OFSTED
15 April 2026
Latest inspection
Latest published outcome
Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum & teaching
Strong standard
Achievement
Strong standard
Attendance & behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development
Strong standard
Leadership & governance
Strong standard
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
20 January 2022
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Published
3 March 2022
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Local authority
Waltham Forest
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
132
109 full-time ·
23 part-time
Female pupils
69
52.3% of pupils
Male pupils
63
47.7% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
7.4 pts
below England
School
17.4%
Waltham Forest
24.7%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
28.9 pts
above England
School
49.2%
Waltham Forest
38.9%
London
39.2%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Waltham Forest
0.4%
London
0.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
Any other White background
22.0%
29
African
18.9%
25
Any other Black background
9.1%
12
White British
9.1%
12
Caribbean
6.8%
9
Any other Mixed background
6.1%
8
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
19.7%
26 of
132 pupils
1.1 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
1.9 pts
above
England
6.0%
3.0 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
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.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
4.76%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.46 pts
lower than
England
School
4.76%
Waltham Forest
6.46%
London
6.38%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
20.31%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
4.50 pts
higher than
England
School
20.31%
Waltham Forest
17.93%
London
17.60%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.00%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.80 pts
lower than
England
School
0.00%
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
73.3%
14.9 pts
below England
St Joseph's Catholic Infant School
73.3%
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.