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OpenSecondaryURN 142879

Canary Wharf College Crossharbour

Free schools · London · E14 9GL

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Phase

Secondary

Age range

Ages 11–19

Pupils

417

Local authority

Tower Hamlets

Age range

Ages 1119

05111619

Provision snapshot

Based on official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • NurseryNo Nursery Classes
  • Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
  • BoardingNo boarders
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

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.

Overview

School type
Free schools
Phase
Secondary
Age range
11–19
Gender
Mixed
Status
Open
URN
142879

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

Size & intake

Pupil numbers and free school meals come from the GIAS school census fields. Capacity fill is calculated when both pupils and capacity are published. Census date: 15 Jan 2026.

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 characteristics

Nursery provision
No Nursery Classes
Sixth form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarding
No boarders
Religious character
Christian
Religious ethos
Christian
Governance
Academy trust: CANARY WHARF COLLEGE LTD
Academy trust
CANARY WHARF COLLEGE LTD

Contact

Headteacher
Mr Geoff Roberts
Telephone
02033836100

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Ofsted

Latest inspection outcomes from Ofsted monthly management information. Report-card grades use the current framework where published; older OEIF grades are shown when that is the latest graded inspection.

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

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Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results from DfE school and college performance tables. Figures are not rankings — suppressed or unavailable values are omitted.

Key stage 4 (2023/24)

Attainment 8
53.4
Progress 8
0.3
English & maths grade 5+
67%
English & maths grade 4+
76%
EBacc entry
61%
EBacc APS
4.8

Source: DfE school and college performance tables