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Canary Wharf College, East Ferry

Free schools · London · E14 3BA

Ages 4–11 · 298 pupils · Tower Hamlets

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

86%

Overall absence

4.1%

Admissions demand

1.07 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2022-09-21

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

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

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

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)86%
Higher standard (RWM)17%
Avg scaled score — reading
111.0
Avg scaled score — maths
111.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
111.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence4.1%
Persistent absence (10%+)8.3%
Unauthorised1.0%
Authorised absence
3.1%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.0%
Enrolments in measure
303

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary 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

1.07 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

47

Places offered

44

1st-preference offers

36

Total preferences (any rank)
196
Preferred offers (top 3)
44
Applications from outside LA
17
Offers to outside-LA applicants
4

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 fill106%

298 pupils · 280 places

Pupils on roll
298
Boys / girls
159 / 139
School capacity
280
Capacity fill
298 / 280 (106%)
Free school meals
9.1%
FSM pupils
27
Gender
Mixed
School type
Free schools

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

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

School characteristics

Religious character
Christian
Governance
Academy trust: CANARY WHARF COLLEGE LTD
Academy trust
CANARY WHARF COLLEGE LTD
Headteacher
Ms Melisa Akis

Location

Address
197 East Ferry Road, Isle of Dogs
Postcode
E14 3BA
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 (primary), Ages 4–11, in London, Tower Hamlets, 298 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 9.1%. Religious character: Christian.

Open schools in London
1846
Primary schools in London
994
Academies among open schools in London
23% (427)
Open schools in E14
44
Primary in E14
23
Open schools in Tower Hamlets LA
115
Primary in Tower Hamlets LA
66

Nearby primary schools

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

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  • Harbinger Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    London · E14 3QP · Tower Hamlets

    Ages 3–11

    • KS250%
    • Absence7.1%
    • FSM46.5%
    • Demand0.94

    0.3 miles away

  • Canary Wharf College, Glenworth

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Free schools · Primary

    London · E14 3EB · Tower Hamlets

    Ages 4–11

    • KS293%
    • Absence4.4%
    • FSM10.7%
    • Demand0.93

    0.4 miles away

  • St Edmund's Catholic School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    London · E14 3RS · Tower Hamlets

    Ages 3–11

    • KS268%
    • Absence7.1%
    • FSM20.1%
    • Demand1.50

    0.4 miles away

  • Cubitt Town Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    London · E14 3NE · Tower Hamlets

    Ages 3–11

    • KS264%
    • Absence7.1%
    • FSM56.2%
    • Demand0.98

    0.4 miles away

  • Meridian Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    London · SE10 9NY · Greenwich

    Ages 3–11

    • KS283%
    • Absence4.7%
    • FSM15.4%
    • Demand2.37

    0.6 miles away

  • Arnhem Wharf Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    London · E14 3RP · Tower Hamlets

    Ages 3–11

    • KS263%
    • Absence6.6%
    • FSM47.7%
    • Demand0.87

    0.7 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Ms Melisa Akis
Telephone
02075152328
Website
www.canarywharfcollege.co.uk/

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