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Canon Barnett Primary School

Gunthorpe Street, Aldgate, London, E1 7RQ

This school is closed (it closed in May 2023).

It was replaced by Mulberry Canon Barnett Primary Academy. That page has the school's current information.

Phase
Primary
School type
Community school
Ages
3 to 11
Gender
Mixed
Headteacher
Ms Sarah Jane Bellerby
Nursery provision
Has Nursery Classes
Constituency
Bethnal Green and Bow
Setting
(England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
Capacity
240
Pupils on roll
197
URN
100893
Local authority
Tower Hamlets

About this school

Canon Barnett Primary School was a community primary school in London. It taught children aged 3 to 11 and had 197 pupils on roll.

Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.

Ofsted judgement

Canon Barnett Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.

Exam results

Key stage 2 (end of primary school)

Measure 2022/23
Pupils at the end of key stage 2 30
Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths 57%
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths 10%
Expected standard in reading 70%
Expected standard in maths 73%
Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling 77%
Average scaled score in reading 103.0
Average scaled score in maths 105.0
Reading progress -1.40
Writing progress +0.90
Maths progress +0.60

How Canon Barnett Primary School compares

Its absence rate was lower than 29% of England schools in 2022/23.

School KS2 RWM (2024/25) Absence FSM (6 years) Pupils Distance
This school 7.3% 47.5% 197
Mulberry Canon Barnett Primary Academy 59% 6.3% 48% 152 0.0 miles
Christ Church CofE School 71% 6% 39% 145 0.2 miles
English Martyrs Roman Catholic Primary School 63% 8.2% 21.5% 177 0.2 miles
The Aldgate School 77% 4.1% 24.9% 229 0.3 miles
Kobi Nazrul Primary School 70% 6.2% 39% 227 0.3 miles

Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.

School context

From the 2022/23 school census and absence figures.

Free school meals (last 6 years)
47.5%
English as an additional language
69.5%
Overall absence
7.3%
Persistent absence
26.7%

Location

Nearby schools

Other schools in London

Common questions

What year groups does Canon Barnett Primary School teach?
Canon Barnett Primary School taught children aged 3 to 11. It was a primary school in London.
Has Canon Barnett Primary School been inspected?
Ofsted has not inspected Canon Barnett Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
How big is Canon Barnett Primary School?
Canon Barnett Primary School had 197 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
What are Canon Barnett Primary School's exam results?
Where the Department for Education has published them, Canon Barnett Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.

School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 11 September 2023.