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Canary Wharf Primary, East Ferry
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Free school
197 East Ferry Road, Isle of Dogs, London E14 3BA · canarywharfcollege.co.uk · 020 7515 2328
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Sept 2022
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 79%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Tower Hamlets 69%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 298
- 18 over 280 places · 106%
- Local authority
- Tower Hamlets
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 9.1%
- First language not English
- 35.6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 37 families put the school first and 44 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 44 | 37 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 43 | 48 | 1.1▲ | 83% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 44 | 47 | 1.1▲ | 77% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 56 | 77 | 1.4▲ | 65% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 48 | 101 | 2.1▲ | 48% |
Results
In 2024/25, 79% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 15% the higher standard. Across Tower Hamlets it was 69%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲79% | 62% | ||
| ▲15% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●108 | 106 | ||
| ▲110 | 105 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Canary Wharf Primary, East Ferry was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 21 September 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 21 Sept 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Jul 2013
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jul 2013Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
What parents said
87% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (100 replies, to 4 September 2023).
- Recommend
- 87%
- Replies
- 100
- 34% · 4 Sept 2023
based on the 70% who raised concerns
based on the 33% who had a child bullied