Canary Wharf College, East Ferry

Tower HamletsFree schools

197 East Ferry Road, Isle of Dogs, London, E14 3BA

Headteacher: Ms Melisa AkisSchool website ↗Pupils: 306 (capacity: 280)Part of CANARY WHARF COLLEGE LTD
Ofsted Good
Inspected September 2022
Oversubscribed
83% of first-choice applicants offered a place
79%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Good
Inspected September 2022
83%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 21 September 2022Full report ↗

Good

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Rated Good across all inspected areas — Quality of Teaching, Behaviour, Pupils' Development and Leadership.

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
79.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
15.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 88%·Writing 79%·Maths 91%All three 79%
Reading
Expected88%
Exceeding45%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected79%
Exceeding24%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected91%
Exceeding55%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
43
How many families wanted this school first?
48
How many got their first choice?
40of 48 (83.3%)
How many applied in total?
163

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
18.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
30.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
36.0%
Boys and girls
47%girls·53%boys
144 girls, 162 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↓ Peaked at 86% (2023/24), currently 79%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1684.0%11.0%+2.2+1.5+2.2
2016/1770.0%5.0%+3.1-1.0-1.0
2017/1855.0%15.0%+2.0-3.8+1.3
2018/1972.0%13.0%+3.2-2.1+2.6
2022/2369.0%17.0%+1.3+0.8+3.2
2023/2486.0%17.0%---
2024/2579.0%15.0%---