SCHOOL PROFILE

Whitehall Primary School

Primary Community school URN 103036
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 481 Published school capacity
Capacity used 94.0% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

8 February 2023
Latest published outcome School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Community school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Waltham Forest
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 452 432 full-time · 20 part-time
Female pupils 244 54.0% of pupils
Male pupils 208 46.0% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

20.4%
4.4 pts below England
School 20.4%
Waltham Forest 24.7%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

18.4%
1.9 pts below England
School 18.4%
Waltham Forest 38.9%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Waltham Forest 0.4%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
39.6%
179
Any other White background
17.5%
79
White and Black Caribbean
6.0%
27
Pakistani
5.8%
26
Any other Mixed background
5.1%
23
Caribbean
4.6%
21
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 22.6% 102 of 452 pupils
1.7 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 22.6%
Waltham Forest 19.6%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 12.6% 57 pupils
England 14.8% 2.2 pts below
EHC plans 10.0% 45 pupils
England 6.0% 3.9 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 35
Autistic spectrum disorder 22
Social, emotional & mental health 17
Hearing impairment 8
Physical disability 6
Specific learning difficulty 6

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

72.0% 11.6 pts above England
School 72.0%
Waltham Forest 70.3%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

80.0%

6.2 pts above England

School 80.0%
Waltham Forest 79.2%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

79.0%

8.7 pts above England

School 79.0%
Waltham Forest 76.7%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

87.0%

15.0 pts above England

School 87.0%
Waltham Forest 79.3%
London 77.7%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

5.28%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.93 pts lower than England
School 5.28%
Waltham Forest 6.46%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

13.58%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

2.24 pts lower than England
School 13.58%
Waltham Forest 17.93%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.57%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.24 pts lower than England
School 1.57%
Waltham Forest 1.64%
London 1.67%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

94.0% 5.8 pts above England
Whitehall Primary School
94.0%
Waltham Forest
86.2%
London
85.9%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information