# Canary Wharf Primary, East Ferry

Canary Wharf Primary, East Ferry is a primary school in Tower Hamlets, for pupils aged 4 to 11.

It had 298 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E137016. [Tower Hamlets](https://openindex.co.uk/tower-hamlets)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Free schools
- Ages: 4 to 11
- Pupils: 298
- Council: Tower Hamlets
- URN: 137016

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Good (overall), September 2022
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 21 September 2022
- Overall effectiveness: Good
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Good
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 79% of pupils at Canary Wharf Primary, East Ferry met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 69% in Tower Hamlets and 62% in England.
15% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Tower Hamlets | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 79% | 69% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 15% | 12% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108 | 107 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 110 | 107 | 105 |

Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [George Green's School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/george-greens-school-e100974): 430 m. Secondary. School remains Good, May 2022. Attainment 8 of 47.7 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Harbinger Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/harbinger-primary-school-e100904): 440 m. Primary. Good (overall), November 2023. 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Luke's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-lukes-church-of-england-primary-school-e100954): 590 m. Primary. Good (overall), November 2023. 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Canary Wharf Primary, Glenworth](https://openindex.co.uk/school/canary-wharf-primary-glenworth-e141039): 590 m. Primary. Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade. 85% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Canary Wharf Secondary](https://openindex.co.uk/school/canary-wharf-secondary-e142879): 610 m. Secondary. Requires improvement (overall), May 2024. Attainment 8 of 51.2 (2025/26, provisional)
- [St Edmund's Catholic School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-edmunds-catholic-school-e100951): 670 m. Primary. School remains Good, January 2023. 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/137016)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/137016)

## How to cite

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