Canary Wharf College, East Ferry

Canary Wharf College, East Ferry at a glance

Located in London, Tower Hamlets, Canary Wharf College, East Ferry is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a free school with a Christian religious character. The school educates roughly 306 pupils aged 4 to 11. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Good' at its most recent inspection. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 79% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — well above the national average of 61%. That is down 7.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 13% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 108 in reading and 110 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 15% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Canary Wharf College, East Ferry was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 37 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 4.1%. There are about 17.0 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 10% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. Given the recent dip in results, it may be worth asking the school what is behind the change and what is being done in response. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.