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Canary Wharf College Crossharbour

Free schools · London · E14 9GL

Ages 11–19 · 417 pupils · Tower Hamlets

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

Attainment 8

53.4

Overall absence

7.6%

Admissions demand

2.10 · Highly competitive

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Requires improvement

Inspection date

2024-05-09

Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 4 (2023/24)

Progress 8+0.32
−20+2
Attainment 853.4
English & maths grade 5+67%
English & maths grade 4+76%
EBacc entry61%

EBacc APS: 4.8

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence7.6%
Persistent absence (10%+)20.2%
Unauthorised1.9%
Authorised absence
5.6%
Severe absence (50%+)
3.6%
Enrolments in measure
494

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for secondary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

2.10 · Highly competitive

1st preferences

153

Places offered

75

1st-preference offers

72

Total preferences (any rank)
429
Preferred offers (top 3)
75
Applications from outside LA
38
Offers to outside-LA applicants
1

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill90%

417 pupils · 462 places

Pupils on roll
417
Boys / girls
206 / 211
School capacity
462
Capacity fill
417 / 462 (90%)
Free school meals
28.5%
FSM pupils
119
Gender
Mixed
School type
Free schools

Age range

Ages 11–19

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Religious character
Christian
Religious ethos
Christian
Governance
Academy trust: CANARY WHARF COLLEGE LTD
Academy trust
CANARY WHARF COLLEGE LTD
Headteacher
Mr Geoff Roberts

Location

Address
7 Selsdon Way
Postcode
E14 9GL
Town
London
Local authority
Tower Hamlets
District
Tower Hamlets
Constituency
Poplar and Limehouse
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed free schools (secondary), Ages 11–19, in London, Tower Hamlets, 417 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 28.5%. Religious character: Christian.

Open schools in London
1846
Secondary schools in London
249
Academies among open schools in London
23% (427)
Open schools in E14
44
Secondary in E14
3
Open schools in Tower Hamlets LA
115
Secondary in Tower Hamlets LA
17

Nearby secondary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Geoff Roberts
Telephone
02033836100
Website
www.canarywharfcollege.co.uk

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