SCHOOL PROFILE

The Jenny Hammond Primary School

Primary Community school URN 103082
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 420 Published school capacity
Capacity used 92.4% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

24 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 388 388 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 202 52.1% of pupils
Male pupils 186 47.9% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

20.9%
3.9 pts below England
School 20.9%
Waltham Forest 24.7%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

27.6%
7.3 pts above England
School 27.6%
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
41.2%
160
Any other White background
20.9%
81
Any other Mixed background
8.2%
32
African
4.1%
16
White and Black Caribbean
3.9%
15
White and Asian
3.6%
14
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 21.1% 82 of 388 pupils
0.3 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 21.1%
Waltham Forest 19.6%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 13.9% 54 pupils
England 14.8% 0.9 pts below
EHC plans 7.2% 28 pupils
England 6.0% 1.2 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 29
Social, emotional & mental health 22
Specific learning difficulty 10
Autistic spectrum disorder 8
Other difficulty or disability 5
Moderate learning difficulty 4

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

83.0% 22.6 pts above England
School 83.0%
Waltham Forest 70.3%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

96.0%

22.2 pts above England

School 96.0%
Waltham Forest 79.2%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

85.0%

14.7 pts above England

School 85.0%
Waltham Forest 76.7%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

98.0%

26.0 pts above England

School 98.0%
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

4.61%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.61 pts lower than England
School 4.61%
Waltham Forest 6.46%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

10.39%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

5.43 pts lower than England
School 10.39%
Waltham Forest 17.93%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.30%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.51 pts lower than England
School 0.30%
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

92.4% 4.2 pts above England
The Jenny Hammond Primary School
92.4%
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