SCHOOL PROFILE

Canary Wharf College, East Ferry

Primary Free schools URN 137016
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 280 Published school capacity
Capacity used 106.4% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

21 September 2022
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Free schools
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Christian
Local authority Tower Hamlets
Trust UNIVERSITY SCHOOLS TRUST, EAST LONDON
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 298 298 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 139 46.6% of pupils
Male pupils 159 53.4% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

9.1%
15.7 pts below England
School 9.1%
Tower Hamlets 41.4%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

35.6%
15.3 pts above England
School 35.6%
Tower Hamlets 54.1%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Tower Hamlets 1.0%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

Any other White background
37.6%
112
White British
15.8%
47
Any other Mixed background
14.8%
44
Indian
6.7%
20
Bangladeshi
6.0%
18
Chinese
5.0%
15
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 16.8% 50 of 298 pupils
4.0 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 16.8%
Tower Hamlets 22.3%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 12.4% 37 pupils
England 14.8% 2.4 pts below
EHC plans 4.4% 13 pupils
England 6.0% 1.7 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 23
Social, emotional & mental health 12
Autistic spectrum disorder 10
No specialist assessment yet 2
Moderate learning difficulty 1
Specific learning difficulty 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

79.0% 18.6 pts above England
School 79.0%
Tower Hamlets 68.8%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

88.0%

14.2 pts above England

School 88.0%
Tower Hamlets 79.5%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

79.0%

8.7 pts above England

School 79.0%
Tower Hamlets 76.7%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

91.0%

19.0 pts above England

School 91.0%
Tower Hamlets 79.5%
London 77.7%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

3.54%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.68 pts lower than England
School 3.54%
Tower Hamlets 7.13%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

5.43%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

10.38 pts lower than England
School 5.43%
Tower Hamlets 20.44%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.36%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.44 pts lower than England
School 0.36%
Tower Hamlets 1.84%
London 1.67%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

106.4% 18.2 pts above England
Canary Wharf College, East Ferry
106.4%
Tower Hamlets
86.2%
London
85.9%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information