · London 1062023/24: 111 · 35 pupils · London 1062024/25: 110 · 33 pupils · London 107111105No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
37 of 37 who put it first2014 · 35.4%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st3737
2nd655
3rd402

No last distance offered published

Inspections · 2013–2022

  1. 2013Outstanding
  2. 2022Good

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective · 3 points to improve

Read what Ofsted said (6)

From Ofsted report, inspected Sep 2022

Strengths

  • “Pupils are proud of their school.”
  • “It is at the heart of the community.”
  • “Pupils really like the way that everyone gets on well with each other.”

To improve

  • “This sometimes leads to gaps in pupils’ knowledge in these subjects.”
  • “Leaders should ensure that the foundation subjects are planned and sequenced carefully so that pupils build their knowledge securely over time.”
  • “In some subjects, curriculum plans do not take into account what children learn in the early years.”

Ofsted inspection report extracts, Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026298
Free school meals (past 6 years)10.5%
First language not English35.6%
SEN support16.3%
EHC plan4.9%
Absence (sessions missed)3.5%
Persistently absent pupils5.4%

Girls 47.1%Boys 52.9%

106.4% full · 280 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher15.7
Pupils per adult14.9
  • Classroom teachers 17
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 0
  • Other support 11.9

Teachers 19 FTE · Whole workforce 30.9 · 32 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£8,755
Spend per pupil£8,147
Staff spend per pupil£5,850
Reserve per pupil£379
  • +£116,000revenue reserve
  • +£186,000in-year balance

Grants £8,794 · self-generated £245 · premises £565 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: CANARY WHARF COLLEGE LTD (3 academies) · trust reserve £1,597,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it