Canary Wharf Primary, East Ferry

Canary Wharf College is performing well overall, achieving a 'Good' rating in all key areas of education, behavior, personal development, leadership, management, and early years provision. This inspection marks the school's first routine evaluation since 2013, following a long gap due to exemptions from routine inspections and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Pupils express pride in their school, enjoy a strong sense of community, and feel supported by staff who encourage their learning and work hard to address any issues that arise in the classroom.

Strengths

• Pupils behave well and are eager to learn.
• Leaders have high expectations for pupils’ learning and staff wellbeing.
• The school's emphasis on reading helps pupils develop into confident readers.
• Teachers present information clearly and effectively address any learning issues.
• Pupils enjoy various extracurricular activities, fostering a strong school community.

Areas for Improvement

• Some foundation subjects lack a logical curriculum structure and do not build sequentially on prior knowledge.
• The phonics program is new and requires time to fully embed.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Canary Wharf Primary, East Ferry attended 96.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 5.4% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at Canary Wharf Primary, East Ferry were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Canary Wharf Primary, East Ferry had 15.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 22.2% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 12.4% of pupils at Canary Wharf Primary, East Ferry were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.4% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Canary Wharf Primary, East Ferry received £8,793 and spent £8,959 for each of its 306 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £516,000 (£1,686 per pupil).

Across all 7 schools of University Schools Trust, East London, income was £11,175 and spending £11,053 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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Canary Wharf Primary, East Ferry is part of University Schools Trust, East London, which runs 7 schools. The nearest others:

• Canary Wharf Primary, Glenworth London
• Canary Wharf Secondary London
• Cyril Jackson Primary School London
• Sir William Burrough Primary School London
• St Paul's Way Trust School London
• Royal Greenwich Trust School London

What is Canary Wharf Primary, East Ferry's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Canary Wharf Primary, East Ferry is Good, from an inspection in November 2022.

When was Canary Wharf Primary, East Ferry last inspected by Ofsted?

Canary Wharf Primary, East Ferry was last inspected in November 2022.

How many pupils does Canary Wharf Primary, East Ferry have?

Canary Wharf Primary, East Ferry has 298 pupils on roll.

What age range does Canary Wharf Primary, East Ferry cover?

Canary Wharf Primary, East Ferry for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Canary Wharf Primary, East Ferry's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 79% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Canary Wharf Primary, East Ferry?

Canary Wharf Primary, East Ferry is at 197 East Ferry Road, Isle of Dogs, London, E14 3BA.