Canary Wharf College Ltd

UID 2535·Companies House 07413883·Incorporated October 2010·Compare

Schools

3

Flags

6

2 high severity

Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: May 2025Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Total income

£10.7m

1,161 pupils

Avg staff costs

64.9%

of income

Avg reserves

3.3%

of income

Avg absence

5.1%

Persistent: 11.1%

More metrics

Avg FSM

16.5%

free school meals

Capacity

108%

1,161 / 1,074 places

At a glance

3 schools with workforce pressure1 school with Ofsted concerns

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

Good 2RI 1

Behaviour & attitudes

Outst. 1Good 1RI 1

Personal development

Outst. 1Good 1RI 1

Leadership & management

Good 2RI 1

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

52.9

+6.7

vs national

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

82.0%

+21.0pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressCanary Wharf College, London, E14 3BA
Companies House07413883
Incorporated20 October 2010

Trust growth over time

2
14/15
2
16/17
3
17/18
3
18/19
3
19/20
3
20/21
3
21/22
3
22/23
3
23/24
3
24/25

Schools in trust by academic year

YearSchoolsPupilsTotal incomeTotal expenditureAvg staff costs %Avg reserves %
2021/223993£8.1m£7.1m69.4%29.7%
2022/2331,086£9.2m£7.8m60.1%13.4%
2023/2431,161£10.7m£9.5m64.9%3.3%
2024/25partial31,070

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

7.7%

of total trust spend

CS expenditure

£796,000

CS staff costs

£540,000

CS income

£-22,000

Admin & clerical£501,000
Teaching staff£0
ICT£0
Premises£1,000
Legal & professional£165,000
Auditor costs£19,000

Governance

Accounts to Aug 2025Source: Companies House

3 current directors · Average tenure: 3.4 years · 1 change in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (3)

John Oluwaseun Afolayan

director·2 years

Andrew Charles Sanderson

director·2 years

Margaret Raggett

director·5 years
22 former officers most recent departure: Sept 2025

Tim John Dr Coulson

director·1 year·Resigned Sept 2025

Emma Louise Curtis

director·3 years·Resigned Jan 2024

Tobias Daniel Startup

director·3 years·Resigned Mar 2024

Silvia Asole

director·5 years·Resigned Jan 2024

Shakeel Akhtar Zuberi

director·5 years·Resigned Sept 2023

Paul Arun Rajkumar

director·6 years·Resigned Aug 2021

Elizabeth Anne Cecilia Rushton

director·7 years·Resigned Jan 2020

Luke Tryl

director·8 years·Resigned Jan 2020

Alfonso Padro

director·10 years·Resigned Jan 2024

Andrew Timothy Yarrow

director·12 years·Resigned Dec 2024

James Etherington

director·13 years·Resigned Oct 2016

Glenis Lyn Lovell

director·13 years·Resigned Jul 2015

Ophelia Sue Kim Dr. Cheng

director·14 years·Resigned Aug 2018

Peter Martin Mr. Griffiths

director·14 years·Resigned Dec 2021

Paul Lawrence Mr. Armitage

director·14 years·Resigned Feb 2015

Juergen Dr Michels

director·15 years·Resigned Feb 2012

Sarah Mrs. Counter

director·15 years·Resigned Dec 2022

Peter Alexander Webb

director·15 years·Resigned Dec 2019

Dorothea Schwenk

director·15 years·Resigned Feb 2012

Sarah Elizabeth Mrs. Counter

secretary·15 years·Resigned Dec 2022

Michele Christine Martin

director·15 years·Resigned Mar 2023

Peter William Counter

director·15 years·Resigned Mar 2020

Member schools (3)

3 schools|3 with risk flags|2 high severity
ofsted concernworkforce pressure
workforce pressure
workforce pressure