Canary Wharf Secondary
7 Selsdon Way, London, E14 9GL
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Christian
- Trust
- UNIVERSITY SCHOOLS TRUST, EAST LONDON
- Headteacher
- Mr Geoff Roberts
- Sponsor
- University Schools Trust
- Constituency
- Poplar and Limehouse
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 462
- Pupils on roll
- 417
- URN
- 142879
- Local authority
- Tower Hamlets
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02033836100
About this school
Canary Wharf Secondary is a Christian secondary academy in London. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 417 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Canary Wharf Secondary, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 79 | 76 | 105 |
| Attainment 8 score | 49.6 | 53.4 | 52.9 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.13 -0.20 to +0.45 | +0.32 -0.01 to +0.65 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 58% | 67.1% | 57.1% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 71% | 76.3% | 70.5% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 78% | 60.5% | 41% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.7 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Canary Wharf Secondary has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Tower Hamlets average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 49.6 | 44.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 53.4 | 44 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 52.9 | 43.8 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 454 |
| 2023/24 | 484 |
| 2024/25 | 462 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Canary Wharf Secondary compares
Canary Wharf Secondary ranked 5th of 17 secondary schools in Tower Hamlets for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 83% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 52.9 | 7.1% | 39.4% | 417 | — |
| George Green's School | 49 | 7.1% | 63.2% | 1,256 | 0.5 miles |
| Bacon's College | 49.4 | 6.7% | 50.8% | 1,025 | 1.3 miles |
| St Ursula's Convent School | 55.1 | 5.7% | 30.2% | 481 | 1.4 miles |
| Langdon Park Community School | 43.5 | 7.9% | 64.2% | 1,055 | 1.4 miles |
| Deptford Green School | 47.7 | 7.3% | 46.5% | 888 | 1.5 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 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 39.39%
- English as an additional language
- 27.7%
- Overall absence
- 7.1%
- Persistent absence
- 16.98%
Location
Nearby schools
-
George Green's School0.5 miles
Secondary · London
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Bacon's College1.3 miles
Secondary · London
-
St Ursula's Convent School1.4 miles
Secondary · London
-
Langdon Park Community School1.4 miles
Secondary · London
-
Deptford Green School1.5 miles
Secondary · London
Other schools in London
Canary Wharf Secondary ranks 96th of the 258 ranked secondary schools in London.
- Acland Burghley School Secondary
- Ada Lovelace Church of England High School Secondary
- Addey and Stanhope School Secondary
- AIM Academy North London Secondary
- Alexandra Park School Secondary
- All Saints Catholic College Secondary
- All Saints Catholic High School Secondary
- Ark Acton Academy Secondary
- Ark All Saints Academy Secondary
- Ark Bolingbroke Academy Secondary
- Ark Burlington Danes Academy Secondary
- Ark Elvin Academy Secondary
Recorded changes at this school
- School name changed from Canary Wharf College Crossharbour to Canary Wharf Secondary recorded 19 Sep 2026
Common questions
- What ages does Canary Wharf Secondary teach?
- Canary Wharf Secondary teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a secondary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Canary Wharf Secondary?
- The headteacher of Canary Wharf Secondary is Mr Geoff Roberts, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Canary Wharf Secondary been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Canary Wharf Secondary, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Canary Wharf Secondary?
- Canary Wharf Secondary has 417 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is Canary Wharf Secondary full?
- Canary Wharf Secondary has capacity for 462 pupils and 417 on roll (90%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Canary Wharf Secondary a faith school?
- Yes. Canary Wharf Secondary is designated Christian.
- Is Canary Wharf Secondary part of an academy trust?
- Canary Wharf Secondary is part of UNIVERSITY SCHOOLS TRUST, EAST LONDON. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Canary Wharf Secondary's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 49.6 in 2022/23 and 52.9 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Canary Wharf Secondary compare with other schools in Tower Hamlets?
- Canary Wharf Secondary ranked 5th of 17 secondary schools in Tower Hamlets for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 83% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Canary Wharf Secondary's absence rate?
- Canary Wharf Secondary's overall absence rate is 7.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Canary Wharf Secondary's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Canary Wharf Secondary'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 19 September 2026.