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Canary Wharf Primary, Glenworth

Primary · London · E14 3EB

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SchoolFacts estimate: Ofsted awarded no overall grade at this inspection

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Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: OutstandingPersonal development: OutstandingLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 7 May 2025

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At a glance

308 pupils · 99% of 310 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Free schools
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Christian
Free school meals
10.7% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
37.7% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
9.6% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
4% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
www.canarywharfcollege.co.uk/
URN
141039

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 46 families named it first for 44 Reception places, 1.05 first choices per place. At its inspection on 7 May 2025 Ofsted awarded no overall grade; the lowest of the four areas it judged was Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 4.2% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

1.05 first-choice applications per place

44 places offered · 46 first-choice applications · oversubscribed

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

39 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
85%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
38%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
110
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
110
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school85%
Median of its 12 closest peers74%
Tower Hamlets average71.2%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is ahead of the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
St Patrick's Catholic Primary SchoolRomford · 10 miles awayExpected standard75%
St Stephen's CofE Primary SchoolLondon · 10 miles awayOutstanding91%
St Brendan's Catholic Primary SchoolCorby · 76 miles awayGood37%
St Vincent's Catholic Primary SchoolDunstable · 36 miles awayExpected standard73%
St Teresa's Catholic Primary SchoolDarlington · 219 miles awayGood85%
St Anne's Catholic Primary SchoolChertsey · 22 miles awayGood73%
Holy Cross Catholic Primary School, HarlowHarlow · 19 miles awayGood67%
Brady Primary SchoolRainham · 9 miles awayExpected standard76%
Malcolm Arnold Preparatory SchoolNorthampton · 65 miles awayGood75%
St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolUxbridge · 21 miles awayGood83%
Monkshouse Primary AcademySpalding · 90 miles awayGood60%
Heritage Park Primary SchoolPeterborough · 74 miles awayGood73%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

Any other White background 33% (Tower Hamlets 5%, England 7%) · White British 14% (Tower Hamlets 8%, England 60%) · Asian Indian 10% (Tower Hamlets 1%, England 4%) · Any other Mixed background 8% (Tower Hamlets 6%, England 3%) · Asian Chinese 6% (Tower Hamlets 1%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Asian 6% (Tower Hamlets 2%, England 2%) · Black African 4% (Tower Hamlets 6%, England 5%) · Asian Bangladeshi 3% (Tower Hamlets 61%, England 2%) · Any other ethnic group 3% (Tower Hamlets 3%, England 3%) · Any other Asian background 3% (Tower Hamlets 1%, England 2%) · Black Caribbean 2% (Tower Hamlets 1%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Black African 2% (Tower Hamlets 1%, England 1%) · Asian Pakistani 1% (Tower Hamlets 1%, England 5%) · Any other Black background 1% (Tower Hamlets 1%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 1% (Tower Hamlets 1%, England 2%) · White Irish 1% (Tower Hamlets 0%, England 0%)

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
4.2%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
10%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

0.00 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Tower Hamlets: 1.05 suspensions and 0.00 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
18.1
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

83% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 11% moved to another state school · 6% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, primary academies: 0.3% vacant, 0.32% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

80% of teachers took sickness absence, 5 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £50,378; 10.5% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2024-25)

This school£8,424
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 76% (77%) · premises 5% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 9% (8%) · supplies and services 10% (9%) · educational supplies 6% (4%) · bought-in professional services 2% (2%) · catering 6% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £91,000; in-year balance +£179,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
3/10more deprived than most of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
6/10around the middle for England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher57.3%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications13.4%18.1%
In managerial or professional work47%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways15.9%18.1%
Residents in very good health52.2%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier37.8%62.3%
Social housing21.6%17.1%
Privately rented40.6%20.5%
Detached houses2.2%22.9%
Flats58.1%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms15.9%21.1%
Households with no car or van52.9%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01004218 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£510,000623 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£389,000–£650,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Semi-detached (19)£753,000
Terraced (154)£731,000
Flat (449)£450,000

Homes around this school are dearer than three quarters of school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
1an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
2an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
18an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
1an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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