Mulberry Canon Barnett Primary Academy, London
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 3 months agoReport card - no overall grade (new Ofsted framework from Sep 2024)
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
This school creates a safe, welcoming environment where all pupils feel valued and included. Staff are highly trained to support children's individual needs, whether they have additional learning needs or speak English as an additional language. Pupils benefit from a rich curriculum with extensive trips and activities, and develop strong character through roles like school council, eco-warriors and playground friends.
Key Strengths
- Strong safeguarding culture with open communication and clear systems for keeping pupils safe
- Excellent support for pupils with additional needs and those learning English as an additional language, with specialist training for staff
- Pupils behave exceptionally well with warm relationships between adults and pupils
- Comprehensive personal development programme including visits to museums, galleries, theatres and residential trips
- Pupils with additional needs are fully included in all school activities and leadership roles
Areas for Improvement
- Some inconsistency in teaching means gaps can persist in pupils' understanding over time, limiting depth of knowledge
- Not all activities match the ambition of the planned curriculum, sometimes reducing the depth pupils achieve
- Some missed opportunities in early years for adults to extend children's language and build their confidence
- Early writing development needs more focus to ensure pupils write with consistent precision and fluency
- Variability in quality of adult-child interactions in early years
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met with an open and positive culture where all legal requirements are fulfilled and pupils are made safer and feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Museum visits, gallery visits, theatre visits, parliamentary visits, residential trip to Wales, school council, eco-warriors, playground friends, librarians
Mulberry Canon Barnett Primary Academy is a welcoming and harmonious school where pupils behave very well and feel safe. The school has embedded systems to support all learners, including those with additional needs, and provides a rich curriculum with extensive enrichment opportunities.
At a Glance
36.8%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 67%. Maths has declined from 82% to 78%. Writing has improved from 50% to 74%.
Class Sizes
19.8
Avg class size
19.0
Infant (KS1)
23.8
KS2
8
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
48%
Available places
152 pupils
315 capacity
163 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - London
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for London
Admissions Demand - Tower Hamlets
Places available
3,480
Applications
2,918
Got 1st preference
92.3%
Got preferred school
97.9%
Primary admissions across Tower Hamlets (2025/26)
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
6.28058%
Overall absence
20.13889%
Persistent absence
144
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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