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
-
Mulberry Canon Barnett Primary Academy0.0 miles
Primary · London
-
Christ Church CofE School0.2 miles
Primary · London
-
English Martyrs Roman Catholic Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · London
-
The Aldgate School0.3 miles
Primary · London
-
Kobi Nazrul Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · London
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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.